以-ly結尾的形容詞
1) 大部分形容詞加-ly可構成副詞。但 friendly,deadly,lovely,lonely,likely,lively, ugly,brotherly,仍為形容詞。
改錯:(錯) She sang lovely.
(錯) He spoke to me very friendly.
(對) Her singing was lovely.
(對) He spoke to me in a very friendly way.
2)有些以-ly 結尾既為形容詞,也為副詞。
daily,weekly,monthly,yearly,early
The Times is a daily paper.
The Times is published daily.
用形容詞表示類別和整體
1) 某些形容詞加上定冠詞可以泛指一類人,與謂語動詞的復數連接。
如:the dead,the living,the rich,the poor,the blind,the hungry
The poor are losing hope.
2) 有關國家和民族的形容詞加上定冠詞指這個民族的整體,與動詞的復數連用。
the British,the English,the French,the Chinese.
The English have wonderful sense of humor.