adjectives vs. adverb

1. Adjectives &
Adverbs
Group 3

2. what is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that modifies
or describes a noun or pronoun.
Adjectives can be used to describe
the qualities of someone or something
independently or in comparison to
something else.
WHAT IS AN
ADJECTIVES?

3. Examples:
I. like old houses.
2. The boy is Tall and Skinny.
3. Jane is Smarter than her brother.
ADJECTIVES

4. KINDS OF ADJECTIVES
There are different kinds of adjectives these are:
1. Comparative adjectives
2. Superlative adjectives
3. Predicate adjectives
4. Possessive adjectives
5. Demonstrative adjectives
6. Descriptive adjectives
7. Interrogative adjectives

5. COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES
Comparative adjectives are used to compare two different
people or things to each other.
Some examples of comparative adjectives include words such
as smaller, faster, more expensive, and less reasonable.
Examples:
Whales are larger animals than. dolphins.
We moved to a cheaper apartment.
The sequel was even more incredible than the first movie.

6. SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES
Superlative adjectives are used to compare more than two
people or things by indicating which one is the most supreme
or extreme. Some examples of superlative adjectives include
words such as smartest, loudest, most impressive, and least
valuable.
Examples:
Adrian is the fastest member of our team.
Out of all of my books, this one is the oldest.
We are trying to figure out the least confusing way to
explain the lesson to the new students.

7. PREDICATE
ADJECTIVES
Predicate adjectives are adjectives that appear in
the predicate of a sentence as a subject
complement rather than directly next to the nouns
or pronouns that they modify. Predicate adjectives
follow linking verbs in sentences and clauses.
Examples:
Andrea is tall.
Freddy became angry.
The steak looks delicious.

8. POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES
Possessive adjectives are often used to express possession or
ownership. The most commonly used possessive adjectives are
my, your, its, her, his, our, their, and whose.
Examples:
My favorite food is pizza.
Sydney spent the day with her parents.
Canadians celebrated their team’s victory at the Olympics.

9. DEMONSTRATIVE
ADJECTIVES
Demonstrative adjectives are used to express relative
positions in space and time. The most commonly used
demonstrative adjectives are this, that, these, and those.
Examples:
This watch is cheaper than that one.
This weekend is going to be really fun.
Watch out for those prickly rose bushes next to you.

10. DESCRIPTIVE
ADJECTIVES
Descriptive adjectives are adjectives that describe the
characteristics, traits, or qualities of a noun or pronoun.
Most adjectives are descriptive adjectives. Words such as
purple, friendly, and attractive are examples of descriptive
adjectives.
Examples:
A lot of interesting people visit this park.
She told a scary story.
The leaves turned orange and red

11. INTERROGATIVE
ADJECTIVES
Interrogative adjectives are adjectives that are used to ask
questions. The interrogative adjectives are what, which, and
whose.
Examples:
What color is your favorite?
Which button turns off the lights?
Whose turn is it to wash the cat?

12. WHAT IS AN
ADVERB?
-Adverbs are words we use to describe
verb, adjectives, and other adverbs.
-This helps answer HOW, WHEN,
WHERE, and TO WHAT EXTENT.

13. How an action happends.
HOW?
Quickly Peacefully
Loudly
EXAMPLE:
He walked slowly.

14. When or how often something
happends.
WHEN?
Then
Tomorrow
Always
Never
Sometimes
EXAMPLE:
He is now walking

15. Where something happens.
WHERE?
Inside Here
Down
There
Up
EXAMPLE:
The dog is inside the box.

16. TO WHAT EXTENT?
Barely Very Almost
EXAMPLE:
Th sun is extremely hot.

17. Yesterday we very
carefully planted pretty
flowers outside.

18. Thank You!

19. REFERENCES
https://www.scribbr.com/parts-of-
speech/adjectives/
https://www.thesaurus.com/e/gramma
r/what-are-the-types-of-adjectives/