Adjectives and Prepositions

• Identify adjectives — words that describe nouns (quality, quantity, number).
• Use degrees of comparison: positive, comparative (-er/more), superlative (-est/most).
• Identify prepositions — words that show the relationship (place, time, direction) between a noun/pronoun and other words in a sentence.

1. Adjective — describes a noun (e.g., a tall tree, three books, red apple).
2. Comparative degree compares two things (taller, more beautiful); superlative degree compares three or more (tallest, most beautiful).
3. Preposition shows position, time, or direction (in, on, at, under, between, before, after, since).
4. Common preposition uses: in (enclosed space/months/years), on (surface/days/dates), at (specific point/time).

Choose the correct preposition: "The cat is ___ the table." (on top of the surface)

"The cat is on the table." (on = touching the surface)

• Using "more" with words that already have an -er form (e.g. "more taller" is wrong; use "taller").
• Confusing "in", "on", and "at" for time/place.
• Placing adjectives after the noun in English instead of before it (usually "a red apple", not "an apple red").

• What is the comparative form of "big"?
• Fill in: "The meeting is ___ 5 o'clock." (at/in/on)

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