Degrees of

adjectives
Profª Maria Glalcy Fequetia Dalcim
 Conhecer e usar língua(s) estrangeira(s)
moderna(s) como instrumento de acesso a
informações e a outras culturas e grupos
sociais.
 H5 – Associar vocábulos e expressões de
um texto em LEM ao seu tema.
 Conhecer regularidades morfológicas e
sintáticas da Língua Inglesa que auxiliem na
compreensão de significados por
dedução.
 Adjectives

 Adjetivo é a palavra que modifica ou dá

mais informações sobre algo ou alguém,
ligando-se a um substantivo ou pronome.

Ex. The beautiful girl entered into the room.

He is facing a difficult problem.
 Adjectives

 Os adjetivos também são usados após

verbos de estado ou ligação.

Ex. Your problem seems difficult.

She looks attractive.

 Adjectives
 Na utilização de mais de um adjetivo a um
referente, existe um ordem de apresentação
dos adjetivos em inglês.

Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun

Lovely Big Old Square Brown English Leather School Backpack

big pound pink plastic ball

interesting young woman

 Degrees of adjectives

 Todos
os adjetivos possuem três graus:
normal (positive), comparativo
(comparative) e superlativo (superlative)

Normal Comparativo Superlativo

Beautiful More beautiful The most beautiful
Old Older The oldest
Hot Hotter The hottest
 Degrees of adjective -
Comparatives
A construção do grau comparativo
desdobra-se em 3 subtipos:

Comparativo de Igualdade
AS + ADJECTIVE + AS

Julia is as beautiful as Patricia.

John was as strong as Paul.
This exercise is not so easy as the another
one.
 Degree of adjectives -
Comparative

Comparativo de Superioridade

Adjetivos longos: MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN

Julia is more beautiful than Patricia.

Patricia was more intelligent than Julia.
 Degree of adjectives -
Comparative

Comparativo de Superioridade

Adjetivos curtos: ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN

John was stronger than Paul.

This exercise is easier than the another one.
 Degree of adjectives -
Comparative

Comparativo de Inferioridade

LESS + ADJECTIVE + THAN

John was less strong than Paul.

This exercise is less difficult than the another one.
 Degrees of adjectives:
Superlative
Superlativo
ADJETIVO LONGO: THE + MOST + ADJECTIVE

Julia is the most beautiful girl in her classroom.

This exercise was the most difficult on the test.
 Degrees of adjectives:
Superlative
Superlativo
ADJETIVO CURTO: THE + ADJECTIVE + EST

John is the strongest man in the gym.

This exercise is the easiest on the test.
 The Logical Song - Supertramp
When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful,
magical
And all the birds in the trees
Well they'd be singing so happily
Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me
But then they sent me away
To teach me how to be sensible
Logical, oh responsible, practical
And they showed me a world
Where I could be so dependable
Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical
There are times when all the world's
sleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me
what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am
Now watch what you say
Or they'll be calling you a radical
A liberal, oh fanatical, criminal
Oh won't you sign up your name
We'd like to feel you're
Acceptable, respectable, oh
presentable, a vegetable
At night when all the world's sleep
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me
what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am, who I
am, who I am, who I am