Grammar- Adjectives

Question 1

What are the different types of Adjectives?

Answer 1

• Base
• Comparative
• Superlative

Question 2

What are Premodifiers and Postmodifiers?

Answer 2

• Premodifiers- adjective/adverb comes before noun/verb
• Postmodifer- adjective/adverb comes after noun/verb

Question 3

Define an Adjective.

Answer 3

-A word which modifies a noun
- (e.g. the ORANGE sky)

Question 4

Define a Base Adjective.

Answer 4

• Base form
• (e.g. green)

Question 5

Define a Comparative Adjective.

Answer 5

• Form of an adjective that designates comparison between 2 things
• Generally made by adding the suffix -er to its base form (e.g. greener)

Question 6

Define a Superlative Adjective.

Answer 6

• Expresses the highest level of the quality represented by the adjective
• Generally made by adding -est to its base form (e.g. greenest)

Question 7

Define a Copular Verb.

Answer 7

• A verb that takes a complement (such as ‘seems’, ‘appears’ or a form of the verb to be ‘is’, ‘was’, ‘are’, e.t.c)
• (e.g. ‘Insects ARE important’)