MODULO SIETE LOS ADJETIVOS Un adjetivo es una palabra que modifica a un sustantivo o a un pronombre. Aquí se enumeran algunos de los adjetivos que se utilizan con frecuencia. a the small your beautiful correct European light complete an big clear that Efficient average American heavy faithful utilizan habitualmente como adjetivos. Participio Presente: Walter is taking a swimming lesson. Walter está tomando una clase de natación. Participio Pasado: A cancelled check serves as a receipt. Un cheque cobrado sirve como recibo. Frase de participio: The announcement made this morning came as a surprise. El anuncio realizado esta mañana resultó una sorpresa. Frase de infinitivo: The steps to be taken next are outlined on page 4. Los pasos a seguir están resumidos en la página 4. Frase preposicional: Several pages of the report are missing. Faltan varias páginas del informe. Infinitivo: Dr. Parker is the person to see. forma). El Dr. Parker es la persona que hay que ver (en español toma otra Cláusula relativa: We appreciate the help that you gave us. Apreciamos la ayuda que nos brindó.
Clasificación de los Adjetivos A continuación brindamos varias clases de adjetivos descriptivos Mr Jones is always cheerful and courteous This house is for sale but that one is not Gentilicios One of the ships was flying the British flag compuestos cardinal artículos Demostrativos The Sheraton is a firstclass hotel. ordinal One customer made several calls in order to obtain information He put an announcement on the bulletin board Comparación de adjetivos La mayoría de los adjetivos tienen tres formas de comparación: grado positivo, grado comparativo, grado superlativo. Grado positivo Grado comparativo Grado superlativo This packaged is This Packaged is heavier than This package is the heaviest of heavy the one in your office. the five I have received. Your assistant is efficient. He does good work. Your assistant is more efficient than Alice. He does better work than I do Jane is the most efficient assistant in the office Of the three men, John does the best job.
Síntesis del Módulo Siete Adjetivos Un adjetivo es una palabra que modifica a un sustantivo o a un pronombre. a the small your beautiful correct European light complete an big clear that Efficient average American heavy faithful utilizan habitualmente como adjetivos. Participio Presente: Walter is taking a swimming lesson. Participio Pasado: A cancelled check serves as a receipt- Frase de participio: The announcement made this morning came as a surprise. Frase de infinitivo: The steps to be taken next are outlined on page. Frase preposicional: Several pages of the report are missing. Infinitivo: Dr. Parker is the person to see. Cláusula relativa: We appreciate the help that you gave us. Clase de adjetivos: Descriptivos, Demostrativos, gentilicios, compuestos, cardinales, ordinales, artículos Comparativo y superlative de adjetivos: Tres casos: a) heavy Heavi+er than Heavi+est of small small+er than Small+est of b) good better than best of Bad worse than worst of c) important more important most important intelligent more intelligent most intelligent
ASSIGNMENT ONE Escribe el comparativo y el superlativo de cada adjetivo. Consulta un diccionario si tienes dudas. 1. efficient 2. low 3. kind 4. good 5. happy 6. unusual 7. attractive 8. high 9. familiar 10. successful 11. thin 12. appropriate ASSIGNMENT TWO utilizan habitualmente como adjetivos. Identifica si se trata de un: participio presente, participio pasado, frase de participio, frase de infinitivo, frase preposicional, infinitivo, o cláusula relativa. 1. The board of directors received the letter that you wrote. 2. Most of the stocks of the French stock exchange market plunged yesterday. 3. The decision taken yesterday morning affected us all. 4. That is the plan to follow. 5. Next month, lending rates will be increasing. 6. He took advantage of the cancelled meeting. En el siguiente párrafo encuentra: a) dos verbos en el pretérito perfecto. b) Dos verbos en el presente del indicativo c) Cuatro verbos en el pasado simple d) Un verbo en el presente continuo ASSIGNMENT THREE The Greeks have recently received visits from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Finance Minister Ali Babacan. They have valuable lessons to impart to the government of Prime Minister George Papandreou. Erdogan and Babacan came to power just after Turkey's economy was flattened by a banking crisis in 2001. The two men cleaned up the mess they inherited. "Turkey's done a lot on sharply managing its deficit," says Gavin Redknap, an emerging-markets strategist at Nikko Asset Management in London. "In Greece the politicians are willing to throw money at any problem."
Respuestas ASSIGNMENT ONE Escribe el comparativo y el superlativo de cada adjetivo. Consulta un diccionario si tienes dudas. 1. efficient more efficient than most efficient of 2. low lower than lowest of 3. kind kinder kindest of 4. good better than best of 5. happy happier than happiest of 6. unusual more unusual than most unusual of 7. attractive more attractive than most attractive of 8. high higher than highest of 9. familiar more familiar than most familiar of 10. successful more successful than most successful of 11. thin thinner than thinnest of 12. appropriate more appropriate most appropriate ASSIGNMENT TWO 1 Cláusula relativa: The board of directors received the letter that you wrote. 2 Frase preposicional: Most of the stocks of the French stock exchange market plunged yesterday. 3 Frase de participio: The decision taken yesterday morning affected us all. 4 Infinitivo: That is the plan to follow. 5 Participio Presente: Next month, lending rates will be increasing. 6 Participio Pasado:. He took advantage of the cancelled meeting En el siguiente párrafo encuentra: e) dos verbos en el pretérito perfecto. f) Dos verbos en el presente del indicativo g) Cuatro verbos en el pasado simple h) Un verbo en el presente continuo i) Un verbo en infinitivo ASSIGNMENT THREE The Greeks have recently received visits from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Finance Minister Ali Babacan. They have valuable lessons to impart to the government of Prime Minister George Papandreou. Erdogan and Babacan came to power just after Turkey's economy was flattened by a banking crisis in 2001. The two men cleaned up the mess they inherited. "Turkey's done a lot on sharply managing its deficit," says Gavin Redknap, an emerging-markets strategist at Nikko Asset Management in London. "In Greece the politicians are willing to throw money at any problem."