Classification of adjectives.. Grammatical characteristics of qualitative adjectives.

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§ 6. Classification of adjectives.

According to their meaning and grammatical characteristics adjectives fall under two classes:(1) qualitative adjectives, (2)relativeadjectives.

1. Qualitative adjectivesdenote qualities of a substance directly, not through its relation to another substance, as size, shape, colour, physical and mental qualities, qualities of general estimation:

little, large, high, soft, hard, warm, white, blue, pink, strong, hold, beautiful, important, necessary, etc.

2. Relative adjectivesdenote qualities of a substance through their relation to materials (silken, woollen, wooden), to place (Italian, Asian), to time (monthly, weekly), to some action (preparatory, rotatory).

§ 7. Grammatical characteristics of qualitative adjectives.

1. Most qualitative adjectives have degrees of comparison:

big                                               bigger                                 (the) biggest

interesting                                   more interesting                       (the) most interesting

Some qualitative adjectives such as greenish, darkish, incurable, unsuitable, chief, principal, have no degrees of comparison.

2.They have certain typical suffixes, such as -ful, -less, -ous, -ent, -able, -y, -ish: careful, careless, dangerous, convenient, comfortable, silvery, watery, whitish, shortish.

3.From most of them adverbs can be formed by the suffix -ly:

graceful — gracefully

gay — gaily

4.Most qualitative adjectives can be used as attributes and predi­catives.

How lovely thelittle river is, with itsdark, changing wavelets! (Eliot) (ATTRIBUTES)

Theyoung man was introduced, and they sat down at the table. (Aldington) (ATTRIBUTE)

But you're nearly asold as I am! (Aldington) (PREDICATIVE)

The Hartlys thought he was'rich'. George Augustus was so very comfortable... that he too really thought he wasrich! (Aldington) (PREDICATIVES)

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