Adjectives
Adjectives are words used to describe or give more information about a noun or a pronoun, for example short, beautiful, new and old as illustrated in the following sentences:
1. Fatuma bought a beautiful dress.
2. The farmer used an old lorry.
3. Ketan drives a new car.
The adjectives used in the sentences above provide more information about the nouns.
Insert pictures.
Left side: a man feeling cold in a sweater.
Right: a man feeling very cold in an overcoat and a shawl round his neck.
He is also wearing gloves. The man is shivering.
Left side: a bungalow on sale with a price tag of 1.5m.
Right side: a maisonette on sale with a price tag of 2m.
Left side: a lady driving a big car
Right side: a lady driving a very big car.
Eldoret is _ cold than Limuru.
Sidis car is _ big compared to Damas.
A bungalow is _ expensive than a maisonette.
Insert an alphabet strip so that the learner can type in the answers.
Answers
Less
very
extremely
Study the sentences below paying attention to the highlighted words.
Diamond is a unique jewel.
My mother has a woolen sweater.
Some of the exhausted players were allowed to rest.
Highlight the words in the boxes in a different colour.
The highlighted words in the sentences are non gradable because they do not indicate degree. That is,
they express a complete idea.
Assessment 3
Ungradable Adjectives
Reading is a mental process that involves the ability to interpret words and symbols and assigning them meaning to communicate ideas or thoughts. The ability to read effectively and fluently is vital both for academic purposes and life in general.
Good reading skills will help improve performance in schools, enhance information gathering and learning of concepts. Reading will expose you to new vocabulary ,new sentence structures and good models of language use.
Efficient reading is about reading in a way that allows you to understand the writer’s message without
spending too much time in the process. It’s also about reading with a clear purpose in mind so that you only read material that is relevant. When you’re reading in preparation for an essay or for understanding generally, remember that good reading strategies go hand-in-hand with good note taking skills.
Efficient reading starts with choosing a strategy to suit the kind of text you have to read because your
purpose in reading and the nature of text to be read will determine your strategy. There are various techniques employed in reading depending on the purpose. In this lesson you are going to explore Skimming and Scanning as examples of techniques commonly used in reading.