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Enough is also an adverb of degree, but it comes after an
general nice beautiful strong
adjective or a verb.
opinion
The film wasn't good enough to win an oscar.
size small large big She earns enough to afford a new car every two years.
age old new ancient Adverbs of frequency such as always, never, seldom, etc
usually come after the verb be but before the main verb.
shape round oval long
(See also 1.2 on page 161.)
colour pink beige white She always brushes her teeth in the morning and at night.
nationality French Italian Japanese He seldom eats sweets.
material cotton wooden silk
12.6 So & Such
We use so and such for emphasis. They are stronger than
She has beautiful long brown hair. very.
He usually wears an awful green woollen jum per at the
weekend. • W e use so + adjective/adverb.
This course is so interesting! I am really enjoying it!
They live in a huge old English cottage.
• W e use such + (adjective) + noun.
Her brother is such a clever boy!
12.2 Adjectives ending in -e d & -in g
We can also use so and such to emphasise characteristics
Adjectives that end in -ed describe how someone feels that lead to a certain result or action.
whereas adjectives that end in -ing describe a person, It was such an interesting book that I read it twice.
place or thing. The film was so bad that I left the cinema half way
He's interested in the human body and he wants to be a through.
doctor.
This book on the human body is very interesting. 12.7 Comparison of Adjectives & Adverbs

12.3 Types of Adverbs W e use the comparative to compare two people or
things. We usually form the comparative by adding -erto
There are adverbs of frequency, manner, time, place and an adjective or adverb. If the adjective or adverb has two
degree. or more syllables, we use the word more. We often use
• Adverbs of frequency answer the question How often?. the word than after the comparative.
They see each other regularly. Judy has got longer hair than me.
• Adverbs of manner answer the question How?. This black dress is more expensive than the white one.
She sings so beautifully. We use the superlative to compare one person or thing
• Adverbs of time answer the question When?. with other people or things of the same type. We usually
Tom broke his leg yesterday. form the superlative by adding -estto the adjective
• Adverbs of place answer the question Where?. or adverb. If the adjective or adverb has two or more
There is a great supermarket near my house. syllables, we usually use the word most. We use the word
• Adverbs of degree answer the question To what the before the superlative.
extent?. You are the best friend I've ever had.
It's rather difficult to think when there is a lot o f noise He is the m ost intelligent person I have ever met.
around you.
Spelling: big -* bigger/biggest, nice —» nicer/nicest,
brave —* braver/bravest, tidy —* tidier/tidiest
12.4 Order of Adverbs (manner, place & time) Some adjectives and adverbs are irregular and form their
When we use two or more adverbs in a sentence, the comparative and superlative in different ways.
usual order is manner + place + time.
He put the envelope carefully into his pocket after the Adjective/Adverb Comparative Superlative
meeting. good/well better the best
After verbs like come, leave, go, etc, the usual order is
bad/badly worse the worst
place + manner + time.
She went to the dentist quickly after work. many more the most
Time adverbs can also come at the beginning of a much more the most
sentence. little less the least
A fter the m eeting he put the envelope carefully into his
pocket. far farther/further the farthest/ furthest
After work she went to the dentist quickly.
12.8 Other comparative structures
12.5 Order of Adverbs (degree & frequency)
We use as + adjective/adverb + as to show that two
Adverbs of degree such as quite, rather, too and very people or things are similar in some way.
usually come before an adjective. My computer is as fast as your laptop.
He is quite good at maths. We use not as/so ... as to show that one person or thing
The film was rather scary. has less of a quality than another.
She is too young to see that film. I am not as successful as my brother is.
His mother is a very talented musician.

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