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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