Form Class Words: Adjectives/ Adverbs

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Rules of Thumb<strong>Form</strong>al ProofFunctional ProofTests for <strong>Adjectives</strong>1. Has adjective-making morpheme happy, lovable, foolish2a. Takes comparative or superlative morpheme softer, softest2b. Can be made comparative or superlative more sensitive, most sensitiveby using more or most3. Can be qualified rather soft4. Can fit both slots in the frame sentence The ___noun seems very ___
Exercise 11. Create a comparative and superlative forms for theadjectives listedfriendly, helpful, wise, awful, rich, mellow, expensive, valid,pure, able2. Test each of the words below with the test foradjectives given above. Which words are adjectives?How many of the criteria are valid for each adjective?alluring, eating, skinny, pale, diet, tall, controlled, hungry– Example: selfish (adjective – 4 criteria)– Applicable: has adjective-making morpheme {-ish}, can bemade comparative/superlative with more, most, can bequalified – very selfish, fits the frame
Page 1 and 2: Lecture 4English 3318: Studies in E
Page 3 and 4: Adjectives●●In terms of form, a
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Page 16 and 17: Ability to Combine with Qualifiers
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