ADJECTIVES

Adjective
Describe a noun

Example simple, red, small, this, his, as, some other

Basic rules of adjective

•  Does not have number in other words it not have singular or plural.
•  Does not have general nether masculine or feminine.
•  Goes before the noun 

The car is red

The girl is Small

Proper adjectives - Sometimes are formed by adding a suffix to the proper noun. 

Example:

I love your Pueto Rico accent!

Comparative adjectives 

• Are used to show the difference between two objects.
• When using comparative adjectives you most always with the word than.
• In the use of comparative and superlative adjectives are some rules to follow.

Rules of comparative adjective

• If an adjectives has one syllable we ending (er) to the adjective.

Example: old + er = older

My brother is older than me.

• If adjective ends with a consonant + a vowel + a consonant you must double the last consonant an the ad - er.

Example: fat + t + er = fatter

The elephant is fatter than the giraffe.

• If ends with "y" remove the "y" and add - ier

Example: happy = happier

The girl is happier than the duck

• If adjective has two syllable, then add the word "more" before the word.

Example: beautiful than = more beautiful than

She is more beautiful than you.

Superlative adjective 

• Compares three or more noun.
• When using a superlative adjective you must always precede it with the word the.
• As in the comparative adjectives are some rules to follow

Superlative adjective rules

• If adjective has one syllable  we add the ending (est) to the adjective. 

Example: new = newest

Francisco Mendoza High School is not the newest school in Puerto Rico.

• If ends with a consonant + a vowel + a consonant you must double the last consonant and add (est)

Example: big = big + g + est = biggest

This house is the biggest in the neighborhood. 

• Ends with a "y" remove the "y" and add - (iest)

Example: funny = finniest

You are the funniest of all.

• Has two syllable or more then add the word "most" before the word.

Example: beautiful = beautiful + most

• The diamond is the most beautiful stone in the word. 

Article

• Basically, an article is an adjective.
• Article modify nouns.
• There are only three article in English: a, an and the. 

Indefinite article

A,An  

• When you have one of the same class.

Example:

My brother is a lawyer.

• When something or someone is mentioned for the first time.

Example: 

I bought a car today

Definite article "THE"

THE

• When thing or person was mentioned before.

Example:

This is Ana. He is the brother of a friend of mine.

• When thing or person is unique

Example:

I saw the moon last night.

• When the context makes it clear.

Example:

 We've got a new foundation in the garden.

By: Cristina Igartua

Zahely Dumeng

Jeremy Cardona