Adjectives and Adverbs: Understanding Usage and Forms

1. Tuesday, November 28, 2017 • Plan of Attack: • Welcome Back!!! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!!! • Please grab your notebook AND folder from the back. • Notes - Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly • Word Cell #6 • Word Cell #6 Homework due Friday

2. What are adjectives? • Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns • These words are all adjectives • A hot day • A happy camper • A silly twit • A big, bloody mess (both “big” and “bloody” modify “mess”) • She is creative (“creative” is a subject complement that follows the linking verb “is”) • A boring course (present participle used as an adjective

3. Enjoy this School House Rock video on Adjectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y5SlAZIkTI

4. Compound Adjectives • Two or more adjectives often appear together separated with commas • Brad’s tiny, tight swimsuit showed off his hairy belly • The words “tiny” and “tight” each work separately to modify “swimsuit” • Connect the words with a hyphen when they function together before a noun • Brad’s gold-plated piercings stood out against his bright-red sunburn • “Gold-plated” and “bright-red” are compound adjectives

5. So what are adverbs? • Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs • Many end with ly • Answer the question “How?” “Where?” “In what condition?” • These are adverbs • Eating quickly (modifying a verb) • Trying very hard (modifying an adverb) • A really big show (modifying an adjective)

6. Recognizing Adjectives & Adverbs • Many words have both an adjective and adverb form

7. Comparatives and Superlatives • Most adverbs and adjectives also have a comparative and superlative form • Use the comparative form to compare two things • Sally is the larger of the twins (not largest) • Use the superlative form to compare three or more • August was the hottest month of the year

8. Double Comparatives • Don’t use “more” or “most” with –er or –est • Yesterday was more hotter than today • That was the most dirtiest story I ever heard • You are the bestest teacher

9. Brad was well known along the boardwalk (no hyphen) His SUV was fully equipped Brad worked full time on his tan Brad was a well-known jerk (hyphenated) He drove a fully-equipped SUV Brad was a full-time chick magnet Compound Adjectives • Do not hyphenate the words when they come after the noun they modify • Notice the difference in these examples

10. Enjoy this School House Rock video on Adverbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14fXm4FOMPM

11. Please get out your notebook AND your folder, and be ready to learn.

12. Wednesday, Nov. 29: Write the following words, and their definitions in your journal… atheist lunacy mortician collaborate pyromania kleptomania astrology psychology lunar biology One who does not believe in the existence of God Insanity; craziness Undertaker; funeral director To work together Insane desire to see things burn An uncontrollable urge to steal Study of the supposed influence of stars and planets on the lives of humans Science of the mind and human behavior Pertaining to the moon Science dealing with life and living organisms

13. Thursday, Dec. 3rd. Word Cell #6 Sentences Fill in the correct word in the sentences below: lunacypsychologybiology pyromaniaccollaborate • There was evidence of ________________ in the animals when the moon was full. • The ____________________ lit a devastating fire. • With hopes of higher grades, the students will ______________ on their science project. • The man wanted a degree in ___________________ so he could help patients with their mental and social problems. • Students usually take a _________________ course in high school where they dissect a frog. Now….write 5 sentences of your own – using the following words: atheist, lunar, mortician, astrology, kleptomania

14. Friday, December 1st Word Cell #6 Test!!!!!!!!!!!