Adjectives
1.5 Nationality Words
06/04/2010 06:19
We usually use an adjective to refer to a nationality:
1. The adjective can be used to refer to the country
Italian spaghetti
French wine
Russian caviar
2. The adjective can sometimes be used as a noun to refer to a person of the country
a Japanese
a Mexican
a...
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1.4 Nouns Used as Adjectives
05/04/2010 08:46
Some nouns, especially place names and material nouns, may be used as adjectives by putting them before other nouns (attributive position).
summer holidays
winter sports
tennis shoes
coffee-cup
murder stories
Places names:
the London Underground
the Antwerp...
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1.3 Comparison - Comparative and Superlative Degreee
04/04/2010 18:39
Comparative
Superlative
1. Adjectives of one syllable add
-er
-est
2. Adjectives of two syllables generally add
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1.2 Comparison - Degree of Equality
04/04/2010 18:31
The degree of equality is expressed by the structures:
1. AS + adjective + AS => to show equality
Tom is as clever as Jim.
Is English as difficult as French?
The weather in Belgium is as rainy as in England.
2. NOT AS/ NOT SO + adjective + AS => to show...
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1.1 Form and Position
04/04/2010 18:21
1. Form:
- adjectives have only one form
2. Position:
- adjectives are used in two ways:
a) before nouns = attributive position
He is an old man.
It is a beautiful painting.
There is your angry friend.
What a nice girl.
b) in the...
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