using adjectives and adverbs correctly
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This document provides information about adjectives and adverbs. It defines adjectives as words that modify nouns and pronouns, and gives examples. Adverbs are defined as modifying verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Many adverbs end in "ly". The document discusses recognizing adjectives and adverbs, comparative and superlative forms, avoiding double comparatives, and using adjectives and adverbs correctly. It concludes by thanking the audience and providing details about the presenter.
using adjectives and adverbs correctly
- 1. Grammar But before lets play a little
- 9. Bikafi playing yala ya shatrat get ready
- 10. Using adjectives and adverbs correctly
- 11. What are adjectives? • Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns • These words are all adjectives A hot day A happy camper A silly twit A big, bloody mess (both “big” and “bloody” modify “mess”) She is creative (“creative” is a subject complement that follows the linking verb “is”) A boring course (present participle used as an adjective
- 12. So what are adverbs? • Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs • Many adverbs end with lee • Many adverbs answer the question “How?” • These are adverbs Eating quickly (modifying a verb) Trying very hard (modifying an adverb) A really big show (modifying an adjective)
- 13. Recognizing Adjectives & Adverbs • Many words have both an adjective and adverb form Adjective Adverb Happy kids Playing happily Smooth rock Running smoothly Good night Eating Well Efficient workers Working efficiently Casual dress Dressing casually Quick meeting Talking quickly hopeful children Waiting hopefully Real butter Really hot
- 14. Comparatives and Superlatives • Most adverbs and adjectives also have a comparative and superlative form Simple Comparative Superlative Hot Hotter Hottest Good Better Best Exciting More exciting Most exciting Careful Less careful Least careful • Use the comparative form to compare two things Sally is the larger of the twins (not largest) • Use the superlative form to compare three or more August was the hottest month of the year
- 15. Double Comparatives • Don’t use “more” or “most” with –er or –est X Yesterday was more hotter than today X That was the most dirtiest story I ever heard X You are the bestest teacher
- 16. Don’t use adjectives when adverbs are needed XYou did a real nice job – (an adjective can’t modify another adjective) You did a really nice job – (the adverb “really” modifies “nice”) XHe did good He did well or He did a good job XFuel injection helps the car run efficient Fuel injection helps the car run efficiently XCome quick! Come quickly! XHopefully, it won’t rain – (an adverb explains how something will happen I hope that it won’t rain
- 17. The end Thank you for listening!!!! I hope that you understood every thing This presentation was done by Maya Osama Grade : 8c
- 18. Thank you miss lina