UNIT 10 The most dangerous road..

A.What Are Superlative Adjectives?

A superlative adjective is used to compare three or more objects, people, or places. Using the superlative form takes a comparison to the highest degree possible. As shown in the beginning sentence example, the adjective best is a superlative adjective that compares three or more desserts. You can’t get better than best!

The rules for creating superlative adjectives are similar to those used when making comparative adjectives. Here they are:

For a one-syllable word simply add the suffix –est to the word. Often times it is necessary to double the final consonant.

Long-longest

Big – Biggest

If the one syllable word ends with an “e” you only need to add an -st. An example is:

Fine-finest

If a two-syllable word ends with a “y” then change the “y” to “I” and add -est.

Pretty – prettiest

Words that contain two or three syllables are preceded by the words most or least. An example would be most handsome or least perfect.

Examples of Superlative Adjectives

Perhaps the best way to get a clear idea of superlative adjectives is to show examples of regular adjectives and their comparative and superlative forms. Here is a list of several common adjectives and their degrees of comparison.

Regular Comparative Superlative
sweet sweeter sweetest
angry angrier angriest
bright brighter brightest
calm  calmer calmest
cold  colder coldest
cool  cooler coolest
curly curlier curliest
early earlier earliest
rich richer richest
lovely lovelier loveliest
smart smarter smartest
simple simpler simplest
famous more famous most famous
immense more immense most immense
long longer longest
perfect more perfect most perfect
quick quicker quickest
thin thinner thinnest

Understanding the proper use of superlative adjectives isn’t difficult once you understand the rules. Remember superlatives are used to compare three or more objects, people, or places and adding the suffix -est creates them. If the regular adjective is two or three syllables then precede it with the words most or least. You’ll have to memorize a few irregular forms but if you keep these simple rules in mind you can add a new dimension to your writing with superlative adjectives.






 Exercises

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_08_022e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

http://jerome.boulinguez.free.fr/english/file/hotpotatoes/superlatives3.htm


B.Couch Surfing plans 

Sentences using future time expressions Common Future Time Expressions Example Sentences Similar Expressions tomorrow (one day after today) I think I will go swimming tomorrow. tonight tomorrow morning tomorrow afternoon tomorrow evening the day after tomorrow (two days after today) Joy is moving the day after tomorrow. The week after next (week) next week (the week after this week) Alice starts school next week. next month next year in a year (a specific period of time in the future) Sandy is going to graduate in a year. in a week in a month in an hour this morning (the closest morning in the future) Tracy has a meeting this afternoon. this week this month this year this weekend on Monday (a specific day) Elaine is going to Spain on Monday. On the weekend In June

Exercises

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/sample/beginner/gs/gs_03_2.htm


C. What's going to happen?

USE 3 "Be going to" to Express a Plan

"Be going to" expresses that something is a plan. It expresses the idea that a person intends to do something in the future. It does not matter whether the plan is realistic or not.

Examples:

• He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii.
• She is not going to spend her vacation in Hawaii.
• A: When are we going to meet each other tonight?
  B: We are going to meet at 6 PM.
• I'm going to be an actor when I grow up.
• Michelle is going to begin medical school next year.
• They are going to drive all the way to Alaska.
• Who are you going to invite to the party?
• A: Who is going to make John's birthday cake?
  B: Sue is going to make John's birthday cake.

USE 4 "Will" or "Be Going to" to Express a Prediction

Both "will" and "be going to" can express the idea of a general prediction about the future. Predictions are guesses about what might happen in the future. In "prediction" sentences, the subject usually has little control over the future and therefore USES 1-3 do not apply. In the following examples, there is no difference in meaning.

Examples:

• The year 2222 will be a very interesting year.
• The year 2222 is going to be a very interesting year.

• John Smith will be the next President.
• John Smith is going to be the next President.

• The movie "Zenith" will win several Academy Awards.
• The movie "Zenith" is going to win several Academy Awards.

IMPORTANT

In the Simple Future, it is not always clear which USE the speaker has in mind. Often, there is more than one way to interpret a sentence's meaning.

No Future in Time Clauses

Like all future forms, the Simple Future cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Simple Future, Simple Present is used.

Examples:

• When you will arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Not Correct
• When you arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Correct

Exercises

http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/going-to

http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/going-to-questions-2