Qualitative adjectives have a non-constant morphological sign of degrees of comparison.
School grammar indicates (see, for example, complex 2) that there are two degrees of comparison - comparative and superlative. It is more correct to single out three degrees of comparison - positive, comparative and excellent. The positive degree of comparison is the original form of the adjective, in relation to which we are aware of other forms as expressing a greater / lesser or greater / lesser degree of attribute.
The comparative degree of the adjective indicates that the attribute manifests itself to a greater / lesser extent in this object compared to another object (Petya is higher than Vasya; This river is deeper than the other) or the same object in other circumstances (Petya is higher than he was last year; The river is deeper here than there).
The comparative degree can be simple and compound.
A simple comparative degree indicates a greater degree of manifestation of a trait and is formed as follows:
the basis of a positive degree + formative suffixes -ee(s), -e, -she/-same (quick-her, higher-e, earlier, deeper).
If there is an element k / ok at the end of the stem of a positive degree, this segment is often truncated: deep - deep.
Some adjectives have suppletive, i.e. formed from a different stem, forms: bad - worse, good - better.
When forming a simple comparative degree, a prefix can be attached to - (newer). A simple comparative with a prefix is used if the adjective occupies the position of an inconsistent definition (Give me a newer newspaper) and does not require the introduction into the sentence of what this feature is being compared with. If the sentence contains both what is being compared and what is being compared with, the prefix adds a colloquial connotation (These shoes are newer than those).
Morphological features of a simple comparative degree are uncharacteristic of an adjective. This is
1) immutability,
2) the ability to control a noun,
3) use mainly in the function of the predicate (He is higher than the father). The position of definition can only be occupied by a simple comparative degree in a separate position (Much taller than other students, he seemed almost an adult) or in a non-isolated position with a prefix after a noun (Buy me fresher newspapers).
Composite comparative degree denotes both a greater and a lesser degree of manifestation of a feature and is formed as follows:
element more/less + positive degree (more/less high).
The difference between a composite comparative degree and a simple one is as follows:
1) the composite comparative degree is wider in meaning, since it denotes not only a greater, but also a lesser degree of manifestation of a feature;
2) the composite comparative degree changes in the same way as the positive degree of comparison (initial form), i.e. by gender, number and case, and can also stand in a short form (more beautiful);
3) a compound comparative degree can be both a predicate and a non-isolated and isolated definition (A less interesting article was presented in this journal. This article is less interesting than the previous one.)
The superlative degree of comparison indicates the largest / smallest degree of manifestation of the attribute (the highest mountain) or the very large / small degree of manifestation of the attribute (the kindest person).
The superlative degree of comparison, like the comparative one, can be simple and compound.
A simple superlative degree of comparison of an adjective denotes the highest degree of manifestation of a feature and is formed as follows:
the basis of a positive degree + formative suffixes -eysh- / -aysh- (after k, g, x, causing alternation): good-eysh-y, high-aysh-y
When forming a simple superlative degree of comparison, the prefix best-: best-kindest can be used.
The morphological features of a simple superlative degree of comparison of adjectives are the same as those of a positive degree, i.e., variability in gender, number, cases, the use of a definition and a predicate in the syntactic function. Unlike the positive degree, the simple superlative adjective does not have a short form.
The compound superlative degree of comparison of adjectives denotes both the greatest and the least degree of manifestation of a feature and is formed in three ways:
1) the element is the most + positive degree (the smartest);
2) element most / least + positive degree (most / least smart);
3) a simple comparative degree + an element of everything / everyone (He was smarter than everyone).
Compound superlative forms formed in the first and second ways have morphological features characteristic of a positive degree, i.e. they change by gender, number and case, can have a short form (the most convenient), act both as a definition and as a nominal part predicate. Compound superlative forms formed in the third way are invariable and act mainly as a nominal part of the predicate.
Not all qualitative adjectives have degrees of comparison, and the absence of simple forms of degrees of comparison is observed more often than the absence of compound forms.
The absence of a simple comparative and superlative degree may be due to
1) with the formal structure of the adjective: if the adjective has a suffix that matches the suffixes of relative adjectives, it may not have a simple comparative degree (skinny - *skinnier, *skinniest, advanced - *more advanced);
2) with the lexical meaning of the adjective: the value of the degree of manifestation of the feature can already be expressed in the basis of the adjective - in its root (barefoot - * barefoot) or in the suffix (fat-enn-th - * thicker, evil-yush-th - * furious, white-oval-th - * whitish, blue-enk-th - * bluer).
Compound forms of degrees of comparison are not formed only for words with a semantic restriction, that is, in the second case. So, there are no forms *more furious, *less whitish, but there are forms less emaciated, more advanced.
Completeness / brevity of adjectives
Qualitative adjectives have a full and a short form
The short form is formed by adding a positive degree of endings to the stem: Ø for the masculine, -a for the feminine, -o / -e for the middle, -ы / -and for the plural (deep-Ø, deep-a, deep-o, deep- and).
A short form is not formed from quality adjectives that
1) have suffixes characteristic of relative adjectives -sk-, -ov-/-ev-, -n-: brown, coffee, fraternal;
2) designate the colors of animals: brown, black;
3) have suffixes of subjective assessment: tall, blue.
The short form has grammatical differences from the full form: it does not change by case, in the sentence it appears mainly as a nominal part of the predicate (cases like the beautiful girl, the white combustible stone are phraseologized archaic); the short form acts as a definition only in a separate syntactic position (Angry at the whole world, he almost stopped leaving the house).
In the position of the predicate, the meaning of the full and short forms usually coincides, but some adjectives may have the following semantic differences between them:
1) the short form denotes an excessive manifestation of a sign with a negative assessment, cf.: the skirt is short - the skirt is short;
2) the short form denotes a temporary symptom, the full one is permanent, cf.: the child is sick - the child is sick.
There are such qualitative adjectives that have only a short form: glad, much, should.
Transition of adjectives from category to category
It is possible for an adjective to have several meanings related to different categories. In school grammar, this is called "the transition of an adjective from category to category." So, a relative adjective can develop a meaning characteristic of qualitative ones (for example: iron part (relative) - iron will (qual.) - metaphorical transfer). Possessives can have meanings that are characteristic of relative and qualitative ones (for example: fox hole (possessive) - fox hat (relative) - fox habits (qualitative). Qualitative adjectives used terminologically function as relative (deaf consonants). In this case, the adjective retains the type of its declension, but often change morphological features: qualitative ones lose their degrees of comparison and short form (for example, you can’t say * This consonant is deaf), while relative ones, on the contrary, can acquire these features (With each word, his voice became more and more honeyed , and habits - more and more fox.).
Adjectives can have degrees of comparison: comparative and superlative. Comparative degree shows that in one or another subject the feature is manifested to a greater extent than in another, for example: The left bank of the river cooler right; Left bank of the river more steep than the right one.
A superlative degree shows that one or another object is superior to other objects in some way, for example: Baikal - deepest lake on earth Baikal - the deepest lake on earth.
Adjectives in the form of a comparative degree in a sentence are predicates, and in the form of a superlative degree they are definitions.
281 . Write off, underlining adjectives in the comparative and superlative forms as members of the sentence. Above adjectives in the form of a comparative degree, inscribe sr., in the form of a superlative degree - prev. Is it possible to insert synonyms in place of the highlighted word? Why?
1. On the territory .. of our Motherland, even the largest river in Europe .. - Volga. 2. Central Siberian .. plateau - one of the largest in the world .. . 3. Klyuchevskaya Sopka - the highest volcano in Asia .. 3. 4. The pr..genus Severn.. Ural is more severe than the pr..genus Middle.. and South.. Ural.
The comparative degree of adjectives has two forms: simple and compound.
A simple form of the comparative degree is formed by adding adjective suffixes to the base of the initial form -her(s) , for example: friendly - more friendly (her); -e(there is an alternation of consonants before it), for example: loud - louder; -she, for example: thin - thinner.
Sometimes when adding suffixes -e and -she the suffix is cut off from the base of the initial form -to- (-ok, -ok), for example: sweet - sweeter, thin - thinner.
Adjectives small (small), bad, good form a simple comparative degree from other bases: less, worse, better.
Adjectives in the form of a simple comparative degree do not change either by gender, or by numbers, or by cases. In a sentence, they are predicates.
282 . Form a simple form of the comparative degree of adjectives. In what meaning is the highlighted word taken in the formation of the form of the comparative degree in the 2nd paragraph? in the 3rd?
- Beautiful - more beautiful; pr..intelligent, happy..living, calm, comfortable, terrible, pr..red, pr..lying, pr..quirky, pr..attractive, pr..visual, old, skillful, free..
- Long - longer; early, old, thin, distant, bitter.
- Small - less; bad, good.
283 . Write off, forming from the names of adjectives given in brackets, a simple comparative degree. Underline them as part of the sentence. Which adjectives have a simple comparative form taken from a different stem?
1. Health (expensive) gold. 4 2. Good words..va (good) me..whom p..horns. 3. After work 3 meals (delicious). 4. True (bright) sun. 5. Rainy., summer (bad) autumn ...
(Proverbs.)
The compound form of the comparative degree is usually formed by adding the word more to the initial form of the adjective: friendly - more friendly, loud - louder.
In adjectives in the form of a compound comparative degree, the second word changes in gender, case and number, for example: at a higher price.
In a sentence, compound comparative adjectives are usually predicates and attributives, for example: This year the winter is snowier than last; We returned home along a wider road.
The compound form of the comparative degree is more often used in scientific style.
284 . Form a compound form of the comparative degree by using adjectives in all three genders. Make up 2-3 sentences with the written words.
Sad (?) ny, clear (?) ny, dangerous (?) ny, ruthless (?) ny, pr.. lying.
285 . Write off with missing commas. Underline the adjectives as part of the sentence. Name the types of orthograms in place of gaps and brackets.
My Fatherland Russia
Ural
I live in the depths .. not Russia ..,
In the land of lakes and ore rocks.
Here the rivers are blue 3 mountains are blue
And in blue 3 o.. lights meta (l, ll).
By cr.hote by hidden forces ..
I have nothing to compare my Urals with.
Another view here .. tsya Russia,
Severe, maybe.
Or maybe she's younger...
St..zhey here time..no frontier (?).
But the Russian heart is still the same.
And kindness. And those songs!
And the faces are the same as in Ryazan ..,
And it also sounds (?) us to them .. on.
Like the sun in a precious grain..,
In the Urals .. Russia is reflected.
(L. Tatyanicheva.)
Comparison of two objects on any basis can be expressed in different ways, for example: A brother is more attentive than a sister; Brother is more attentive than sister.
286 . Compare the following items in some way. Write down the resulting suggestions. Label the members of the sentence. How did you express the comparison? Express the same thoughts in a different way.
Sun and Earth. Moon and Earth. Ural and Caucasus mountains. Barents Sea and Black Sea. Vegetation 3 tundra and taiga vegetation. Yenisei and Volga.
The superlative degree of adjectives has two forms: simple and compound.
The simple superlative form is formed by adding an adjectival suffix to the stem. -eysh- (-aysh-) , for example: fair - fairest. Before -aysh- alternation of consonants, for example: deep - deepest. This form of adjectives is most often used in book speech.
Adjectives in the simple superlative form are inflected.
The compound superlative form is a combination of the words most, most and the initial (initial) form of the adjective, for example: the most fair, the most strict.
In the compound superlative degree of adjectives, the word most is invariable, for example: in the most inaccessible place.
Superlative adjectives in a sentence are most often definitions.
287 . Write the adjectives in simple and compound superlative forms. Highlight the suffix, underline the alternating consonants.
288 . Write off by inserting the missing adjectives in the form of compound superlatives. Write the words in brackets in the correct form. Why are some proper names enclosed in quotation marks? Which of the proper names are not inclined? And in what case are they?
At the meeting of the "Club of famous captains" gathered - - seamen.. swimmers, travelers, towns.. swarms of adventure novels 4. - - among them was Dick Send, Mr..roy r..mana (Jules Verne) "Fifteen-year-old c..pit." - - everyone considered Tartarin from Tarascon, the hero of the novel (Alphonse Daudet), and - - was, of course, Baron Munchausen from books .. (Raspe). All members of the club 3 reckoned with the opinion - - of them Captain Nemo, one of the city of swarms of books .. (Jules Verne) "The Mysterious Island".
Reference: wise, cheerful, young, "truthful", famous.
289 . What rivers, lakes, mountains, cities are there in your area? Compare rivers by width and length, mountains by height, lakes by depth, cities and villages by size. Use synonyms when making sentences high-water, full-flowing; deep, bottomless; shallow, shallow, shallow. Underline the comparative adjectives.
Which acts as the original form: kind - kinder, more / less kind, kindest, kindest, kindest of all.
It expresses the attribute of a given object beyond comparison with the attribute of another object, in relation to the degree of manifestation of the attribute, it is neutral.
comparative
Comparative forms denote:
1. A sign that is manifested in one subject to a greater extent than in another.
- Elbrus higher Kazbek.
- This first sound was followed by another, harder and lingering...
- (I. S. Turgenev)
- Further experiments were more complex than the previous ones.
- (Academician I.P. Pavlov)
2. A sign that manifests itself differently in the same object at different times, is contained either to a greater or lesser extent.
- I am now more modest became in desire
- My life or you dreamed of me ...
- (S. A. Yesenin)
- Faith has become more restrained than it was.
Comparative degree can be simple(consist of one word) and composite(composed of two words).
Comparative Degree Education
| initial form of the adjective | Means of Education of the Comparative Degree | Comparative adjective |
| spicy interesting nonsensical | simple form -her (-her) | acute her (her) interesting her more meaningless |
Adjectives with stems in r, k, x, d, t, st hot quiet expensive young steep | -e+ alternation of the final consonant of the stem | hot e hush e dearer e younger e steep e |
Adjectives with suffixes - to -, -OK -(-ek -) bottom k uy high ok uh | -e+ suffix truncation - to -, -OK -(-ek -) | lower e higher e |
long thin | -she+ truncation of the final consonant stem r, k | share she tone she |
tall large | on - + -she(-e) | above for more |
good bad little | from other bases | it is better worse smaller |
| solid weak sweet | Composite form more or less words | harder less weak more sweet |
Qualitative adjectives with suffixes do not have a simple comparative degree - sk -, -ov -, -l -, -n -(they don’t have short forms either!): friendly, massive, bloody, emaciated, etc. This also includes adjectives with the suffix - to - such as fusible, bulky, heavy, separate non-derivative words (flat, dilapidated, proud, sloping) and words denoting animal colors: brown, savrasy, etc.
Superlatives
Superlatives denote:
1. A feature that is manifested in a given subject to the highest degree or more than in all other subjects.
- Elbrus - highest from the mountains of the Caucasus.
- In this group Ivanov - most capable and hardworking student.
- you today the best.
2. The ultimate degree of quality without comparison with other subjects, including as part of set expressions: the kindest soul, the worst enemy.
- Has come the most important stage in your life.
- Everything needs to be figured out smallest details.
Superlative education
| initial form of the adjective | Superlatives | Superlative adjective |
| strict brief quiet tall | simple form -ash -+ alternating final consonant stem | watchman ish ii short ish ii hush ish ii high ish ii |
brave wonderful | -eysh - | brave eysh ii miraculous eysh ii |
high ok uh beautiful | nai -+ -sh- (truncation of the suffix - OK -) nai - + -eysh - | highest the most beautiful |
good bad little | from other bases | best the worst less |
| solid accessible | Composite form word most | the hardest the most accessible |
loyal cheerful | words most, least | most faithful least cheerful |
sad clever interesting | compare. step. adj. + genitive pronoun all - all | the saddest of all smarter than everyone the most interesting |
Qualitative adjectives with suffixes do not form a simple superlative form - sk -, -n -, -ov -(-ev -), -to -, -ast -, -ist -: native , business , loud , loud , colorful , sprawling , thoroughbred , many words with suffixes - Liv -, -chiv -, -ovate - (-evat -): boisterous, talkative, whitish.
The difficulty of using quality adjectives also lies in the ability to form them degrees of comparison.
- positive degree all adjectives have the simplest, since it simply says that this feature is present in the subject: cheerful, bright etc.
- comparative indicates that some feature is manifested in the subject to a greater or lesser extent. This degree is formed only from qualitative adjectives. It is simple and complex. A simple one is formed with the help of parts of a word - morphemes, and a complex one - with the help of additional words. Moreover, words in the form of a simple comparative degree do not change, that is, they are not declined.
Ways to form a simple comparative degree:
⇒Do not form a simple comparative degree:
- adjectives that have moved into the category of qualitative from possessive and relative: golden (guy), fox (character);
- adjectives that do not change in degrees, as they denote a constant feature: blind, deaf, single;
- adjectives with suffixes -SK-, -ESK-, -OV-, -K-, -ONK-, -OVAT-, etc.: prickly, comradely, businesslike, tiddly, whitish;<.li>
- adjectives denoting the colors of animals: black, gray, bay.
Moreover, words in the form of a complex comparative degree can be easily inclined according to cases, gender and numbers.
Ways of forming a simple superlative degree:
⇒Words that do not form a simple superlative:
- those that do not form a simple comparative degree (see above);
- separate adjectives with suffixes -CHIV-, -LIV-, -K-: hot, trusting;
- adjectives with suffixes -IST-, -AST-: vociferous, vociferous.
Quality adjectiveshave degrees of comparison. They express a greater or lesser degree of quality in a given subject compared to another subject.
For example: (My house is more beautiful than your house). sometimes the comparison takes place within the same object (increase or decrease) in different periods of its development, i.e. at the present moment, compared to its past state.
For example: (Demand for a product has become higher than last year).
Adjectives have two degrees of comparison:
comparative;
excellent.
1.Comparative adjective means that some feature is manifested to a greater or lesser extent in one subject than in another.
For example: I am happier than you. Your briefcase is heavier than mine. My dog is smarter than yours.
The comparative degree is:
A) simple
B) complex
BUT) Simple comparative degree formed with suffixes:
"her" (s): For example: beautiful - more beautiful, smart - smarter, cold - colder;
"e" (with alternation of the last consonant of the stem or without alternation):
For example: big - more, short - shorter, sweet - sweeter;
"she": For example: old - older, young - younger.
Sometimes, when forming the comparative degree of an adjective, a different root is used.
Good is better, bad is worse, small is less.
Adjectives in the form of a simple comparative degree do not change and do not have endings!
B) Compound Comparative is formed from the full form of the positive degree of the adjective with the help of particles more and less.
Big - more (less) big, beautiful - more (less) beautiful.
2) Superlative adjectives.
The superlative degree shows that some feature is manifested in the given subject to the greatest extent, in comparison with the same feature in other homogeneous subjects.
This is my best game; He is the smartest boy in the class.
Superlatives are:
A) simple
B) complex
The superlative degree of an adjective can change by gender, number, and case.
(We approached the highest mountains).
BUT) simple superlatives formed with the help of suffixes "eysh", "aysh".
For example: stupidest, deepest, rarest, closest
Sometimes, when forming the superlative degree of an adjective, a different root is used.
For example: Good is the best, bad is the worst.
B) Compound Superlative is formed from the full form of the positive degree of the adjective using the particles most, most and least.
For example: Small - the smallest, the smallest, the least small, smart - the smartest, the smartest, the least smart.
Adjectives in the superlative degree, like the full forms of the positive degree of adjectives, change in gender, number and case.
Publication date: 01/28/2012 17:58 UTC
- Morphological analysis of the adjective in Russian.
- Full and short forms of adjectives. Declension and spelling of case forms of adjectives in Russian.
- The concept of an adjective. Morphological features of adjectives. Classes of adjectives in Russian.
