MODIFIERS

A

1

What is the purpose of adjectives?

To modify a noun or a pronoun

2

What are the kinds of adjectives?

(Name at least three)

descriptive, limiting, articles, demonstrative, nominal, interrogative

3

Arrange the following adjectives in order.

stone, white, tiny, cottage, beautiful

beautiful tiny white stone cottage

4

Arrange the following words in order:

video game new friend my has an exciting

My friend has an exciting, new video game.

5

What are the two modifiers in English?

Adjective and adverb

B

1

What is the purpose of adverbs?

-Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

2

An adverb modifies a ________ when it describes how, where, when, to what extent, and in what manner something happened.

Verb

3

An adverb modifies a(n) ___________ when it gives more information about what extent something was.

Adjective

4

Find the adverbs:

Absolutely delighted, Jamel quickly walked far away.

Absolutely, quickly, far

5

Clarify the adverbs: What do they modify?

Absolutely delighted, Jamel quickly walked far away.

Absolutely- delighted (modifies adjective)

Quickly- walked (modifies verb)

Far- walked (modifies verb)

C

1

Find the adjectives and identify the words they modify in the following sentence:

Clever students are eager to quickly complete hard work.

Cleaver- students

Eager- students

hard- word

2

Find the adverbs and identify the words they modify in the following sentence:

Clever students are eager to quickly complete hard work.

Quickly- complete

3

Find the adjectives and identify the words they modify in the following sentence:

The very strong, large, quite old, thick, brown, Egyptian, sturdy oak ritual door briefly hung in the university library.

strong, large, old, thick, brown, Egyptian, oak, ritual- door

university- library

4

Find the adverbs and identify the words they modify in the following sentence:

The very strong, large, quite old, thick, brown, Egyptian, sturdy oak ritual door briefly hung in the university library.

very- strong

quite- old

sturdy- oak

briefly- hung

5

Find the adjectives and adverbs and identify the words they modify in the following sentence:

Our exceedingly large, chatty English class meets outside regularly. 

Adjectives:

large, chatty, English- class

Adverbs:

exceedingly- large

outside, regularly- meets

D

1

About 90% of adverbs end with what suffix?

-ly

2

What are the 3 degrees of comparison in an adjective?

Positive

Comparative

Superlative

3

The noun "sorrow" means a deeply sad feeling.

The adjective "sorrowful" means something that is full of sadness.

Change the noun "glee" into a adverb which means to do something full of happiness.

Gleefully

4

The noun "danger" means something that is not safe.

The suffix "-ous" means full of.

Change the noun danger into an adverb.

Dangerously.

5

The noun "comfort" means a a state of relaxation.

The adjectival suffix "-able" means the ability to do

Add a negative prefix and change the noun comfort into a negative connotation adverb

Uncomfortable

E

1

What are the kinds of adverbs? Give at least five.

adverb of time, place, manner, degree, frequency, negation, affirmation, reason

2

daffodils beautiful fragrant her boyfriend yellow fresh with presented her

Her boyfriend presented her with beautiful fragrant fresh yellow daffodils.

3

tells the extent or intensity of an adjective or another adverb

adverb of degree

4

a wise imprisoned witch Indian old mean a old man

 A mean old Indian witch imprisoned a wise old man.

5

What is the acronym for the correct order of adjectives?

OSASCOMP
opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose