Adjectives and Adverbs How do adjectives function Adjectives
Adjectives and Adverbs
How do adjectives function? • Adjectives add specific information to noun forms: • Guys with slow cars want faster ones. • Adjectives tell us what kind of: • What kind of test is it going to be? • Is it a hard one or an easy one?
How do adverbs function? • • Adverbs tell us when, how or to what degree. They modify verbs and adjectives: 1. Kalil drove quickly to college. 2. Rocio went rapidly past the police car. 3. Vera is very pretty. 4. Khan sees poorly without glasses.
Do all adverbs end with -ly? • Fill in each blank with: a. soon, b. there, c. well d. very, e. tomorrow __1. Is the professor __ upset? __2. The semester ends __. __3. We were __ in the afternoon. __4. The team played __ enough to win. __5. __ is the last day to enroll.
Some adverbs don’t end in -ly: 1. Is the professor very upset? 2. The semester ends soon. 3. We were there in the afternoon. 4. The team played well enough to win. 5. Tomorrow is the last day to enroll.
Adjective or Adverb • Josiah runs fast. • Adverb • Rusila’s handwriting is • Adjective pretty. • Eat the turkey • Adverb quickly.
• Melanie wears a pink shirt. • Logan jumps high in the game. • Antonio’s hair is black. • Michael will eat a delicious turkey Thursday • Adjective • Adverb • Adjective
• Madison reads the book quietly. • Cody works hard on his assignment. • Chase is a little boy. • Whitney dances joyfully. • Adverb • Adjective • Adverb
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