基础英语教学AdjectivesDebatingArgumentation课件

1、Presented by:MaryamZuha AbdullahMarrium ZafarHifza AzamBeenish Haseeb Marwah muneeb Presentation Topic:ADJECTIVESContentsIntroductionEtymologyIdentification of adjectivesKinds of adjectivesDegrees of adjectivesAdjectives in sentence formationAdjective clause and use in idioms Use of adjectivespracti

2、ceReferenceLearning objectivesBe able to correctly identify adjectives.Be able to distinguish shades of meaning among closely related adjectives.Be able to use adjectives correctly in their writing.Students should be able to compose a sentence using correct end punctuation.Definition:“An adjective m

3、odifies a noun or pronoun by providing descriptive or specific detail.”An Adjective answers:What Kind?Which one?How many?Introduction ADJECTIVEAn adjective answers the following questions WHAT KIND ? Green ,old, round ,strong HOW MUCH ? All , little ,enough ,any HOW MANY ? few ,300 , two-thirds ,som

4、e WHICH ? This ,that ,those ,these,suchIntroductionDescription:Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words, making your writing and speaking much more specific, and a whole lot more interesting. Words likesmall, blue, strong andsharpare descriptive, and they are all examples of adjectiv

5、es. It is apart of speech. Adjectives are something that describes something and makes the thing sound better.EtymologyMiddle Englishadjectif,borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin. Anglo-Frenchadjectyf,borrowed from Late Latinadjectvus,from Latinadjectus(past participle ofadjicere).That means to t

6、hrow at, attach, contribute, add to (in speech or writing).Identification of adjectivesAdjective could be in the form of :Comparative ending “er”.Superlative ending “est”.Follow the verbseems.Comparative EndingSuperlative EndingKINDS OF ADJECTIVESDescriptive AdjectiveProper Adjective Coordinate Adje

7、ctiveDescriptive AdjectiveDefinition: A descriptive adjective names a quality of the noun or pronoun that it modifies.Example:Brown Dog Fluffy CatProper AdjectiveDefinition: A proper adjective is derived from a proper noun.Example:French class.Spanish foodEuropean carEuropean Sport Car FerrariCoordi

8、nate AdjectiveDefinition: A coordinate adjective consists of two or more adjectives separated by a comma instead of by a coordinating conjunction.Example:A cold, rainy dayA shiny, bright carOther types of adjectivesLimiting Adjective: A limiting adjective restricts the meaning of word it modifies e.

9、g that car , this room.Interrogative Adjective: An interrogative adjectives used to ask the question e.g. whose ,who ,how etc.Compound Adjectives: Compound adjectives consist of two or more words that function as a unit e.g. She is taking a class on nineteenth-century literature. Other types of adje

10、ctivesLimiting Adjective: Adjective of quantity talks about the quantity of the noun being talked about and provides answer to the question of how much.Interrogative Adjective: Possessive adjective is used where the sentence shows possession or belongingness.Compound Adjectives: Indefinite adjective

11、s are used when the sentence has nothing to point out or specify. These adjectives are formed from indefinite pronouns and do not indicate anything in particular.Other types of adjectivesLimiting Adjective: Demonstrative adjectives are used when there is a need to point specific things.Interrogative

12、 Adjective: IT shows how many persons or things are meant , or in what order a person or thingCompound Adjectives: IT describes an object by telling us of what quality ,of what sort or in what state the object is Adjectives of quantityIT shows how much of a thing is meant ; as I did not eat any brea

13、d. There is little sugar in the pot.IT shows how many persons or things are meant , or in what order a person or thing stands as A month has four weeks. There are some pictures on the wall.IT describes an object by telling us of what quality ,of what sort or in what state the object is ; as Raman is

14、 a good boy He has a black dogDegrees of adjectives1. Positive Degree: The positive degree shows the quality of an object without reference to any other.eg:He is rich man.He is a bad man.He is an honest man.2. Comparative Degree: The comparative degree compares the degree of the quality of an object

15、 with the degree of the same quality of another. E.g.He is richer than him.He is worse than him.He is more honest than him3. Superlative Degree: The superlative degree shows the highest degree Of the quality with reference to all other things of the same thing.He is the richest man in the city.He is

16、 the worst man in the city.He is the most honest man in the city. Summary comparisonlongestiestfunnmodernmostbestlongeriestfunnmodernmorebetterlongfunnymoderngoodcomparativesuperlativeAdjectives in sentence formationBecause adjectives are used to identify or quantify individual people and unique thi

17、ngs, they are usually positioned before thenounorpronounthat they modify. They can stand in front of nouns or after the verbto be. Look at the first example. Here, the adjective is placed in front of the noun:Example: I like the green shirt.Look at the second example. A form ofto beis followed by th

18、e adjective:Example: The shirt is green.Adjectives in sentence formationThere are a few very important exceptions to that rule. Certain adjectives never stand in front of nouns:afraid, alive, alone, asleep, glad, pleased, sorry, upset, ill, well/fine.Example: She is afraid of spiders.There are two t

19、ypes of sentences that express a comparison:Example: Tom isastalentedasMary is.This first example expresses that Tom and Mary are both equally good at something. This second example expresses that Tom is better than MaryExample: Tom ismoretalentedthanMary.Adjective clauseThe clause which is made up

20、of an adjective is known as adjectives.It has subject and a verbIt is a dependent clauseIt is used to identify nouns and indefinite pronounsIn idiomsAs good as goldAs poor as a church mouseAs brave as a lionAs black as coalAs blind as a batAs pale as a ghostAs cool as a cucumberAs fierce as a tigerA

21、s light as a featherAs white as a sheetAs white as snowAs wise as an owlUse of adjectivesThe subject complement is a word that follows a linking verb and modifier. Example: The crowd appeared calm.(the linking verb appeared links the noun the subject crowd with adjective calm.)This follows the sentences dire