1. ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES
S.O. To clearly understand the difference in use and meaning of adjectives and adverbs
in a
sentence
ADJECTIVES
An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words.
An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.
We form adjectives by nouns, The most common suffixes to form adjectives are:
-ant -ent - able - ible -ive -ic (al)
-ous
-y -less -ing -ed - ful
Ingnorant different available responsible
Active economical famous financial rainy careful
Beautiful interesting interested
In the following examples, the highlighted words are adjectives:
1. The truck-shaped balloon floated over the treetops.
2. Mrs. Morrison papered her kitchen walls with hideous wall paper.
3. The small boat foundered on the wine dark sea.
4. The coal mines are dark and dank.
5. Many stores have already begun to play irritating Christmas music.
6. A battered music box sat on the mahogany sideboard.
7. The back room was filled with large, yellow rain boots.
ADVERBS
An adverb can modify a verb, an adjectinve, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause. An adverb
indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when,"
"where," "how much".
The most common way to form adverbs is by adding āly at the end of adjectives
In the following examples, each of the highlighted words is an adverb:
The seamstress quickly made the mourning clothes.
In this sentence, the adverb "quickly" modifies the verb "made" and indicates in what
manner (or how fast) the clothing was constructed.
The midwives waited patiently through a long labour.
Similarly in this sentence, the adverb "patiently" modifies the verb "waited" and describes
the manner in which the midwives waited.
2. The boldly spoken words would return to haunt the rebel.
In this sentence the adverb "boldly" modifies the adjective "spoken."
We urged him to dial the number more quickly
Here the adver b "more" modifies the adverb "expeditiously."
Unfortunately, the bank closed at three today.
In this example, the adverb "unfortunately" modifies the entire sentence.
PRACTICE
In the following sentences, recognize the adjectives (ADJ) and the adverbs (ADV).
1. Jose, the tall and handsome student, speaks slowly. Girls say he has a soft voice
2. My mother works very hard. She is a hard worker
3. Maria is a tall student. She studies very hard. She frequently does her homework at the huge
library
4. When Alex has to present a long speech got nervous. He speaks nervously in front of the
class
5. Carlos is a noisy student who always bothers in class. He speaks and laughs loudly.
6. Marcos wants to get a strong body, thatās why he always exercises in the morning.
Rachel is a friendly person. She is a good student who speaks English well. She also has a
good
pronunciation.
3. Form adverbs from adjectives
Quick Good
Possible Bad
Happy Strong
Soft Exact
Real total
Thirsty hard
Complete Beautiful
Skillful vivid
Brave Aggressive
Complete the following chart
NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
advantages X
Availability X
Activity Active
Biology
confused X
Culture
Fame
Genes
Generalities
Humanity
Ignorance
Importance
Nature
Typic
tradition
Circle the correct word.
1. The English test test is (easy, easily). We did it (easy, easily)
2. (Normal, Normally), we do our homework very (hard, fast) in the afternoons.
3. Milagros is a (serious, seriously) student. She is always (serious, seriously). She acts
(serious, seriously) in class
4. The teacher works very (hard, hardly). He has to type (complete, completely) practices.
He types them (hard, fast)
5. Stephanie has a (soft, softly) voice. She sings (beautiful, beautifully)
6. My students speaks English very (good, well). They have a (good, well) pronunciation
7. Madiam is always very (quiet, quietly). She behaves (quiet, quietly) in class
8. Roger makes a lot of (noise, noisily) in class. He speaks (noise, noisily)
9. Giselle is a (timid, timidly) girl. She speaks (timid, timidly) in class
4. Complete the sentences with the correct adverb. Use the given ones
Badly beautifully completely extremely happily
Nearly terribly very well
Joe and Ann have been ________________ married for twenty five years
Iām ________________ sorry to tell you that we have no more tickets
Thereās nothing to eat- the fridge is ________________ empty
The bookās________________ written but itās not very interesting
After walking all day, David was ________________ tired
The food here is ________________ cooked but they donāt give you enough
āIs your new house ready yet?ā āNo, but itās ________________ finished
Language were ________________ taught at my school, so I didnāt learn much French
Iām ________________ pleased to tell you that youāve passed you