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| adjective |
a word that describes a noun or pronoun. In the sentence, "It was a hard test," the word "hard" is an adjective. It describes the noun "test." |
| adverb |
a word that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb. Adverbs are also used to modify a whole sentence. |
| be |
used to connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that describes it. [1/8 definitions] |
| farther |
more distant; to or at a greater distance. "Farther" is a comparative form of the adjective "far." [1/2 definitions] |
| further |
more distant; to or at a greater distance. "Further" is a comparative form of the adjective "far." [1/4 definitions] |
| furthest |
to or at the greatest point or extent. "Furthest" is a superlative form of the adjective "far." [1/2 definitions] |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. [1/3 definitions] |
| later |
"Later" is the comparative form of the adjective "late." [1/3 definitions] |
| less |
smaller in degree or amount. ("Less" is a comparative form of the adjective "little.") [1/6 definitions] |
| no1 |
not at all; not any (used with the comparative form of an adjective). [1/4 definitions] |
| participle |
a form of a verb that can also sometimes be used as an adjective. In the sentence "The broken machine was very tiring to fix," the words "broken," and "tiring" are participles. |
| part of speech |
When you look up a word in the dictionary, you can usually see something called "part of speech." A part of speech is a label that tells you how a word can be used in a sentence. In English, there are nine parts of speech. They are called noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, pronoun, article, and interjection. |
| past participle |
a participle that either indicates a completed action or past state, such as "broken" in "I have broken my arm," or serves as an adjective, as "broken" in "a broken toy." |
| superlative |
"Superlative" is a word we use in grammar. Words like "best," "smallest," "biggest," and "fastest" are adjectives in their superlative form. When we use this form of an adjective, or an adverb, we are talking about the highest degree or level of something. If a certain game is the best, then there is no game that is better. If a runner is the "fastest," then there is no runner that is faster. |
| very |
used to make an adjective or identifier stronger. [1/6 definitions] |
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