Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparisons

global-bsenior post on September 22nd, 2014

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Adjectives

Adjectives are used before nouns (It's a big table.)

Adjectives are also used after the verbs: be, look, feel, sound, smell, taste, appear (The soup tastes delicious.)

Adverbs of manner (Τροπικά επιρρήματα)

Adverbs are used before or after verbs (She sings beautifully.)

Adverbs are also used before adjectives (He is wearing a really funny hat.)

Σχηματίζονται με την κατάληξη -ly στο τέλος του επιθέτου (happily, quickly, beautifully)

Some are the same as their adjectives (fast, early)

The adverb of "good" is "well"

Some have two forms with a different meaning:

Adjective

Adverb

hard = σκληρός-ή-ό

It is a hard steak.

hard = σληρά

They work hard .

hardly = σχεδόν καθόλου, μετά βίας

You hardly know that man .

late = αργός-ή-ό, αργοπορημένος-η-ο

You are late again.

late = αργά

He got up late.

lately = πρόσφατα, τον τελευταίο καιρό

I've been jogging a lot lately.

near = κοντινός-ή-ό

My office is near.

near = κοντά

He lives near here.

nearly = σχεδόν

It's nearly five o' clock.

high = ψηλός-ή-ό

The mountain is high.

high = ψηλά

Can you jump high?

higly = πολύ, σε μεγάλο βαθμό

Alice is a highly successful singer.

Comparative forms of adjectives & adverbs

Adjectives	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
One or two syllables	tall	taller than	the tallest of / in
	large	larger than	the largest of / in
	fat	fatter than	the fattest of / in
	happy	happier than	the happiest of / in
More than two syllables	interesting	more interesting than	the most interesting of / in
Irregular	good	better than	the best of / in
	bad	worse than	the worst of / in
	many / much	more than	the most of / in
	little	less than	the least of / in
	far	farther / further than	the farthest / furthest of / in
Adverbs	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
same as adjectives	fast	faster than	the fastest of / in
ending in -ly	quickly	more quickly than	the most quickly of / in
Irregular	well	better than	the best of / in
Irregular	badly	worse than	the worst of / in

Note

► Όταν συγκρίνουμε δύο πρόσωπα ή πράγματα και θέλουμε να δείξουμε πως είναι ίδια, χρησιμοποιούμε τη φράση "as + θετικό βαθμό + as"

(Mike is as clever as John.)

► Για να δείξουμε ότι δεν είναι ίδια, χρησιμοποιούμε τη φράση

"not as + θετικό βαθμό + as"

(Mike is not as clever as John.)

► Προσέξτε τη μετατροπή:

My bike is faster than yours. = Your bike isn't as fast as mine.

John is more careful than Mary. = Mary isn't as careful as John.

Note

► Χρησιμοποιούμε τη λέξη very μπροστά από επίθετα θετικού βαθμού

(My house is very big.)

► Χρησιμοποιούμε τις λέξεις much, a lot, a little μπροστά από επίθετα συγκριτικού βαθμού

(My house is much bigger than yours. My house is a lot bigger than yours. My house is a little bigger than yours.)

Adjectives ending in -ed & -ing

Adjectives ending in -ed show how the person speaking feels

(I am interested in science fiction books. I am tired today.)

Adjectives ending in -ing show how a person or a thing seems to us, what is our opinion about a person or a thing

(John is an interesting man. This is an interesting book. Football practice is tiring.)

Like – As – Such as

Like	As	Such as
για παρομοιώσεις He works like a slave.	για να πούμε τι ισχύει στην πραγματικότητα, ιδίως όταν αναφερόμαστε σε επάγγελμα, ρόλο He works as a doctor.
μετά τα ρήματα: feel, look, smell, taste, sound It feels like velvet.	μετά από κάποια ρήματα ή εκφράσεις, όπως: accept, describe, regard (=θεωρώ), is known, use, as…as, as usual, the same as, etc He is regarded as an expert on computers.
σημαίνει "σαν, όπως, πχ" I like fruit, like apples and bananas.		σημαίνει "σαν, όπως, πχ" I like fruit, such as apples and bananas.