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ADJECTIVES NOUNS

PRONOUNS

ADVERBS

VERBS

ADJECTIVES

ADVERBS

• An adjective modifies a noun or a

pronoun by describing, identifying,

or quantifying words. An adjective

usually precedes the noun or the

pronoun which it modifies.

• Adjectives always answer the questions:

•WHAT KIND?

•WHICH ONE?

• HOW MANY?

• HOW MUCH?

• The process by which an adjective

modifies a word is called modification.

• Give me the essay you wrote.

• She was sick for a week.

• We stayed in a hotel.

• I can hear guitar music.

• This is the Brightwoods way.

• I love Italian food.

• Give me the essay you wrote.

• She was sick for a week.

• We stayed in a hotel.

• I can hear guitar music.

• This is the Brightwoods way.

• I love Italian food.

• Modify verbs, adverbs and adjectives

Adverbs modifying VERBS

• an adverb modifying a verb answers the questions:

•WHERE?

•WHEN?

• IN WHAT MANNER?

•TO WHAT EXTENT?

• It fell below.

• I went there.

• They arrived today.

• He left early.

• He ate hungrily.

• He answered the test completely.

• It fell below.

• I went there.

• They arrived today.

• He left early.

• He ate hungrily.

• He answered the test completely.

• An adverb modifying an adjective

answers only one question:

•TO WHAT EXTENT?

EXAMPLES:

•He was very glad.

•The answer was absolutely wrong.

•She was extremely pale.

• An adverb modifying an adjective

answers only one question:

•TO WHAT EXTENT?

• EXAMPLES:

•He finished very quickly

•The train was surprisingly fast.

•She was unusually late.

Adverbs

What adverbs are needed here?

“My doll’s broken,” Alice mumbled

The dog jumped up

George ate the burger

• What adverbs are needed here?

• “My doll’s broken,” Alice mumbled tearfully.

• The dog jumped up excitedly.

• George ate the burger greedily.

Adverbs Match the verbs with suitable adverbs

He charged

She fell

He slept

She waited

furiously

soundly

patiently

heavily

Adverbs

Adverbs show how the action happens.

What is the most appropriate adverb here?

The dog barked

silently

eerily

furiously

1. The porkchops are

being served now.

2. The child cried loudly.

3. Several guests arrived

late.

4. Julie beat the eggs

briskly.

5. Did you answer the test

completely?

6. The package is inside.

7. Our neighbors are

moving away.

8. Ted excitedly answered

the question.

9. He recovered fully from

the accident.

10.The mangoes are

partly ripe.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF ADVERBS

Verb Manner Place Frequency Time Purpose

Beth

swims

enthusiasti-

cally

in the

pool

every

morning

before

dawn

to keep in

shape.

Dad

walks impatiently

into

town

every

afternoon

before

supper

to get a

newspaper

.

Marjorie

naps

in her

room

every

morning

before

lunch.

In actual practice, of course, it would be highly unusual to have a string of adverbial modifiers beyond two or three (at the most). Because the

placement of adverbs is so flexible, one or two of the modifiers would probably move to the beginning of the sentence: "Every afternoon before

supper, Dad impatiently walks into town to get a newspaper." When that happens, the introductory adverbial modifiers are usually set off with

a comma

1. Doug worked _________ __________ ___________.

__yesterday __slowly __ in the yard

2. She ______ cries____________ ___________.

__loudly __rarely __ at night

3. They would have bought the car_________ ________ even

though Dad seriously doubted its value.

__strongly __yesterday __ in the yard

4. Captain Jackson left the rally_________ ________ _______.

__early __last night __ in the park

5. The band_________ played _____________ ___________.

__in the garage __loudly __ last night