Adjective or Adverb?
The Question "Which one" is common to adjective or adverb?
Adjective
Did you cheat and look at the board?
What are the 3 questions Adjectives answer?
1. How many?
2. What kind?
3. Which one?
Create the comparative of fast
faster
What does an Intensifier modify?
Adjectives or Other Adverbs in the sentence.
When Mr. Chiochios cut his arm, what was he trying to cut?
Steel Bed Frames!
A Participle is an adjective: True or False?
True
A Participle is a fancy word for any adjective that ends in -ed or -en or -ing
What are the 5 questions Adverbs answer?
1. How
2. Why
3. Where
4. When
5. To what extent or degree?
Create the comparative of far (not a measurable distance)
Further
What is the Elven King's name of the Mirkwood forest?
Thranduil!
Honeydew Melon OR Cantaloupe Melon OR Neither?
Get that stuff away from me! UGH! Neither.
Is the following adjective a Participle or a Predicate Adjective?
Mr. Chiochios feels ill when he sees all this snow out of the window.
Predicate Adjective!
We have a linking verb! The Predicate Adjective modifies the subject. A Participle ends in -ed, en, or -ing
These coins in my hand are Spanish money.
Is the bolded word an adjective or adverb?
This is a demonstrative Adjective. It points out and answers "Which one?"
Create the Superlative of slowly
Most slowly
What animal has a heart the size of a small car?
The Blue Whale
Mr. Chiochios hit his first HOMERUN in what grade?
1st grade Tee-Ball! Yeah, that's right.
Adjective: Not all adverbs end in -ly, and not all words that end in -ly are adverbs.
A, An, and The are called what? (They are always adjectives, but that's not the answer.)
Articles
Create the negative comparative of the word occasionally
Less occassionally
Who said, "You have nothing to fear but fear itself"?
FDR
Mr. Chiochios hit his first GRAND Slam in baseball in what grade?
4th Grade! Won the game. Yeah, that's right!
Label the bolded word as adjective or adverb. THEN, decide what it is modifying.
The cheetah watched the horizon very carefully for encroaching competition.
Very is an adverb, and it is modifying an adverb (carefully)
Is an intensifier an Adjective or Adverb?
Adverb!
Crete the comparative of the word Ineffectual
more ineffectual
What Century and Decade did the Civil War take place during?
1860s
What tragedy is 1912 known for?
The Titanic!