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What is the definition of an adjective?
A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
Adverbs can tell us or describe three things. What are they?
1) Describes a Verb.
2) Describes an Adjective.
3) Describes an Adverb.
We use an Adverb to modify or describe time. True or False?
True!
Adverbs such as 'still', 'often' and 'already' are used to describe how long, how often and when.
What is the purpose of using an adjective when you are writing or speaking?
Adjectives provide further detail and description!
What is the difference between an adjective & an adverb?
An adjective describes a noun/pronoun and an adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
True or False: The words 'funny' and' famous' describe a thing.
False!
The adjectives describe a person.
True or False: There are four Adjectives in this sentence: "The old, tired man steadily worked his way down the dark street."
False! There are only three adjectives here: "old", "tired", and "dark".
List ALL the adverbs in the following sentence:
"My dog is so incredibly loyal to me, but my cat completely ignores me."
Three adverbs: "so", "incredibly", "completely".
What three questions do adjectives answer? (HINT: Think of 5W and 1H)
1) What kind?
2) Which one?
3) How many/how much?
Change the following adjectives to adverbs: "cold", "slow", "rapid", "success".
Adverbs: "coldly", "slowly", "rapidly", "successfully".
Identify the Adjectives in the following sentence: "Madagascar is an isolated island and the animals that live there are very unique."
Two adjectives:
"isolated" and "unique".
How many Adverbs are in the following sentences? "Today I helped my mom cook dinner. We carefully cut the vegetables and slowly placed them into a boiling pot of water."
Three Adverbs: "Today", "carefully", and "slowly".
Write down (or name) 5 Adjectives and 5 Adverbs.
Avoid any examples that have been used earlier... if possible!
Adjectives = sudden, smooth, first, several, unusual, compassionate, tired, last, yellow, round, etc.
Adverbs = soon, tomorrow, unusually, later, very, so, quietly, inside, close, often, etc.
List ALL of the adjectives in the following sentence: "Mr. Gatsby is a wealthy, mysterious young man with a bright yellow car."
Five Adjectives: "wealthy", "mysterious", "bright", "yellow", and "young".
Write ALL the adjectives and ALL the adverbs in the following sentence: "The gigantic brown bear hungrily leapt for the slippery salmon."
Three Adjectives: "gigantic", "brown", "slippery"
One Adverb: "hungrily"
List the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
"I very rarely dress stylishly."
Trick question! There are no adjectives in this sentence.
Write an original sentence using three Adverbs. Identify the Adverbs.
Answers will vary.
Write three Adverbs that have to do with:
(a) with place
(b) tell time
(c) to do with how often (frequency)
(d) to do with how (manner).
1) Place: here, there, near, far, below, inside, etc.
2) Time: now, later, today, tomorrow, soon, etc.
3) Frequency: often, never, rare, always, sometimes, etc.
4) Manner: slowly, gracefully, terribly, amazingly, quietly, etc.
How many adjectives are in these sentences? What are they?
"Thank you for your timely response! I truly think you are a very respectful student."
Two Adjectives: "timely" and "respectful".
Write down ALL the adjectives and ALL the adverbs in the following sentence:
"Mr. and Mrs. Cheng, who are strong believers in the benefits of exercise, usually run four or five miles in the morning."
Three Adjectives = "strong", "four", "five".
One Adverb = "usually".
Give examples of Adjectives that describe quantity or amount i.e. how many, how much.
How Many/How Much: several, many, few, one hundred, thousands, more, less, little, a lot...
Write a sentence using ONLY two Adjectives and two Adverbs. Any sentences that use more or less will be marked incorrect.
Answers will vary.
Explain how/why not every word that ends in "-ly" is an adverb.
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adjectives describe nouns/pronouns. But, words that end in "-ly" can be descriptions.
For instance, the "ugly duckling". "Ugly" ends in "-ly", yes, but it is DESCRIBING a noun. It's all about how the word is used.
True/False and explain why!
There are three adjectives listed in the following sentence: "Derrick smoothly passed the round, orange ball to Gwen for a ferocious dunk in the hoop."
True! This is because:
"round" and "orange" describe the ball.
"ferocious" describes the shot downwards into the basket with the hands above the rim of a basketball hoop.
Name ALL the adverbs in the following sentence:
"Mr. Jones, who once worked as a Science teacher, proudly informed us that he had never taken a single sick day."
Three adverbs: "once", "proudly", "never".