Post on 12-Jul-2015
ADJECTIVABLE PHRASEMohd Sholehuddin b. Mohd Ariff
Definition of Adjectivable Phrase
First, a phrase is any multiword group without a conjugated verb.
Second, an adjectival phrase is a phrase that modifies or describes
a noun or pronoun.
Usually, an adjectival phrase consists of an adjective and a
prepositional phrase, such as free from bias or pertinent to our
discussion.
We prefer to limit the expression adjectival phrase to those
multiword groupings that begin with true adjectives.
EXAMPLES
‘Many’
Used for things or object that can be calculated.
Examples:-
a. Do you have many books? (books - can be
calculated)
b. Siti has many friends in Teluk Anson. (friends –
can be calculated)
c. There are many buffaloes in the paddy field.
(buffaloes - can be calculated)
‘Much’
Used for things or object that cannot be
calculated.
Used with sentence means ‘not … much’.
Examples:-
a. I have not got much money with me. (money –
cannot calculated. Only calculated with RM
and $)
b. How much sugar do you have? (sugar –
cannot calculated)
c. There is not much sand in this river. (sand –
cannot calculated)
A lot of
Used for things or object that can be calculated
and cannot be calculated.
Examples:-
a. I have a lot of money.
b. There is a lot of sand in this river.
c. There is a lot of air in this house.
d. I have a lot of friends.
e. Pak Cik has a lot of cows.
A little Used for things or object that only cannot be
calculated.
Examples:-
a. I have a little money with me.
b. There is a little sand in this river.I have You have He has She has They have
a little
coffee.
water.
time.
help.
honey.
hope.
A few
Same as ‘a little’ but ‘a few’ used with objects or
things that can be calculated.
Examples:-
a. There are a few buffaloes in the paddy field.
b. They have a few friends in Ulu Tiram.
c. A few boys eat with their hands.
Any
Used in question sentences. The question
sentence that its answer ‘no’.
Examples:-
a. Have you got any food to eat?
No, I do not have any.
a. Have you got any books to read?
No, I do not have any.
Some
Can used for things or object that can be
calculated or cannot be calculated.
Example:-
a. I have some friends in Bukit Batu.
b. My mother brought some oranges yesterday.
c. Puan Mas have saved some money in the
bank.
d. I would vlike to visit some places.
e. There was some rain yesterday.
Comparison of Adjectives-The Positive
Degree
As tall as, as lever as, as fast as and same as
used for make comparison each other. ‘As
……….. as’ means ‘same’
Examples:-
as fast as a train
As slow as tortoise
a. I am as tall as San Min.
b. I am as hardworking as Suhaimi.
Comparison of Adjectives-The
Comparative Degree
Taller than, bigger than, and etc. used for
comparison between two peoples or objects.
Exzamples:-
a. Ahmad is taller than Ali.
b. Chai Lian is cleverer than Lan Siew.
c. It is faster to travel by planethan by train.
d. An elephant is larger than mouse.
Comparison of Adjectives-The
Superlative Degree
‘More’
‘The most’
Comparison of Irregular Adjectives
EXERCISES
For each question below, choose the best answer marked A, B, C, D.
1. How ……….. Money have you?A. many B. muchC. any D. some
2. He had a pain in the stomach. He ate too ……….. food yesterday.A. many B. a fewC. much D. a lot of
3. Don’t go near the dog. It is ……………. .A. dangerous B. more dangerousC. most dangerous D. dangerouser
4. The weather today isn’t as …………… as it was yesterday.
A. hot B. hotterC. hottest D. more hot
5. Swee Boon is ………… but he is …………….. than his father.
A. young, strong B. young, strongerC. youngest, strongest D. young, strongest
6. Your bicycle is ……….. than mine. When did you buy it?A. new B. newerC. newest D. the newest
7. Toh Ming is …………. . He wants something to eat.A. hungry B. hungrierC. hungriest D. more hungry
8. The sky is …………… . It is going to rain. A. cloudy B. cloudierC. cloudiest D. more cloudy