Презентация "Степени сравнения прилагательных"

PRESENTATION

«Adjective»

The Adjective — adjective in the English language is to denote a feature of an object, answering the question what? (what?). Example: Moscow is a big city (Moscow is a big city) . They do not change according to the gender and case and number.

Adjectives in English are placed before nouns and after verbs to be, to look, to seem, to sound, to taste. Note that after other verbs adverbs are used.

There are three degrees of comparison of adjectives in the English language – positive, comparative and superlative:

soft (positive) – softer (comparative) – softest (excellent).

To change the degree of comparison can be only qualitative adjectives that denote any quality of the object and whose value can be expressed to a greater or lesser extent.

Adjectives in the superlative degree usually used in combination with the definite article the. Exceptions can be proposals, which refers to a very high degree of quality, and not compared to another subject.

Sunsets are most beautiful here.

Here is extraordinarily beautiful sunsets.

Degrees of comparison of adjectives can be formed synthetically (with the help of suffixes -er and -est), analytically (by using the words more-most less-least) and suppletive (exceptions such as good-better-best).

It also includes two-syllable words ending in-ble,-er, -y, -some, -ow: noble – nobler – noblest

tender – tenderer – tenderest

happy – happier – happiest

Analytical method used for polysyllabic words. To do this, put the adjective before the words more/most (more/most), less/least (less/least).

effective – more effective – most effective;

dangerous – more dangerous – most dangerous.

Although the word most associated with excellent degree, sometimes it can be used with an indefinite article, then it acquires the meaning "very, extremely":

My neighbour is a most extraordinary man (мой сосед – весьма своеобразный человек).

Suppletive method implies that some adjectives in English form the degrees of comparison by different rules (with its suppletive forms): good – better – the best

bad – worse – the worst

little – less – the least

many – more – the most

far – farther/further – the farthest /furthest

old – older/elder – the oldest/eldest

Farther – farthest used only in reference to physical distance: I live farther from school than Pet (Я живу дальше от школы, чем Петя).

Elder – eldest denotes seniority in the family: My elder sister lives in Sochi (Моя старшая сестра живет в Сочи).

Older – oldest is file age: This is the oldest cathedral in Europe (Это старейший собор в Европе).

Compound adjectives form degrees of comparison or by using more words-most:

light-minded – more light-minded – most light-minded

or by changing the first element (if it is an adjective or adverb):

well-known – better-known – best-known;

good-looking – better-looking – best-looking.

List of sources used

1.www.native-english.ru/grammar/adjectives-degrees-of-comparison

2.doubleyoustudio.org/articles-english/degrees-of-comparison-of-adjectives/

3.englishforeducation.ru/stepeni-sravneniya-prilagatelnyh-v-anglijskom-yazyke.html

4. english-is-mine.ru/the-comparative-adjectives/

5. engblog.ru/comparison-of-adjectives

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