There are three types of adj that can be used to describe things / places :


adj of quality (adj proper ) :
dry , golden , heavy , sqare , strange , steep , picturesque , rocky, massive , dark .


2.verbal adj.

derived from present participles (having this effect): a singing bird , a boring trip, a drifting iceberg , a winding road , a horrifying scene.

derived from past participles (affected in this way):


a forgotten place but: molten snow
a trodden path a sunken ship
a worn-out carpet a beloved street


compounds:


a)blue-grey (waves ) , greenish (stones) , snow-white (petals) , pitch-dark (cave) , many-coloured (flowers).


b)spiral-shaped (tower) , narrow-laned (village) , ten-storeyed (building) , world-famous (theatre) , dawn-cold (air).


c)strange-looking (hut) , soft-rustling (leaves) , faint-glimmering (lighthouse) , water-borne (trees) , snow-bound (chalet).


















Let us take into consideration these two sentences:

You seem to be more and more interested in this topic.
The older the children , the bigger problems.

They introduce the two “double comparative “ constructions , both of which emphsize increase or decrease of intensity or effect:

A)Gradual increase the or decrease by two comparatives joined by and:

In winter the days are shorter and shorter and the nights are longer and longer.
Last month she seemed less and less aware of the consequences, but now she proves to be more and more determined to win.
I’m afraid she feels worse and worse.

B)Parallel increase is expressed by :

The longer the nights (are), the shorter the days (are).
The fewer sweets you’ll eat, the thinner you’ll be.
The less she hears from him,the more worried she becomes.





Look at the following groups of sentences. Can you spot the difference ?

This novel is as good as the one I lent you last week.
Michael is as reliable as Tom.
Problem 5 is as difficult as Problem 3.

Her brother is as thin as a rake.
The night was as black