PRENSANTATION

Today we were learnt about adverb and adjectives.

VERBS

Word that expresses what someone or something does, what they are or what happens to them. One of the most important things about verbs is their relationship to time. 

1) Action verb

•      Expresses what someone or something does

     Classified into :

•         regular - end with '-ed' when the past tense & 

                                 past participle forms are used

•       irregular - end with other ways when the past 

                                  tense & past participle forms are used.

2) Non-action verb

•      does not express any action
•     refers to physical characteristics & conditions

     categorised into :

•         be verb - comes after the subject

•         linking verb - to link the subject of a sentences 

                                          with more information about the 

                                          subject.

                            

 3) Transitive

•      Require an object in the sentence, and the object 

       comes after the verb.

4) Intransitive

•   Does not require an object

5) Auxiliary verb

•      support & give meaning to the main verbs.
•    can, could, will, would, shall, should & etc.

    functions of auxiliary verb

•         to express ability
•         to express possibility
•         to express permission
•         to express advice
•         to express necessity

ADJECTIVES

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.

ADJECTIVE BEFORE NOUNS 

•     adjective describe a noun

example: Mark went to an expensive restaurant for dinner. 

( expensive is an adjective, restaurant is noun  )

ADJECTIVE PAIRS

•  adjectives ending in -ing, describe a situation or a thing

example: Malaysia Fest attracted many tourists. The events were exciting.

•   adjectives ending in-ed, describe how a persons feels

example: Sally was excited to receive so many presents on her birthday. 

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

•    used when one noun is compared to another noun
•    can be form in 2 ways :

   * adding -er to an adjectives (older, younger, taller)

   * adding more in front of an adjectives

      ( more expensive, more beautiful )

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

•    used to compare three or more nouns
•     can be form in 2 ways :

   * adding -est to an adjectives 

      ( longest, eldest, biggest ) 

   * adding most in front of an adjectives 

      ( most intelligent, most loving, most expensive )