Adjective

Основные разделы

• Adjective with Preposition
• Создание прилагательного из глагола
• Comparison of adjectives

Создание прилагательного из глагола

1. Для описания эмоционального состояния мы используем окончание - ed. Прим: surprised - удивлен.
2. Для описания отношения к чему-то мы используем окончание - ing. Прим: surprising - удивительный.

Comparison of adjectives

• Вторая форма - er
• Третья форма - est

При добавлении er и est к прилагательным произношение самого прилагательного не меняется. Biggest - бигест.

Исключение

• good - better - the best
• bad - worse - the worst
• far – farther, further – farthest, furthest
• little - less - the least

as + adj + as

• as + adjective + as.
  Ex: John is as tall as Max; About as bad as expected - примерно так плохо, как ожидалось.
• not as + adjective + as.
  Ex: My house isn’t as modern as yours.
• To compare things and show a stronger difference between them, we use a lot, far, much, so much.
  Ex:Tablets are far better than laptops; That dress is much more expensive than the other one.
• To compare things and show a smaller difference between them, we use a bit, slightly, a little.
  Ex: She's slightly taller than her sister; This task is a little harder than the previous one.
• We can also use nearly and almost to show the similarity between things.
  David is 70 and Tom is 71. David is almost as old as Tom.
• We can use not nearly as + adjective + as to show a big difference between things.
  Ex: Mary is 5 and Betty is 20. Mary isn’t nearly as old as Betty.