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H ELLO!

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Do you know this fable?

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One summer's day, a merryGrasshopper was dancing,singing and playing hisviolin with all his heart. Hesaw an Ant passing by,bearing along with greattoil a wheatear to store

for the winter.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

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C ome and sing with me instead ofworking so hard, said the lazyGrasshopper.L ets have fun together in thisbeautiful day!

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I must store food for the cold longwinter, said the Ant, and I advise you todo the same.D ont worry about winter, its still very faraway, said the Grasshopper, laughing athim. But the stubborn Ant wouldnt listenand continued his toil.

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W hen the winter came, the starving

Grasshopper went to the Ants houseand humbly begged for something to eat.

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I f you had listened to my advice in the hotsummer you would not now be in need, said theAnt.I m afraid you will have to go supperless to bed,and he closed the wooden door in the face of theshivering Grasshopper.

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M oral of the fable:

I t is best to prepare for the days ofnecessity.

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Using Adjectives Correctly

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Wha t a re a djectives?

Adjectives modify nouns or pronounsTh ese words a re all a djectives

A hot da y

A h appy ca mper

A si lly twit

A b ig , b lood y mess (bot h big a nd bloody

modify mess )Sh e is cre a t iv e ( crea tive is a subject complement t ha t follows t h e linking verb is )

A b o r ing course (present p a rticiple used a s a na djective

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Comp a ra tives a nd Superl a tives

Most a

djectivesa

lsoha

vea

com

pa rativ e

andsu p er la t iv e form:

S im pl e C om pa ra t ive S u p er la t ive

Hot Hotter Hottest Good Better Best

Exciting More exciting Most excitingCa reful Less c a reful Le a st c a reful

Use t h e comp a ra tive form to comp a re two t h ingsSa lly is t h e la rg er of t h e twins (not l a rgest)

Use t h e superl a tive form to comp a re t h ree or more August w a s t h e h ott e s t mont h of t h e ye a r

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Double Comp a ra tives

Don t use more or most wit h er or est.X Yesterd a y wa s mo re h ott er t ha n tod a yX Tha t w a s t h e mo s t dirtie s t story I ever h ea rdX You a re t h e be s t e s t te a ch er

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Absolute ConceptsDon t use comp a ra tives or superl a tives wit h a bsoluteconcepts.Absolutes ha ve only two possibilities , on or off , yes orno , wit h not h ing in between.

X Th e most perfect student in t h e cl a ssX

A very unique idea

(sa

y very unusua

l instea

d)Th ese words express a bsolute concepts t ha t c a nnot be modified.

More priceless Sort of dea

dQuite on A little bit pregn a nt

Very un a nimous Extremely perfect Quite unique Completely a nonymous

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Compound Adjectives

Two or morea

djectives oftena

ppea

r toget h

ersep a ra ted wit h comm a s.Bra d s tiny, tigh t clot h es s h owed h e ha d grown up.

Th e words tiny a nd tigh t ea ch worksep a ra tely to modify clot h es

Connect t h e words wit h a h yph en w h en t h eyfunction toget h er bef o re a noun.

Bra d s gold-pla ted piercings stood out a ga inst h is

brig h t-red sunburn.

Gold-pla ted a nd brig h t-red a re compound

a djectives

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Compound Adjectives

Bra d w a s w e ll kn o w n a longt h e bo a rdw a lk. (no h yph en)

His ca r w a s fu lly eq ui pp e d.

Bra d worked fu ll t im e on h isproject.

Bra d w a s a w e ll- k n o w n a rtist.(h yph en a ted)

He drove a fu lly- eq ui pp e d ca r.

Bra d w a s a fu ll- t im e worker.

Do not h yph en a te t h e words w h en t h eycome a ft er t h e noun t h ey modify.Notice t h e difference in t h ese ex a mples

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1. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the adjectives in thebrackets (comparative and superlative form)

Sally is ____________ than Mary. (Modern)Sally is more modern than Mary. John is _______ than Peter. (Fat)

John is fatter than Peter.Susans house is __________ house in the city. (Far)

Susans house is the farthest house in the city.

London is _____ than Madrid. (Cold)London is colder than Madrid.This boy is _________ of the class. (Old)

This boy is the oldest of the class.Friday is __________ day of the week. (Busy)

Friday is the busiest day of the week. Japan is as _____ as China. (Big)

Japan is as big as China.The last question is ________________ of all. (Difficult)

The last question is the most difficult of all.August is ___________ month of the year. (Wet)

August isthe wettest

month of the year.

EXERCISES

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Q uietExciting

ExpensiveDirtyModern

Big

y Boringy Crowdedy

Smally Cleany Historicy

Cheap

EXERCISES

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Have a beautiful day!

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Prepared by:

Gresilda BLOGUElona QERACA

June 2011