7-adjective and adverbs

8/10/2019 7-Adjective and Adverbs

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English Language Subject7th meeting


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.Adjectivesand adverbsfunction as modifierstheyqualify or restrict the meaning of other words.

Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns.

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and otheradverbs.

Adjective:

The suddenchange

AprobablecauseAn unusual, large one

Adverbs :

Changed suddenly

probablycausedAn unusuallylarge one


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.Generally speaking, adjectivesanswer the following

questions: Which?

What kind of?

How many?

On the other hand, adverbs answer the question

how.They can also answer the questionswhen, where, and why


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ly The ly- or y-ending can be an adjective-forming

suffix as well as an adverb-forming one.

Noun to adjective : friend - friendly

Adjective to adverbs : rapid - rapidly

Use adverbs to modify verbs, adjectives, and other

adverbs.

His clothes fithim perfectly. We have a reasonablysecure future.

Jean eats exceptionally fast.


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adjective or adverb?

1. She did really wellon that test

2. I did wellon my exam

3. I am well

4. I am surethat you were there.5. He is surelyready to take on the project

6. This apple smells sweet

7. Your dog smells carefully

8. Is she reallygoing out with him?9. We are nearlyfinished with this project

10. My boyfriend is friendly


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Adjective or adverb?

1. He (correct, correctly) defined the terms. The answer

sounded (correctly, correct).

2. She (quickly, quick) adjusted the fees. She adapted (quick,

quickly) to any situation.

3. He measured the floor (exact, exactly). They proved to be

(perfectly, perfect) (exact, exactly) measurements.

4. The stillness of the tomb was (awfully, awful). The tomb

was (awfully, awful) still.

5. It was a (dangerously, dangerous) lake to swim in. The man

was (dangerous, dangerously) drunk. The gas smelled

(dangerously,dangerous).


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6. She performed (magnificent, magnificently). It was a

(magnificent, magnificently) beautiful performance.

7. Her voice sounds (beautifully, beautiful). She sang the song

(exact, exactly) as it was written. We heard it (perfectly,

perfect).

8. He was a very (sensibly, sensible) person. He acted very

(sensible, sensibly).

9. Mike wrote too (slow, slowly) on the exam. He always

writes (slow, slowly).

10. Talk (softly, soft) or don't talk at all. The music played

(softly, soft).


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11. Andrea knows the material very (good, well). She always

treats us (good, well).

12. The mechanic's tools were (well, good). The foreman said

that his work was (good, well) done.

13. She worked (careful, carefully) with the sick child. She was

a very (careful, carefully) worker.

14. He did not pass the course as (easy, easily) as he thought

he would.

15. I find this novel very (interesting, interestingly). It was

(interesting, interestingly) written.


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Comparative or superlative?

A common error in using adjectives and adverbs arises from

using the wrong form for comparison.

Examples:

Adjective Comparative Superlativesweet sweeter sweetest

bad worse worst

efficient* more efficient* most efficient*

Tips:

Usually with words of three or more syllables, don't add -er or -

est. Use more or most in front of the words.


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QUESTION TAG

Tags are used in spoken English but not in formal

written English.

They are not really questions but are a way of

asking the other person to make a comment and sokeep the conversation open.

Making a tag is very mechanical. To make a tag, use

the first auxiliary. If there is no auxiliary, use do,

does or did. With a positive sentence, make a

negative tag and with a negative sentence, make a

positive tag.


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QUESTION TAG - examples

It's beautiful, isn't it?

You can, can't you?

You know him, dont you?

It isn't very good, is it?

There isn't an ATM here, is there?

Let's have a cup of coffee, shall we?

It's beautiful, isn't it?

~ Yes, it is. I think it's fabulous.


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Question tag: Finish the sentence

1. He sometimes reads the newspaper,..?

2. You are Indian, ..?

3. Peggy didn't use the pencil, ..?

4. Mary has answered the teacher's question, ?5. The boy is from Turkey, ..?

6. Sue wasn't listening, ..?

7. Andrew isn't sleeping, ..?

8. Tom and Maria will arrive at Heathrow, ?

9. Lovely day today, ..?

10.Dogs like meat, ..?


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Finish the sentence

1. Andrew isn't sleeping, ..?

2. He's been to Texas,....?

3. There are some apples left, ..?

4. I'm late, ..?5. Don't smoke, ..?

6. He does sing in the bathroom, ....?

7. He'll never know, ..?

8. I think, he's from India, ..?

9. She is collecting stickers, ..?

10. We often watch TV in the afternoon, ..?

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