gradable and ungradable adjectives

Adverbs and adjectivesGradable adjectives... Gradable adjectives  We looked at gradable adjectives, these can have different degrees, we use gradable adverbs to describe the degree: 

Adverbs and adjectives

Gradable adjectives

Gradable adjectives

 We looked at gradable adjectives, these can have

different degrees, we use gradable adverbs to

describe the degree:

 Come to the board and underline the adverbs-

 It is a bit cold outside today

 It is extremely cold in Russia.

 It was slightly cold on Monday.

 It will be very cold next week.

 ‘Wow! It is rather cold today’.

 I think it will be fairly cold in Scotland.

 ‘You must be really cold!’

Grading Adverbs

 A bit

 Extremely

 Slightly

 Very

 Rather

 Fairly

 Really

 Quite

Grading Adverbs

 Put these adverbs into order of strength:

 A bit

 Extremely

 Slightly

 Very

 Rather

 Fairly

 Really

 Quite

Grading Adverbs

 Extremely

 Really

 Very

 Fairly

 Rather

 Quite

 Slightly

 A bit

How can you tell an adjective is

gradable?

 COLD FREEZING

 Any ideas?

 Gradable adjectives can become

comparatives (used to compare two

or more things.)

 Russia is colder than France

Non gradable adjectives

 These can not become comparatives

 Freezing alive terrified

 Ellen is aliver than Louise X

 Russia is freezier than Spain X