Adjectives and adverbs presentation
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Adjective Is a word which describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.
EXAMPLES:
-beautiful flower-Big house
Adjectives describe nouns in terms of such qualities as size, color, number, and kind.
-The lazy dog sat on the rug
-The lazy, old, brown dog sat on the rug
Usually an adjective comes -Before the noun *tall man-It can also come after a form of the word be – *The man is tall.
Demonstrative Adjectives:
because demonstrate or point out what is being referred to.
Singular plural
this these
that those
Possessive Adjectives
which shows possession or ownership
person singular plural
1st person my our
2nd your your
3rd His/her/its their
Proper Adjectives
These are formed from proper nouns. They always begin with capital letters.
Proper Nouns Proper Adjective
America American
Britain British
Canada Canadian
China Chinese
Christianity Christian
France French
Most adjectives can be described in degrees. This means that something can have more or less of the adjective's quality.
-comparatives - superlatives
Regular comparative
• We use -er for the comparative of short adjectives :Cold/ colder, sharp/ sharper• adjectives ending in –y we add -ierFor example:lucky/luckier funny/funnier easy/easier pretty/prettier• Long adjectives start with moremore modern/ more serious /more expensive/ more
comfortable• Note: After comparatives we use than: It's cheaper to go by car than to go by train.
Examples.
• Athens is older than Rome• Oranges are more expensive than
bananas• John is taller than Michael• Ann is prettier than Susan
Regular superlatives end in -est or start with most.
Superlative
most ambitious
coldest
most comfortable
driest
ambitious
cold
comfortable
dry
Examples:
• The church is the oldest building in the town
• English is the most important language in bussiness
• Alaska is the largest state in U.S.A
Irregular : Comparatives & Superlatives
These can still be given in degrees, but they don't follow patterns .
positive Comparative Superlative
BadGoodLittleMany
WorseBetterLessMore
WorstBestLeastMost
EXAMPLES
• As an Adjective-There is a little tiny crack in it• As an adverb-I´m little affectected by the cold
ADVERBS
. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and adverbs in terms of such qualities as time, frequency and manner. They are used to describe how, where, when, how often and why something happens.
Examples:
- Sue runs fast, fast describes how or the manner in which Sue runs.
- Sue runs very fast, very describes the adverb fast and gives information about how fast Sue runs
Adverbs of manner describe how something happens.
• carefully quietly
easilyfast
• Examples-Sue is very quiet- Listen carefully!- Ben can run fast
Adverbs of place describe where something happens
• anywheredownstairshere in
Examples-I´m not going anywhere
today- We went out into the yard- Wait here!
outoutsidesomewhere
Adverbs of frequency describe how often something happens
• alwayseverynever usually
Examples:- He usually gets good grades.- I always do my homework
Adverbs of time describe when something happens.
• afteralreadytomorrowfinally
Example-Let's go tomorrow.This message arrived after you left
Many adverbs are made from an adjective + -ly: adjective: quick /serious /careful
adverb: quickly/ seriously/ carefully
*Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs. For example:• Friendly, lively ,elderly, lonely ,silly ,lovely
Adjective-An adjective tells us more about a noun. -We use adjectives before nouns and after a fewverbs (especially be):
•Tom is a careful driver. •Be quiet
•We didn't go out because of the heavy rain.
Adverb-tells us more about a verb. -An adverb tells us in what way someone doessomething or in what way something happens:
• Tom drove carefully along the narrow road. (not drove careful)
• Speak quietly, please! (not speak quiet)