types of adjectives Flashcards
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QUALITATIVE adjective:
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adjectives that describe a noun’s quality rather than its number of amount. features of a person, place, or thing.
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examples of QUALITATIVE adjectives:
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- basic
- simple
- horizontal
- heavy
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QUANTITATIVE adjectives:
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they describe the number/amount of a noun:
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examples of QUANTITATIVE adjectives:
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- a few
- some
- second
- equal
- complete
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POSITIVE adjectives:
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describe a person, place, thing, idea, or experience in a good, positive way.
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examples of POSITIVE adjectives:
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- bright
- sweet
- beautiful
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COMPARATIVE adjectives:
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used to compare differences between the two things they modify
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examples of COMPARATIVE adjectives:
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- brighter
- sweeter
- more beautiful
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SUPERLATIVE adjectives:
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to describe something as being at the highest or lowest degree of a quality.
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examples of SUPERLATIVE adjectives:
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- brightest
- sweetest
- most beautiful
