Прилагательное (The Adjective)

Степени сравнения little и few

Степени сравнения much и many

much many

more

the most

I’ve got more good marks for this semester than for the previous one.

Местоимения little и few обозначают небольшое количество, little употребляется с неисчисляемыми, few с исчисляемыми существительными.

I have little news for you.

At the conference we met few familiar people.

НО: выражениe a little имеет значение немного, a few – несколько.

He brought a few oranges and a big melon.

Do you have any sugar? – Yes, a little.

Сравните:

I know little about fine arts.

I know a little about fine arts.

There is little money in my wallet today.

There is a little money in my wallet today.

little few

less

the least

There were less mistakes in your last test.

Today there are fewer people in the Internet Hall.

Употребление местоимений much, many, little, few в составе оборота there is/ are.

Present Simple affirmative sentences	There is a book in the library. There are many/few books in the library. There is much/little information in this reference book.
Present Simple negative sentences	There isn’t a/any book on the shelf. There aren’t many/any books on the topic in the library. There isn’t much/any information in this reference book.
Present Simple interrogative sentences	Is there a/any book on the shelf? Are theremany/any books on the topic in the library? Is theremuch/any information in this reference book?
Past Simple affirmative sentences	There wasa book in the library. There were many/few books in the library. There wasmuch/little information in this reference book.
Past Simple negative sentences	There wasn’ta book on the shelf. There weren’t many/ any books on the topic in the library. There wasn’t much/ any information in this reference book.
Past Simple interrogative sentences	Was therea/any book on the shelf? Were theremany/ any books on this topic in the library?Was theremuch/ any information in this reference book?
Future Simple affirmative sentences	There will be a book in the library. There willbe many/ few books in the library. There will be much/little information in this reference book.
Future Simple negative sentences	There won’t be a/ any book in the library. There won’t bemany/ any books in the library. There won’t be much/ any information in this reference book.
Future Simple interrogative sentences	Will there be a/ any book on the shelf? Will there bemany/any books on the shelf? Will there be much/any information in this reference book?

Английское прилагательное не имеет категории рода, числа и падежа. Все прилагательные, как правило, делятся на opinion adjectives (выражают мнение говорящего о ком-то или чем-то: great, good, beautiful) и fact adjectives (характеризующие возраст, размер, цвет и т.д.: woolen, wooden, golden, white). Сравните:

Rainy weather makes me feel miserable.

This gold watch is a piece of art.

Если перед существительным стоит артикль, то при наличии прилагательного, артикль ставится перед прилагательным.

We saw a house.

We saw a little house.

После глаголов be, look, smell, taste т.д., прилагательное может употребляться без существительного.

This man is not tall.

He looks sad.

Когда существительное описывается двумя или более прилагательными, они обычно следуют в таком порядке:

Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material

a small old square blue Thai silk scarf

Однако такой длинный ряд прилагательных редко употребляется.

Английские прилагательные имеют две степени сравнения: сравнительную (comparative degree) и превосходную (superlative degree).

Сравнительная степень + than употребляется для сравнения двух людей, предметов и т.п.

Mary is shorter than Jill.

My car is more expensive than yours.

The + превосходная степень + of/in употребляется для указания на преобладание признака у человека, предмета и т.п., принадлежащих к одной и той же группе.

This was the most expensive of all the cars.

She is the most beautiful woman in the world.

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