ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS

I The adjective
Short adjectives: tall- taller- the tallest
old- older- the oldest
Spelling rules:
1.short vowel conscc
big bigger the biggest
fat fatter the fattest
hot hotter the hottest
thin thinner the thinnest
2.-e, -ee.drop final e
nice nicer the nicest
free freer the freest
3.cy.-i
dry drier the driest

Long adjectives: careful more careful the most careful

Compound adjectives:
- when the first element is an adjective which keeps its
meaning, it changes into the comp. and sup.
well- known better known the best known
ill- paid
_ worse paid the worst paid
- when the two elements make a new meaning,more and
the most are used
heart- broken more heart- broken the most.......

Irregular adjectives:
good better the best
bad - worse the worst
ill
worse the worst
much more the most
many more the most
late later the latest ( cel mai tarziu)
the latter ( cel de-al doilea din doi)
the last ( ultimul)
old older the oldest
elder the eldest-pt.membrii aceleiasi familii
( folosite doar atributiv- his elder brother)
near nearer the nearest ( spatial)
the next ( temporal)
little less the least
far farther the farthest ( mai departe)
further the furthest ( in plus, suplimentar)
Adjectives placed after the noun:
Groups of words:
Ambassador Extraordinary
Secretary General
postmaster general
attorney general
court martial
poet laureate
from time immemorial
Expressions of measurement
a river 200 miles long
When 2 or more adjectives modify a noun
He is a man both wise and witty.
When the adj. is modified by a prepositional object
He is a man greedy for money.
Expressions based on French models:
all the people present
In proper names when the adj. is preceded by the
Alexander the Great

Cu catcu atat..
Thecomparative.thecomparative
The sooner, the better.
The more carefully he worked, the
more he realized it was not so difficult.
II.The adverb
Form: adjective + ly: nice nicely
BUT: elderly, cowardly, friendly, deadly, lively, silly ugly,
lovely ARE ADJECTIVES.
THE ADVERBS ARE FORMED WITH THE
WORDS WAY / MANNER
Bob had never been friendly to me.
He greeted us in a friendly way.
Adverbs like loud(ly), cheap(ly), quick(ly), tight(ly),
fair(ly) , slow(ly) are often used without -ly
She speaks loud.
Adverbs which have the same form as adjectives: hard,
fast, free, high, low, deep, early, late, long, near, straight,
right, wrong, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly
Adverbs with 2 forms , each with a different meaning:
Deep = a long way down
Deeply = very
Free=without payment
Freely = without restrictions
High = at a high level
Highly = very much
Late = not early
Lately= recently
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Most= superlative of much

Mostly= mainly
Near=close
Nearly=almost
Pretty=rather
Prettily=in a pretty way
Hard= with a lot of effort
Hardly=almost not
Spelling rules: -y..i

happy happily
day - daily
-ll..l full fully
- le.ly simple simply
-ic.ically automatic automatically

Special adverbs: enough-placed after adj. hard enough

hardly, scarcely negative meaning
still in interrogative and affirmative sentences
yet in negative and interrogative sentences
Inversion:

adverbs in initial position ( for emphasis)

ADVERB + AUXILIARY + SUBJECT
Hardly does he know them.