Demonstrative pronouns
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Singular |
Plural | ||
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this — цей, ця, це |
that — той, та, те |
these — ці |
those — ті |
Degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs
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Adjectives and Adverbs |
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
Formation |
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One-syllable adjectives and adverbs |
old wise hot easy fast early |
older, elder wiser hotter easier faster earlier |
oldest, eldest wisest hottest easiest fastest earliest |
For most one-syllable adjectives and adverbs, -er and -est are added. |
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Two-syllable adjectives and adverbs |
famous slowly |
more famous more slowly |
most famous most slowly |
For most two- syllable adj. and adv., more and most are used. |
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busy pretty |
busier prettier |
busiest prettiest |
-Er/-est are used with two-syllable adjectives that end in-y. The -y is changed to -i. |
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clever
gentle
friendly |
cleverer more clever
gentler more gentle
friendlier more friendly |
cleverest most clever
gentlest most gentle
friendliest most friendly |
Some two-syllable adjectives use -er/-est or more/most: able, pleasant, angry, handsome,simple, common, quiet, narrow, sour, polite, cruel. |
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Adjectives and adverbs with three or more syllables |
important
productive
carefully |
more important more productive more carefully |
most important most productive most carefully |
More and most are used with long adjectives and adverbs.
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Irregular Adjectives and Adverbs | ||||
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good/well bad/badly far much/many little |
better worse farther/further more less |
best worst farthest/furthest most least | ||
Numerals
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Cardinal Numerals (how many?) |
Ordinal Numerals (Which?) | ||
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1,000 1,000,000 |
one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty twenty-one twenty-two twenty-three twenty-four twenty-five twenty-six twenty-seven twenty-eight twenty-nine thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety a hundred a thousand a million |
first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth eleventh twelfth thirteenth fourteenth fifteenth sixteenth seventeenth eighteenth nineteenth twentieth twenty-first twenty-second twenty-third twenty-fourth twenty-fifth twenty-sixth twenty-seventh twenty-eighth twenty-ninth thirtieth fortieth fiftieth sixtieth seventieth eightieth ninetieth hundredth thousandth millionth | |
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140 400 1,006 5,000 260,127 |
a/one hundred and forty four hundred a/one thousand and six five thousand two hundred and sixty thousand, one hundred and twenty-seven | ||
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Dates |
March 10, 1998 the tenth of March nineteen ninety-eight or March the tenth nineteen ninety-eight | ||
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Fractional Numerals |
Common
Fractions:
Decimal Fractions: 0.1 nought point one; 10.92 ten point nine two; 8.04 eight point nought four; | ||
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Percentage |
a kind of decimal fraction, denominator of which is always 100: 2 % 2 per cent 2 p.c. two per cent. | ||
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Roman Numerals |
1 I 2 II 3 III 4 IV 5 V 6 VI 7 VII 8 VIII 9 IX 10 X 11 XI 12 XII 13 XIII 14 XIV 15 XV |
16 XVI 17 XVII 18 XVIII 19 XIX 20 XX 21 XXI 30 XXX 40 XL 50 L 60 LX 70 LXX 80 LXXX 90 XC 100 C 1000 M | |
a half;
a quarter; 
a/one
fifth;
three fifths; 
one
and a half;
three
and four fifths;