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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS . RULES TO FOLLOW. ADJECTIVES. Modify Nouns Modify Pronouns. DEFINITION OF AN ADJECTIVE:. It tells what kind of person, place, or thing a noun or a pronoun is. It may also point out which one or how many. EXAMPLES:. The ship was an English vessel. (what kind)

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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

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  1. ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS RULES TO FOLLOW

  2. ADJECTIVES • Modify Nouns • Modify Pronouns

  3. DEFINITION OF AN ADJECTIVE: • It tells what kind of person, place, or thing a noun or a pronoun is. • It may also point out which one or how many.

  4. EXAMPLES: • The ship was an English vessel. (what kind) • This factory is mine. (which one) • Many people enjoy the annual dinner. (how many, which one)

  5. AN ADVERB: • Modifies an active verb or a verb phrase by expressing manner (how), place, time, degree (to what extent), or number.

  6. TYPES OF ADVERBS: • Simple • Interrogative • Negative

  7. EXAMPLES: • SIMPLE: • She moved quietly. (Manner, tells how) • I waited there for an hour. (Place, tells where) • You may leave soon. (Time, tells when) • I called you once. (Number, tells how many) • He sat very still. (Degree, tells how much)

  8. Interrogative Adverb • Introduces a sentence that asks a question • They ask where, when, why and how

  9. EXAMPLES: • Interrogative: • When will you return? • How is the trunk being sent? • Where should I put this? • Why do I need to learn about adverbs?

  10. Negative Adverb • Denies or contradicts a statement • no, not , never, only, scarcely and hardly Note: two negative adverbs should not be used together.

  11. EXAMPLES: • Negative • - I can scarcely believe my eyes. (correct) • - I haven’t no more sea shells. (incorrect)

  12. Familiar Adverbsto Know • almost finally seldom unusually certainly hardly quite so usually just rather very rather fairly nearly too scarcely well

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