4. • 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.
5. • Adjectives always answer the questions:
•WHAT KIND?
•WHICH ONE?
• HOW MANY?
• HOW MUCH?
• The process by which an adjective
modifies a word is called modification.
6. • Give me the essay you wrote.
• She was sick for a week.
• We stayed in a hotel.
• I can hear guitar music.
• This is the Brightwoods way.
• I love Italian food.
7. • Give me the essay you wrote.
• She was sick for a week.
• We stayed in a hotel.
• I can hear guitar music.
• This is the Brightwoods way.
• I love Italian food.
8.
9. • Modify verbs, adverbs and adjectives
Adverbs modifying VERBS
• an adverb modifying a verb answers the
questions:
•WHERE?
•WHEN?
•IN WHAT MANNER?
•TO WHAT EXTENT?
10. • It fell below.
• I went there.
• They arrived today.
• He left early.
• He ate hungrily.
• He answered the test completely.
11. • It fell below.
• I went there.
• They arrived today.
• He left early.
• He ate hungrily.
• He answered the test completely.
12. • An adverb modifying an adjective
answers only one question:
•TO WHAT EXTENT?
EXAMPLES:
•He was very glad.
•The answer was absolutely wrong.
•She was extremely pale.
13. • An adverb modifying an adjective
answers only one question:
•TO WHAT EXTENT?
• EXAMPLES:
•He finished very quickly
•The train was surprisingly fast.
•She was unusually late.
14. Adverbs
What adverbs are needed here?
“My doll’s broken,” Alice mumbled
The dog jumped up
George ate the burger
15. • What adverbs are needed
here?
• “My doll’s broken,” Alice mumbled
tearfully.
• The dog jumped up excitedly.
• George ate the burger greedily.
16. Adverbs
Match the verbs with suitable adverbs
heavily
He slept
patiently
He charged
furiously
She waited
She fell soundly
17. Adverbs
Adverbs show how the action happens.
What is the most appropriate adverb here?
silently
The dog barked eerily
furiously
18.
19. 1. The porkchops are 6. The package is inside.
being served now. 7. Our neighbors are
2. The child cried loudly. moving away.
3. Several guests arrived 8. Ted excitedly answered
late. the question.
4. Julie beat the eggs 9. He recovered fully from
briskly. the accident.
5. Did you answer the test 10.The mangoes are
completely? partly ripe.
20.
21. THE ROYAL ORDER OF ADVERBS
Verb Manner Place Frequency Time Purpose
Beth enthusiasti- in the every before to keep in
swims cally pool morning dawn shape.
to get a
Dad into every before
impatiently newspaper
walks town afternoon supper
.
Marjorie in her every before
naps room morning lunch.
In actual practice, of course, it would be highly unusual to have a string of adverbial modifiers beyond two or three (at the most). Because the
placement of adverbs is so flexible, one or two of the modifiers would probably move to the beginning of the sentence: "Every afternoon before
supper, Dad impatiently walks into town to get a newspaper." When that happens, the introductory adverbial modifiers are usually set off with
a comma
22. 1. Doug worked _________ __________ ___________.
__yesterday __slowly __ in the yard
2. She ______ cries____________ ___________.
__loudly __rarely __ at night
3. They would have bought the car_________ ________ even
though Dad seriously doubted its value.
__strongly __yesterday __ in the yard
4. Captain Jackson left the rally_________ ________ _______.
__early __last night __ in the park
5. The band_________ played _____________ ___________.
__in the garage __loudly __ last night
