English Adjectives of Comparison - Lexical and Grammaticalized Uses

The book is of interest to linguistic researchers and graduate students in linguistics who focus their attention on grammaticalization and subjectification, the functional description of adjectives, questions of deixis and theoretical issues relating to nominal reference.

SOME SAMPLE ACTIVITIES

Name of the Activity 1 MATCHING PICTURES TO THE NUMBERS Description Teacher describes one of the pictures shown and ask them to guess the number of pict. Language focus/aims - colours, adjectives, clothes, appearance, present continuous...

 

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Degree modifiers are words like too, very and enough. These are used before gradable adjectives and adverbs…..

6- Adjectives that take the preposition of - Grammar short lesson - 2015

A large number of adjectives take the preposition ‘of’ after them.

Here is a quick list of them….

The ability to recognize and correctly use the different parts of speech is key to demonstrating command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. In this book readers will learn about the role adjectives play in sentences by following the story of Tom and his sister, Kate, who visit the zoo with their Uncle Mike. The story and activity sidebars help teach concepts such using adjectives to provide description and detail, understanding word relationships, identifying common types of adjectives, and making comparisons using comparative and superlative adjectives.