王小英
一、形容詞兩功能,一作“定”二作“表”。
[例句]This is a new bag. (new作定語(yǔ))
This bag is new.(new作表語(yǔ))
名詞之前必作定,“性質(zhì),特征,狀態(tài)”表。
二、形容詞用以修飾名詞或置于代詞one, ones前面。表示人或事物的特征等。
[例句]This is an old picture. (old修飾名詞,放在所修飾的名詞前面)
Could I have a full one, please?(修飾代詞,置于代詞前面)
三、系動(dòng)詞后是表語(yǔ),構(gòu)成“主系表”。
形容詞常和be動(dòng)詞或連系動(dòng)詞(look/feel/sound等)連用,作表語(yǔ),構(gòu)成“主系表”結(jié)構(gòu),即“主語(yǔ)+系動(dòng)詞+表語(yǔ)”,說(shuō)明主語(yǔ)是什么或怎么樣,即說(shuō)明主語(yǔ)的特性。
[例句]Mrs. Gao is young./Mrs. Gao looks young.
四、單獨(dú)使用見(jiàn)口語(yǔ),程度可用too/very。
形容詞有時(shí)也可單獨(dú)使用,此時(shí)多見(jiàn)于口語(yǔ)中。有時(shí)形容詞前加very,too, quite等副詞修飾,表示程度。
[例句]——How are you? ——Fine./Im very well. Thank you.
The box is too heavy. We cant carry it.
五、遇到“不定”往后站,特殊用法記心間。
形容詞作定語(yǔ)一般放在被修飾詞之前,但在修飾something, anything, nothing等不定代詞時(shí),要放在這些詞之后。
[例句]I have something important to do.
怎么樣,光說(shuō)不練不是真本事。下面就來(lái)做有關(guān)形容詞的練習(xí)。
Ⅰ.用句中形容詞的反義詞填空。
1. The bag is ____. Its not light.
2. My father is not young. He is ____.
3. The bottle isnt full. Its an ____ one.
4. Li Ping is right. Li Ping isnt ____.
5. My bag is small. His is ____.
Ⅱ.句型轉(zhuǎn)換,每空限填一詞。
1. That book is new.
That is ____ ____ ____.
2. Are those red flags?
Are those ____ ____?
3. This bottle is full.
It's ____ ____ ____.
4. Are these bananas yellow?
Are these ____ ____?
Keys:Ⅰ.1.heavy 2.old 3.empty 4.wrong 5.big Ⅱ.1.a new book 2.flags red 3.a full bottle 4.yellow bananas