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Adjectives, Comparatives, and Online Shopping: A Student Guide

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What is the basic function of adjectives?

Adjectives describe nouns by giving more information about them.

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Adjectives

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Question: What is the basic function of adjectives?

Answer: Adjectives describe nouns by giving more information about them.

Card 2

Question: Give three short examples of adjectives that describe size, mood, and speed.

Answer: Size: big; Mood: happy; Speed: fast.

Card 3

Question: List the main types of adjectives mentioned.

Answer: Descriptive, Quantity, Opinion, Age/Size/Color.

Card 4

Question: What do descriptive adjectives do? Give three examples.

Answer: They describe qualities, characteristics, or features of a noun. Examples: big, small, quiet.

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Question: What is the purpose of quantity adjectives? Give three examples.

Answer: They describe the amount of a noun (how much or how many). Examples: some, many, few.

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Question: How do opinion adjectives function? Give three examples.

Answer: They express personal views or feelings about a noun. Examples: beautiful, interesting, awful.

Card 7

Question: What categories are combined under 'Age / Size / Color' and give two examples for each category.

Answer: Age (young, old), Size (large, tiny), Color (red, blue).

Card 8

Question: Form the comparative for the short adjective 'tall'.

Answer: taller

Card 9

Question: Form the comparative for the short adjective 'nice' (ends in e).

Answer: nicer

Card 10

Question: How do you form the comparative for a one-syllable adjective ending consonant-vowel-consonant, e.g., 'big'?

Answer: Double the final consonant and add -er → bigger.