张维友英语词汇学教程第四章.ppt

Words fully converted: A noun fully converted from an adjective has all the characteristics of nouns. It can take an indefinite article or –(e)s to indicate singular or plural number. Words partially converted: Nouns partially converted from adjectives do not possess all the qualities a noun does. They must be used together with definite articles as nouns while retaining some of the adjective features. The gradable adjectives can keep their comparative or superlative degrees. Words in this category generally denote a group of the kind. 3) Miscellaneous Conversion This covers nouns converted fr