adjective

Adjective Order

Adjective order is tough to get right, not only for beginners but also advanced speakers. Even teachers get confused about the rules (and there are rules). The less opinion-based or more essential an adjective is, the closer it comes to the noun. For example, my wife is Japanese. She is beautiful. She is tall, too. … [Read more…]

Comparing things

When you compare things there are three ways to do it: Use an Adjectival Comparative to Compare the Things ‘-er’ Comparatives Adjectival comparatives come in the ‘-er/est’ form for short adjectives, ‘more/most ____’ form for long adjectives and for negative comparisons ‘not as ___’ and for equal comparisons ‘as ____’. The one that causes the … [Read more…]