Adjectives

1. Adjectives Describe a noun or a pronoun Answer the question: Which one? What kind? How many?

2. Adjectives • Usually come before the word they describe Example: Mary likes spicy pizza.

3. Adjectives • Can come after forms of the linking verbs: • forms of “to be” (is, am, are, was were, be, being been) • Example: Mary is pretty. • verbs of the senses (look, appear, become, feel, seem, smell, sound, taste) • Example: My room feels cool.

4. Adjectives • Types • Articles: a, an, the • Possessive pronouns: my, his, her, • Demonstrative pronouns: this, that • Numbers: one, several, sixty

5. Adjectives for comparison • Adjective 2 things 3 or more • Tall taller tallest • Pretty prettier prettiest • Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful Typical FSET Question: Of the two of us, my brother is the (taller, tallest).

6. Adjectives – Irregular Forms • Bad worse worst • Good better best • Many more most

7. Adverbs • Can describe a verb, an adjective or another adverb. • Examples: • The children jumped easily. • ( modifies verb) • I feel extremely sleepy. • (modifies adjective) • I drove very slowly. • (modifies slowly)

8. Adverbs • Answer the questions: • How • When • Where • To what extent Examples: I drive slowly. I feel extremely tired.

9. Adverb Tips • No, not, never, ever, always, and very are adverbs (not verbs). • Many adverbs end in “ly.” • Be careful: some adjectives (lovely, friendly, and lively, for example) end in “ly.”