形容词

Adjectives 形容词 定义 分类 形容词的排列顺序 形容词的比较级最高级

Adjectives 形容词 定义： 形容词是用来描写或修饰名词的一类词，多数形容词具有比较的语法特征。形容词的位置一般在其所修饰的名词之前。 分类： 1）性质形容词：hot, quick 2）叙述形容词：

2）叙述形容词： A 某些以a-开头的形容词： afraid alive alone ashamed asleep awake Don’t be afraid. Now the baby is asleep. 。 He was alone in the house. Notice:若要用作定语且具有以上意义，可改用其他 误：an asleep child, an ashamed girl, an alive poet 正：a sleeping child, a shy girl, a living poet B.某些表示健康的形容词： fine ill well He was ill and couldn’t come.

C.某些描述感觉或心情的形容词： glad pleased sorry I’m glad to hear that. You will be sorry about this later. We are very pleased with the plan. D.其他表语形容词： certain sure fond ready unable I’m certain [sure] he will come. He is fond of music. We are ready to do it.

形容词的排列顺序 限定词-性质-形状-颜色-来源-材料--基本特征和用途--n “限冠形龄色国材” e.g. A very pretty purple silk dress e.g.Those beautiful large square old brown wood tables e.g. Radio, television and press _________ of conveying news as information. 　A) are the most three common means 　　 B) are the most three common means 　C) are the three most common means 　　 D) are three the most common means .

形容词的比较级最高级 1 比较级与最高级的形式变化 1） 规则变化 tall, taller, tallest nice, nicer, nicest big, bigger, biggest busy, busier, busiest clever, cleverer, cleverest important, more important, most important

2） 不规则变化 good, better, best bad/ill, worse, worst old, older/elder, oldest/eldest much/many, more, most little, less, least far, farther/further farthest/furthest

A .as + 形容词原级 + as 1）在否定句或疑问句中可用so… as。 He cannot run so/as fast as you. 2）as +形容词+ a +单数名词/ as + many/much +名词。 This is as good an example as the other is. I can carry as much paper as you can.

4）倍数+ as + adj. + as<=> 倍数+ the … + of： This bridge is three times as long as that one. This bridge is three times the length of that one. Your room is twice as large as mine. Your room is twice the size of mine. Americans eat ________ as they actually need every day. A twice as much protein 　　B twice protein as much C twice protein as much 　　D protein as twice much After the new technique was introduced the factory produced ___ tractors in 1988 as the year before. as twice many B. as many twice C. twice as many D. twice many as

B.比较级形容词 + than You are taller than I. They lights in your room are brighter than those in mine. Notice: 1）要避免重复使用比较级。 　×He is more cleverer than his brother. 　√He is more clever than his brother. 　 √ He is clever than his brother. 2）要避免将主语含在比较对象中。 　 × China is larger than any country in Asia. 　 √ China is larger than any other countries in Asia.

3）要注意对应句型，遵循前后一致的原则。 The population of Shanghai is larger than that of Beijing. It is easier to make a plan than to carry it out. 4）要注意定冠词在比较级中的使用。 比较： Which is larger, Canada or Australia? Which is the larger country, Canada or Australia? She is taller than her two sisters. She is the taller of the two sisters.

C.可修饰比较级的词 1）a bit, a little, rather, much, far, by far, many, a lot, lots, a great deal, any, still, even等。 2）还可以用表示倍数的词或度量名词作修饰语。 3）以上词（除by far）外，必须置于比较级形容词的前面。 ---- Are you feeling ____? ---- Yes，I´am fine now. A. any well B. any better C. quite good D. quite better The experiment was____ easier than we had expected. A. more B. much more C. much D. more much If there were no examinations, we should have ___ at school. A. the happiest time B. a more happier time C. much happiest time D. a much happier time

D.the + 最高级 + 比较范围 1）形容词最高级前通常必须用定冠词 the。 The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. Notice:形容词most前面没有the，不表示最高级的含义，只表示"非常"。 It is a most important problem. =It is a very important problem. Notice: 使用最高级要注意将主语包括在比较范围内。 　　 × 　Tom is the tallest of his three brothers. 　　 √ 　Tom is the tallest of the three brothers.

2）修饰最高级的词，by far, far, much, mostly, almost This hat is nearly / almost the biggest. Notice: a. very可修饰最高级，但位置与much不同。 This is the very best. This is much the best. b. 序数词通常只修饰最高级。 Africa is the second largest continent.

3） 最高级的意义有时可以用比较级表示出来。 Mike is the most intelligent in his class. Mike is more intelligent than any other students in his class. 4） "否定词语+比较级"，"否定词语+ so… as"结构也可以表示最高级含义。 Nothing is so easy as this. Nothing is easier than this. This is the easiest thing.

E.和more有关的词组， 1） the more…the more…　 The harder you work，the greater progress you’ll make. 2） more B than A=less A than B He is more lazy than slow at his work. Many of them were _______ inventors than scientists. A) less 　　B) more 　　C) more 　　D) worse 3） no more… than/no less… than The officials could see no more than the Emperor. He is no less diligent than you. 4） more than: She is more than kind to us all.