2006/Nov/28

So today I have put another english lesson to Knowledge-Garden.
This comming week I have alot of stuff to do and work on. - -'

And I think Iwill make another category for answer quiz. = ='

Need to think of the name first. - -''

Get the name now (Fortune) This category I will put quiz answer.

(Comming Soon)

2006/Nov/28

QUIZ 2: Identifying Adjectives

1. Last nigh I ate (fewer, less) marshmallows than Wanda did.

2. She considered the marshmallow to be (a perfect, the most perfect) food.

3. In rating marshmallows and oysters, Wanda liked marshmallows (best, better).

4. A marshmallow is (spongier than, the spongiest of) any other food, said she.

5. Although she ate (many, much) marshmallows, she ate (fewer, less) Jell-O.

2006/Nov/28

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.