-ing Adjectives Adjectives that end in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion. For example: Have you seen that film? It's really frightening. I can listen to her for hours. She's so interesting. I can't sleep! That noise is really annoying! 反馈 收藏 ...
Adjectives that end in -ly, like silly, ugly, or friendly, don’t have acceptable adverb counterparts. In these cases, you must use a synonym or phrase the sentence differently.Salvador introduced himself friendlily.Salvador introduced himself amicably....
Adjective endings can be tricky for English language learners since there are so many rules to follow. In this reference, we'll go over the rules for adjectives that end with ED and ING. We'll also provide handy lists and rules explanations for each. Why Adjective Endings Can Be Confusing ...
In the examples below, these adjectives are used to describe an elephant. Large, grey, and friendly are all examples of adjectives Adjectives are describing words. Describing feelings and things '-ed' and '-ing' adjectives. Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe tired, bored,...
They also describe adjectives and other adverbs.Many adverbs end in -ly- for example, badly and nicely. But there also are afew adjectives that end in -ly-for example friendly and lovely. There arealso some common adverbs that do not end in -ly, such as fast and hard.Please return to...
English has many adjectives that describefeelingsthat end in ~ed or ~ing, such asboredandboring. These adjectives actually come from verbs. For example: This bookbores(verb) me. The book isboring(adjective). I ambored(adjective). This movieinterests(verb) me. The movie isinteresting(adjective...
Two-syllable adjectives that end in -er, -ow, or -le don’t use the adverb most like other long superlative adjectives. Instead, if an adjective with two syllables ends in –er (like bitter) or –ow (like narrow), add –est at the end without changing the spelling (bitterest or narr...
Some authors claim that adjectives participate in specifier merge to at least two different functional projections dominating NP (e.g., Cinque, 2010; Taboada, 2010), whereas others claim that certain adjectives have head status, selecting for NP and projecting their own features (e.g., Bartlett...
When the adjective ends in -e we drop it and add -er and -est: large / larger / largest Adjectives that end in one consonant double it before adding -er and -est: red / redder / reddest Adjectives ending in -y change it to i and add -er and -est: juicy / juicier / juiciest...
B Yes, it was, but the old one was ___.2 A She's young. B Yes, but her sister's ___ than her.3 A This book's interesting. B You're right, but the other one is ___4 A Wow-that's a good camera. B It's not bad. Actually, I want to buy a___ one than this!5...