Order of Adjectives
The big red dog, or the red big dog?
The Big Red Dog!
Mostly
I _____ ran with my brother.
Quickly/ Slowly/ Gradually/
My classmate is a nice/nicely person.
Nice! Adjective
What is an adjective?
It modifies a noun!
Fill in the Blank
1. Determiner (Quantity) 2. Opinion 3. Size 4. Age 5._________
5. Color!
Identify the adverbs and what they are modifying.
Early morning is the best time to catch fish.
Early morning is the best time to catch fish.
More or Most?
You ask the ______ interesting questions.The little boy selfish/selfishly took all the cookies for himself.
The little boy selfishly took all the cookies for himself.
Name an adverb that is a noun!
Outside / Indoors / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Create an accurate sentence:
Old | English | Man | Mean | One
One mean old English man!
Every day, I try to go to the gym.
Every day, I try to go to the gym.
This is a fragile material, handle it _______.
handle it carefully.
The cat waited silent/silenty for the mouse.
The cat waited silently for the mouse.
What are questions about a verb that an adverb may be answering?
When, where, why, how, how much/ how often?
Make an accurate sentence:
Annoying | Alarm Clock | Canadian | Plastic | Red | Wide
Annoying Wide Red Plastic Canadian Alarm Clock
Identify the adverb(s) in this sentence:
The old red dog quickly decided to jump over the sleepy human.
The old red dog quickly decided to jump over the sleepy human.
I always pay attention _______ class.
(When?)
I always pay attention during class.
She is the most polite/politely student.
Polite!
Can you name all of the words in the adjectives order acronym?
DOSA SCOMP
- Determiner
- Opinion
- Size
- Age
- Shape
- Color
- Origin
- Material
- Purpose
Try this one! Make an accurate sentence:
Brand New | Boxy | Big | Japanese | Mint-Green | Cars | Two | Racing
Two big brand-new boxy mint-green Japanese racing cars.
Finish this sentence with two adverbs:
The young musician plays _______ ________.
rather well / very quickly / surprisingly great
The presentation is _______ completed.
Almost / Nearly / Quickly
Meteorites fall to earth quite frequently.
Quite! Frequently!
"We ran to the creek. Also, we had a few more granola bars."
What is the adverb here?
Also! It is a conjunctive adverb.
The second sentence begins with the conjunctive adverb also that indicates this sentence is related to the previous sentence. Here, "Also" is modifying the entire sentence.