English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
We usually add -er and -est to an adjective to make it comparative or superlative. However, some adjectives use different rules when spelling their comparative and superlative forms. Adjectives that end in -e only add an -r or an-st. white… Read more748. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives that Change Spelling
Adjectives with many syllables cannot just add -er and -est for comparative and superlative forms. These multi-syllable adjectives need to use the words more or less to show comparative and the words most or least to show superlative. Here are… Read more749. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives with More/Most and Less/Least
Some adjectives are formed by adding the letters –ful to the end of a noun. Look at these examples:fear – fearfulbeauty – beautifullaw – lawfuljoy – joyfulcare – carefulwonder – wonderful Here are some sentence examples using the adjectives to… Read more752. Turn an Noun into an Adjective with -ful
We can turn a noun into an adjective by adding letters for a suffix. Add the letters -less to make certain nouns into adjectives. care – carelesshope – hopelessfear – fearlesshome – homelessharm – harmlessmeaning – meaninglessharm – harmless Here… Read more753. Add -less to Make an Adjective
The letters –able are another suffix that can be added to the end of a noun to make an adjective. Look at this list of nouns and the adjectives that are formed when -able is added to the noun:comfort –… Read more754. Make an Adjective by Adding -able to a Noun
A linking verb links the subject to a noun or an adjective. A linking verb is most often a form of the verb to be – am, is, are, was, were. But sometimes, other verbs can be a linking verb… Read more819. More Linking Verbs
An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, or an adverb. Adverbs that modify other adverbs are called intensifiers. Here are some examples of intensifier adverbs: very, really, completely, absolutely, extremely, highly, utterly, totallyUse the adverbs to modify another adverb… Read more829. Adverbs Modify an Adverb