Adjectives- Adverbs

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Types of Adjectives & Adverbs, common adjective/adverb errors.

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Adjectives & Adverbs : 

Adjectives & Adverbs What are they? How are they different?

Adjectives: : 

Adjectives: Descriptive words

Adjectives : 

Adjectives Adjectives answer 4 basic questions:

Adjectives : 

Adjectives What kind?

Adjectives : 

Adjectives How many?

Adjectives : 

Adjectives How much?

Adjectives : 

Adjectives Which one?

What kind of ________? : 

What kind of ________? Adjectives:

Adjectives: What kind ? : 

Adjectives: What kind ? What kind of car? blue car What kind of mess? big mess

Adjectives: What kind ? : 

Adjectives: What kind ? What kind of sport? dangerous sport What kind of room? smoky room

Adjectives: What kind ? : 

Adjectives: What kind ? What kind of answer? incorrect answer What kind of work? boring work

How many? : 

How many? Adjectives:

Adjectives: How many? : 

Adjectives: How many? How many cookies? A dozen cookies How many cats? Six cats

Adjectives: How many? : 

Adjectives: How many? How many people? Several people How many carats? Five carats

How much? : 

How much? Adjectives:

Adjectives: How much? : 

Adjectives: How much? How much water? 2 gallons How much space? extra space

Adjectives: How much? : 

Adjectives: How much? How much practice? constant practice How much noise? excessive noise

Which one? The _____ one. : 

Which one? The _____ one. Adjectives:

Adjectives: Which one? : 

Adjectives: Which one? Which one? The newer one. Which one? The original one.

Adjectives: Which one? : 

Adjectives: Which one? Which one? The inexpensive one. Which one? This one. That one.

Adjectives Describe… : 

Adjectives Describe… Adjectives & other parts of speech

Adjectives + Nouns : 

Adjectives + Nouns Adjectives can describe NOUNS An adjective can appear before a noun (red rose) An adjective can follow the verb to be (The rose is red.)

Adjectives + Adjectives : 

Adjectives + Adjectives Adjectives can also describe other adjectives For example dark green sweater (“dark” is describing the shade of green, not the sweater)

Remember the 5 senses? : 

Remember the 5 senses?

5 Senses : 

5 Senses Use adjectives with the 5 senses: Sounds good Tastes disgusting Feels soft Looks clean Smells bad

More Examples of Adjectives : 

More Examples of Adjectives Slow Quick Fast Easy Real Normal Careful Dangerous Angry Sudden Gradual Soft Loud Quiet Good Extreme

Don’t forget… : 

Don’t forget… Remember the rules for adjectives as we move on to adverbs Sometimes choosing between an adjective and an adverb can be difficult.

Adverbs : 

Adverbs 4 Types

What can adverbs do? : 

What can adverbs do? Adverbs provide 4 basic types of information:

What can adverbs do? : 

What can adverbs do? HOW an action is/was done

What can adverbs do? : 

What can adverbs do? INTENSITY of an action

What can adverbs do? : 

What can adverbs do? WHEN something happens

What can adverbs do? : 

What can adverbs do? WHERE something happens

Type #1: : 

Type #1: Adverbs showing HOW action is done

Type #1: Adverbs showing HOW : 

Type #1: Adverbs showing HOW Adverbs describe VERBS (actions)

Adverbs showing HOW : 

Adverbs showing HOW Adverbs describing HOW are usually easy to find… many end in –ly

Type #1: HOW something is done : 

Type #1: HOW something is done How did he walk? Slowly. How did it move? Quickly.

Type #1: HOW something is done : 

Type #1: HOW something is done How will he proceed? Cautiously How did it shine? Brightly

Type #2: : 

Type #2: Adverbs showing INTENSITY of an action

Type #2: Adverbs showing INTENSITY of an action : 

Type #2: Adverbs showing INTENSITY of an action Adverbs showing INTENSITY tell us about how intense a verb, an adjective, or another adverb is.

Type #2: Adverbs showing INTENSITY of an action : 

Type #2: Adverbs showing INTENSITY of an action Examples: Rather, almost, nearly, quite, just, too, enough, hardly, scarcely, completely, very, extremely

Type #2: Adverbs showing INTENSITY of an action : 

Type #2: Adverbs showing INTENSITY of an action Almost finished Extremely colorful

Type #2: Adverbs showing INTENSITY of an action : 

Type #2: Adverbs showing INTENSITY of an action Just starting Hardly visible

Type #2: Adverbs showing INTENSITY of an action : 

Type #2: Adverbs showing INTENSITY of an action Nearly late Quite happy Too cold Early enough Scarcely covered Completely ruined Very wealthy Rather challenging

Type #3: : 

Type #3: Adverbs showing WHEN something happens

Adverbs showing WHEN : 

Adverbs showing WHEN Adverbs tell us WHEN an action happened, but also for how long, and how often

Adverbs showing WHEN : 

Adverbs showing WHEN Examples: When: today, yesterday, later, now, last year For how long: all day, not long, for a while, since last year How often: sometimes, frequently, never, often, yearly

Adverbs showing WHEN : 

Adverbs showing WHEN I seldom spend money on myself. Mary never drives at night.

Adverbs showing WHEN : 

Adverbs showing WHEN John stayed all day. This magazine is published monthly.

Adverbs showing WHEN something happens : 

Adverbs showing WHEN something happens A few more examples: I’ll love you forever. I am still hungry. We will learn the answer soon. They’re always home. She arrived yesterday.

Type #4: : 

Type #4: Adverbs showing WHERE something happens

Adverbs showing WHERE something happens : 

Adverbs showing WHERE something happens Adverbs telling us where something happens are usually placed after the main verb. Example: I looked everywhere. adverb Main verb

Adverbs showing WHERE something happens : 

Adverbs showing WHERE something happens after the main verb: Lisa can study anywhere. John glanced down. after the object: They built a house nearby. She threw it here.

Adverbs showing WHERE something happens : 

Adverbs showing WHERE something happens NOTE: most common adverbs showing WHERE also function as prepositions. Examples: about, across, along, around, behind, by, down, in, off, on, over, round, through, under, up.

Adverb Examples : 

Adverb Examples Suddenly (how) Quickly (how) Easily (how) Angrily (how) Very (intensity) Extremely (intensity) Completely (intensity) Never (when) Soon (when) Still (when) Here (where) Everywhere (where) Well (how)

Notable adjectives/adverbs : 

Notable adjectives/adverbs

Good vs. Well : 

Good vs. Well Notable Adverbs

Good or Well? : 

Good or Well? Good is an adjective. It tells what kind of _______. What kind of car? A good car.

Good vs. Well : 

Good vs. Well Well is an adverb. It tells how an action is done. How does it run? It runs well.

Good vs. Well : 

Good vs. Well The financial outlook is good. The stocks performed well. Adjective: What kind of outlook? Adverb: How did they perform?

Good vs. Well? : 

Good vs. Well? Spot is a good dog. Spot socializes well with other dogs. Adjective: What kind of dog? Adverb: How does he socialize?

Good vs. Well : 

Good vs. Well Technicians with good skills always do well in the job market. Adjective: What kind of skills? Adverb: How do the technicians do in the job market?

Good or Well - Exceptions : 

Good or Well - Exceptions Remember that the 5 senses require an adjective: good. The pie tastes good. How does it smell? It smells good too!

Good or Well - Exceptions : 

Good or Well - Exceptions Sometimes, well is used to mean "not sick" or "in good health.”

Good or Well - Exceptions : 

Good or Well - Exceptions It's OK to say you feel well or are well -- for example, after recovering from an illness.

Bad vs. Badly : 

Bad vs. Badly

Bad or Badly? : 

Bad or Badly? When you want to describe how you feel, you should use an adjective. So the correct use is "I feel bad.”

Bad or Badly? : 

Bad or Badly? Badly Saying “I feel badly” would be like saying “I play football badly.” It would indicate an inability to feel, as though your hands were partially numb.

Can Hardly vs. Can’t Hardly : 

Can Hardly vs. Can’t Hardly

Hardly: Double-negatives : 

Hardly: Double-negatives “Hardly” is already a negative adverb I could hardly wait to leave. I can hardly hear the music. Correct! Correct!

Hardly: Double-negatives : 

Hardly: Double-negatives Using “hardly” with another negative, such as “can’t hardly” creates a double-negative. Double-negatives should be avoided.

Hardly: Double-negatives : 

Hardly: Double-negatives Double-negative: I can’t hardly see the board from where I sit. I can hardly see the board from where I sit. Correct! Incorrect

Hardly: Double-negatives : 

Hardly: Double-negatives Double-negative: The payment wouldn’t hardly cover our expenses. The payment would hardly cover our expenses. Incorrect Correct!

Real vs. Really : 

Real vs. Really

Real or Really? : 

Real or Really? Real is an adjective, and really is an adverb.

Real or Really? : 

Real or Really? The team performed really well last week at practice. Unfortunately, they have not won any real games against opponents. How did they perform? really well (adverb) What kind of games? real games (adjective)

Do’s & Don’ts : 

Do’s & Don’ts Common adjective & adverb errors

Adjectives made from verbs : 

Adjectives made from verbs Incorrect: a bake potato Correct: a baked potato (a potato that has been baked)

Adjectives made from verbs : 

Adjectives made from verbs Incorrect: ice tea Correct: iced tea (tea that has been iced)

Adjectives made from verbs : 

Adjectives made from verbs Incorrect: old fashion clothes Correct: old fashioned clothes (clothes that have been fashioned using old methods)

Common adj/adv errors : 

Common adj/adv errors Incorrect: She’s breathing normal. Correct: She’s breathing normally.

Common adj/adv errors : 

Common adj/adv errors Incorrect: Ann is real excited. Correct: Ann is really excited.

Common adj/adv errors : 

Common adj/adv errors Incorrect: Writing comes easy to Alex. Correct: Writing comes easily to Alex.

Common adj/adv errors : 

Common adj/adv errors Incorrect: Drive careful on icy roads. Correct: Drive carefully on icy roads.

Common adj/adv errors : 

Common adj/adv errors Incorrect: Ty lives here permanent now. Correct: Ty lives here permanently now.

Common adj/adv errors : 

Common adj/adv errors Incorrect: Lauren speaks Spanish fluent. Correct: Lauren speaks Spanish fluently.

Common adj/adv errors : 

Common adj/adv errors Incorrect: a love one Correct: a loved one

Common adj/adv errors : 

Common adj/adv errors Incorrect: It’s awful cold outside. Correct: It’s awfully cold outside.

Common adj/adv errors : 

Common adj/adv errors Incorrect: Dana was hurt bad in the accident. Correct: Dana was hurt badly in the accident.

Common adj/adv errors : 

Common adj/adv errors Incorrect: My car is running smooth now. Correct: My car is running smoothly now.

Using Adjectives & Adverbs correctly… : 

Using Adjectives & Adverbs correctly… will enhance your writing greatly, tremendously, completely… End of presentation.