形容词和形容词短语的用法总汇.pptVIP

Chapter 23 Adjective and Adjective Phrase;Here are some adjectives that specifically describe nouns related to the picture below:;Why are adjectives important to use; Here are two sentences: one uses adjectives, one doesn’t. Which one allows you to see the picture better?;形容词(Adjective)的分类;a)transformed from adverbial phrases: e.g.: round-the-clock discussion the ahead-of-schedule general election b)transformed from verb phrases e.g.: a stand-up collar a see-through shirt c)condensed by attributive clause e.g.: an easy-to-paint portrait = a portrait which is easy to paint a difficult-to-operate machine d)formed by a sentence e.g.: He spoke in a look-who’s-talking tone. There was an I-told-you-so air on his face. ;— in terms of syntactic function: (1) central adjectives: able to be used both as modifier and as complement (2) peripheral adjectives: unable to satisfy both the requirements A attributive adjectives: only as modifier B predicative adjectives: only as complement of subject or object ;Central vs. Peripheral ;Only as Premodifier:;B. –most: utmost, foremost, innermost, etc. C. –er: elder/eldest, inner, other, upper, latter, former, outer, utter, etc. D. –en: wooden, leaden, golden, silken, earthen, woolen, flaxen, etc. (material) E. only, mere, sole, total, main, chief (for emphasis) G. –ing: living, existing, remaining, neighboring, dying (Ti);Only as SC;A well man? A healthy man/ he is well. An afraid man? A frightened man / he is afraid An ill person? A sick person / he is ill/sick.;He is very asleep.? He is fast asleep/ he is sound asleep. He is very awake.? He is wide awake. He is very aware of his danger.? He is fully aware/quite aware of his danger. Much, Exception: I am very well.;Only as SC:;动态形容词和静态形容词;等级形容词和非等级形容词;;1）由-ing分词转化而来的形容词 如: absorbing, amusing, boring, challenging, disappointing, misleading, shocking 等。 这些词的否定形式通常带前缀un-,如 unchanging, unencouraging, uninteresting等。 2）由-ed分词转化而来