daily grammar - adjectives and adverbs
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Adjectives and AdverbsLet’s get detailed.
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What is an adjective? A word that describes or modifies a
noun or a pronoun
(the articles a, an, the are also adjectives)
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Types of Adjectives
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Proper Created from proper nouns,
capitalized
Examples: • Canadian• American• Texan
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Predicate Follows a linking verb to describe the
subject (noun)
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Adjective Forms
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Positive • Describes without comparing • Ex: The young girl with blonde hair is sitting
on the red, cushioned chair.
Comparative (-er, more, less) • Description that compares two nouns• Ex: Juliet is prettier than Rosaline.
Superlative (-est, most, least)• Description that compares three or more
nouns• Ex: Johnny is by far the best free-thrower in
the league. His game was the most entertaining to watch during the tournament.
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What is an adverb? A word that describes or modifies a
verb, adjective, or another adverb
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Types of Adverbs
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Time When, how often, or how long
something happened
Example• We played basketball yesterday.
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Place Where something happened
Example • I fell on my face right here. Then I got up
and walked to a nearby ice cream parlor.
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Manner How something happened
Example• Jenny glided smoothly across the dance
floor with her partner.
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Degree Tells how much or how little
Example• The flight was entirely booked.
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Adverb Forms
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Adverb forms are the same as adjective forms: positive, comparative, and superlative.