Adjective

On the same day, Iffah, Syifa and Zira have presented a grammar part which is ‘adjective’.

Definition:

·   An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words.

Adjective before noun:

·   Describe the noun.

·   Example: the careless boy lost his money.

·   Sometimes noun are use as adjective to describe the other nouns.

·   Example: he went to the university library.

·   Nouns used as adjective are not in the plural form.

Adjectives after be verb and a linking verb:

·         Be verb (am, is, was, were, been, being)

·         Linking verb (smell, feel, taste, look, etc)

Mother Teresa was kind	Kind describes the noun Mother Teresa
The cakes are delicious	Delicious describes the noun cakes

Adjective pairs:

·         Adjectives ending –ing often describe a situation.

·         Adjectives ending –ed often describe how a person feels.

·         Example: Malaysian Fest attracted many tourists. The events      were exciting.

Comparative form of adjective:

·         Used when one noun is compared to another noun.

·         Do not use –er and more together.

·         Example: Sue is older than Kathy.

Superlative form of adjective:

·         Used to compare three or more nouns.

·         Example: Aishwarya is the most beautiful movie star.

·         When use superlative or comparative, they must be placed in front of other adjective in a noun group.

·         Example: some of better UiTM students have gone to pursue their studies overseas.

Then, Miss Zu ordered us to create a poem about friend according the alphabet of name using adjective words. So, I decided to choose Siti Hazirah to write a poem. But unfortunately, I don't know where I put her poem. Arghhh. Miss Zu, I'm really sorry because of my carelessness. But, I have sent a poem about my friend  to you.