Adjectives/ Adverbs.docx



Adjectives & AdverbsAdjective and adverbs are parts of speech known as modifiers, which help to clarify and enhance your sentences. Adjectives: words that describe nouns (person, place, or thing). They also give a more specific meaning to nouns and pronouns. Adjectives answer the question.You can use the following questions to help identify adjectives in sentences. What Kind?Red Boat Silver JewelrySick passenger Cool Water Which One? third chance any piece this train those apples How Many?six cars several reasonsboth answers few lettersHow Much? enough space more energy no rain little effort Textbook examples:An adjective usually comes before the noun it modifies, but at times it may come after the noun. In the examples below, the italicized words are the adjective, and the underlined words are the nouns that are being modified. Before The Noun: The sick child lay in bed.After The Noun: The child, sick with fever, lay in bed. After The Pronoun: She was sick for a week. Before the Pronoun: Sick in bed, he was very bored. Textbook Exercises: For adjectives. Exercise 2 pg. 382Instructions: Underline each adjective in the following sentences. Then italicize the word that each adjective modifies and type questions that it answers. 1. Small work boats were sailed extensively for pleasure in early colonial times. 2. The first pleasure schooner was built in 1816. 3. It was built specifically as a large, luxurious yacht. 4. American yacht clubs started around the 1840’s. 5. Six members of the New York Yacht Club financed America’s first racing yacht. Proper Adjectives- a proper noun used as an adjective or an adjective formed from a proper noun. Proper Adjectives- They can be simply proper nouns. Others are formed from proper nouns. -When proper nouns are used as adjectives, the form of the proper noun is not changed. Examples: Alcott novel (What kind of novel?) Chicago storm (What kind of storm.) : Jefferson Jeffersonian democracy (What kind of democracy?) Mexico Mexican Art (What kind of art?) Compound Adjective- an adjective that is made up of more than one word. Pronouns Used as AdjectivesA personal pronoun that can be used as an adjective answers the question Which one? about a noun that follows it. Adverbs: words that modify or describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.You can identify adverbs by seeing if the word answers where, when, in what way, or to what extent. A lot adverbs also end in -ly.You can use the following questions to help identify adverbs in sentences.Adverbs can also be placed in many different positions. The chart shows how they can come after or before a verb or verb phrase or even between the words in a verb phrase. Adverbs Modifying VerbsWhere?fell below move asidewent there climbs downWhen?arrived today left earlyshould have spoken before begins thenIn What Way?happily ran will end abruptlydanced awkwardly had been sung loudlyTo What Extent?partly understands wash completelyhave not completed hardly would have known Textbook examples: In the examples below, the adverbs are underlined. Our greatest primary task is to put people to work. This is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously… (From First Inaugural Address ; F.D. Roosevelt)Adverbs Modifying Adjectives and AdverbsWhen an adverb modifies an adjective it usually comes directly before the adjectiveAdverbs Modifying Adjectivesvery glad almost readyabsolutely wrong entirely gratefulSometimes adverbs are used to sharpen the meaning of other adverbs. An adverb modifying another adverb generally comes directly before the adverb it modifies.Adverbs Modifying Adverbsmoved very quickly not completely wrongclimed almost over only just recognizable Textbook Exercise: (Exercise 20 pg 391) Underline the adverb in each sentence, and write the question it answers: Where? When? In What Way? To What Extent?1. Ancient peoples often saw designs in the stars, called constellations. 2. They carefully named the constellations after various religious figures, animals, and objects.3. Constellations are sometimes imagined to be groupings of bright stars.4. Eighty-eight constellations are recognized today.5. The names are derived in part from Greek mythology. ................
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