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What is the definition of an adjective?
A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
List the four categories or questions you ask to see if a word is an adverbs.
1) When
2) Where
3) How often
4) How
What is the definition of an adverb?
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is the purpose of using an adjective when you are writing or speaking?
Adjectives provide further detail and description!
What are fanboys?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Name the three articles and four demonstrative adjectives.
Articles- a, an, the
Demonstrative adjectives- this, that, these, those
Name the adjectives in this sentence: "The old, tired man steadily worked his way down the dark street."
"the" "old", "tired", "the" "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?
1) What kind?
2) Which one?
3) How many/how much?
Change the following adjectives to adverbs:
bold
success
nervous
Adverbs:
boldly
successfully
nervously
Name ALL of the adjectives in the following sentence: Madagascar is an isolated island and the animals who live there are very special and unique.
"an" "isolated" "the" "special" and "unique".
Conjuctions: What type of conjunctions are but/also, and neither/nor?
Correlative conjunction
Name the adverbs in this sentence, and identify the subordinating conjunction in the sentence.
I was happily playing the piano while my dad dozed lazily in his comfy chair.
happily, lazily
while
Name ALL of the adjectives in the following sentence: " The brown-eyed Mr. Gatsby is a wealthy, mysterious young man with a bright yellow car."
"The" "brown-eyed" "a" "wealthy", "mysterious","young", "a" "bright", "yellow"
8 adjectives
Name ALL the adjectives and ALL the adverbs in the following sentence:
Today the gigantic brown bear hungrily leapt for the slippery salmon.
Adjectives: "The" "gigantic", "brown", "the" "slippery"
Adverb: "Today" "hungrily"
Name all the adjectives in the sentence.
That blue phone has important business information.
Adjectives:
that, blue, important, business
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".
Change the following adjectives into adverbs.
quiet
happy
rapid
quietly, happily, rapidly
Name the adjectives.
The incredible teacher smoothly lobbed the round, orange ball to the amazing student for a ferocious dunk.
"The" "incredible" "the" "round", "orange", "the" "amazing" "a" and "ferocious".
Name ALL the adjectives and ALL the adverbs in the following sentence:
"Mr. and Mrs. Kahan, who are very strong believers in the benefits of exercise, usually run four or five miles.
Three Adjectives = "strong", "the" "four", "five".
One Adverb = "very" "usually".
Name the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
The young girls screamed nervously on the long, fast Disney ride.
"The" "young" "the" long" "fast" "Disney"
Name the adjectives and adverbs in this sentence?
The educated girl very rarely dressed stylishly.
Two adjectives- The, educated
Three adverbs- very, rarely, stylishly
Name the adverbs in this sentence.
She never visits the city, but she will be soon.
Adverbs: never, soon
How many adjectives are in these sentences? What are they? Tricky one!
"Thank you for your timely response! I truly think you are a very respectful student."
Two Adjectives: "timely" "a" "respectful".
Name ALL the adjectives and adverbs in the following sentence:
The incredible Mr. Welch, who once worked as a 5th grade teacher, proudly informed us he had never taken a single sick day.
7 Adjectives: "the" "incredible" "a" "5th-grade" "a" "single" "sick"
3 adverbs: "once", "proudly", "never".