B. ADJECTIVES
Adjective are descriptive words.
Example: Gorgeous, hideous, smelly, baggy, pathetic, lovely
They describe, or modify, nouns.
Less obviously descriptive are adjectives that show which
one or how many.
Example: that man, his dessert, enough meatloaf, everydog
RULES FOR ADJECTIVES
1. An adjective like ugly can be relative; in other words, you arent
Necessarily either ugly or not ugly you can be ugly in degrees.
To show this kind of comparison, there are three forms of adjective:
Positive Comparative Superlative
ugly uglier ugliest
mean meaner meanest
If you are comparing only one thing to another, form the comparative
by adding er to the adjective.
Example: My dog is uglier than your dog.
If you are comparing more than two things, form the superlative by
Adding est to the adjective.
Example: My dog is the ugliest dog on earth.
2. Some adjectives do not lend themselves to adding er or est to the
stem. In these cases, use more as the comparative and most as the
superlative. Your ear should be able to decide which form is
appropriate; when in doubt, use more or most.
Example: Your dog is more beautiful than my dog.
That is the most unbelievable thing I have ever heard.
3. Some adjectives are absolute so there is no comparative or
superlative for adjectives such as perfect, dead, square, essential.
Absolute Adjective:
absolute basic certain complete empty entire devoid
excellent fatal final dead perfect square essential
unique full harmless immortal meaningless obvious
pure superior ultimate universal
4. Adjectives that describe how much or how many are often misused. If you are talking about something that you can count individually, use fewer or many. If you are talking about something that cant be counted individually something thats more like a glob, or a quantity use less, amount, much.
Example: I ate fewer French fries than you did.
You ate less mashed potatoes than I did.