1. 以ly結尾的形容詞有: friendly, deadly, lovely, lonely, likely, lively, ugly, brotherly, manly,等
2. 有些以ly結尾的次既為形容詞,也為副詞: daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, early等.
3. 某些形容詞加上頂冠詞泛指一類人, 謂語用復數.如:the dead, the living, the rich, the poor, the blind, the hungry等.
4. 有關國家和民族的形容詞加上定冠詞只這個民族的整體,謂語用復數.
如: the British, the English, the French, the Chinese等
5. 多個形容詞修飾名詞的順序為: 限定詞+數量詞(序數詞前,基數詞后) +性狀+大小長短高低等+新舊+顏色+國籍+材料+名詞.
a famous German medical school
these three beautiful large square old brown wood table
6. 副詞的位置:
在動詞前,be動詞,助動詞后, 當有多個助動詞時,副詞一般放在第一個助動詞后.
7. 副詞的排列順序:
①時間,地點副詞,小單位的在前,大單位在后
②方式副詞, 短的在前, 長的在后, 并用and或but, or等連詞連接.
③多個不同副詞排列: 程度+地點+方式+時間副詞.
注意:
① 副詞very可以修飾形容詞, 但不能修飾動詞.
② 副詞enough要放在形容詞的后面,但放在名詞的前后都可.
8. 兼有兩種形式的副詞
close 近 late 晚 deep 空間深度
closely 仔細地 lately 最近 deeply 感情上的深
high 空間高度 wide 空間寬度 free 免費(for free)
highly 表程度=much widely 廣泛地 freely 自由地
在許多地方
9. as + adj./adv. 原級+as 的注意點
① 在否定或疑問句中可用so---as---
② 當as---as 中有名詞時采用以下格式:
as + adj. +a + 單數n. 或 as many/much + n. + as
10 .倍數的表達方式:
the +比較級+than
倍數+ as + adj. 原級+as
the +n. + of n. 為: length, size, weight, width, height, age, number 等.
10. 當后有選擇范圍時,強調兩者中的更--- 且后有名詞時則可在比較級前加冠詞.
Which is larger, Canada or Australia?
Which is the larger country, Canada or Australia?
She is the taller of the two sisters.
She is taller than her two sisters.
11. 可修飾比較級的詞有:
much , even, still, a little, a bit, a lot, lots, a great, deal, any , rather , fat, by far 等.
可修飾最高級的詞有:
by far, far, much, mostly, almost 和序數詞
12. many, old, far
①有: many more + 可數名詞
much more + 不可數名詞
plenty + more+可/不可數
②old 的比較級和最高級 elder / eldest 只用于兄弟姐妹的長幼關系
③ far 的兩種: farther / further 都可表距離, 但常用further 來表示進一步.
13. 形容詞most前面沒有the 不表示最高級而是表示”非常”相當于very
It is a most important problem.
14. “否定詞+比較級” 或”否定詞+ so---as” 結構表示最高級含義
Nothing is so easy as this. = Nothing is easier than this. = This is the easiest thing.
15. such 和so 的用法注意點:
① so +adj. +a /an + 單數n. .
② so +adj. / adv.
③ so + many / much/ few/ little(少)+ n.
④ such + adj. + 復數n./不可數n.
⑤ such + a/ an + adj. + 復數n
16. the more --- the more---
more than 不只是/不僅僅, 非常
no more than 僅僅
not more ---than 不比---多 no less--- than 比---一樣
more B than A 與其說A不如說B
He is more lazy than slow at his work.
He is no more diligent than you
He is more than kind than you.
17. fairly/ rather/quite/pretty/very/ too 的使用總結
① 就語氣強弱而言: fairly < quite② fairly 修飾表示褒義的形容詞或副詞
③ rather用以修飾一些表示貶義的形容詞,可以和比較級或too連用
④ rather a 或 a rater , 而quite a
rather可以在would , should, had之后表示寧愿