Adverbs And Adjectives 5.4 Flashcards
Adjectives with sense verbs
The modifier applies to the thing being sensed. (e.g., we are describing how something tastes or feels, not the action of tasting and feeling something).
Ex/ Wrong
The rose smelled sweetly.
Ex/ Correct
The rose smelled sweet.
Non -ly adverbs Top Tip
Most adverbs end in -ly. Lookout for adjectives used in place of adverbs.
Ex/ wrong
She did good.
Ex/ Correct
She did well.
What are adjectives
Describe, identify or further define nouns and pronouns.
Old, rapid, bitter, sparse, narrow, deafening, blue etc…
What is an adverb
They modify (add more info about) a verb, adjective, another adverb, a clause or a whole sentence.
Types of adverbs
Time adverbs
Ex/ sometimes, recently, during, always, soon, yet, usually, never, etc.
Place adverbs
Ex/ everywhere, I yo, nowhere, here, there, above, below, inside, etc.
Manner adverbs
Ex/ dangerously, softly, quickly, gently, neatly, calm, etc.
Degree adverbs
Ex/ entirely, slightly, highly, totally, almost, just, etc.
Frequency adverbs
Ex/ constantly, always, occasionally, regularly, periodically, etc.
Conjunctive adverbs
Ex/ next, now, undoubtedly, rather, additionally, anyway, etc.
Adjective order
Quantity
Quality/opinion
Size
Shape
Age
Color
Nationality
Material
Type/purpose
Ex/
My big round red ball.
What is Ablaut Reduplication
A tendency to favor the vowel order I > A > O when repeating a sound.
Ex/
Zig-zag, hip-hop, ping-pong
Big bad wolf
Comparative adjectives
Are used to compare two things
Ex/
That cake is tasty, but this one is tastier.
Superlative adjectives
Are used to compare more than two things.
Ex/
Those cakes are tasty, but this one is the tastiest.
Comparative adverb
Compare two things
Ex/
He plays guitar well, but she plays it better.
Superlative adverb
Compares more than two things.
Ex/
He and she both play guitar well, but I play it best.
Forming Comparative and superlative two syllable words
Use both:
Adjectives
Narrow > narrower > narrowest
Adverbs
Bizarre > more bizarre > most bizarre
Forming comparative and superlative one syllable words
Use -er and -est
Hard > harder > hardest
Forming comparative and superlative three syllable words or longer
Use adverb more and most
Ex/
Intelligent > more intelligent > most intelligent
Forming comparative and superlatives words that end in -ed, -ing, -ful, -less
Adverb
Forceful > more forceful > most forceful
