ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS RULES TO FOLLOW ADJECTIVES Modifies Nouns Modifies Pronouns. - презентация

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3 ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS RULES TO FOLLOW

4 ADJECTIVES Modifies Nouns Modifies Pronouns

5 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.

6 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)

7 AN ADVERB: Modifies an active verb or a verb phrase by expressing manner, place, time, degree, or number.

8 TYPES OF ADVERBS: Simple Interrogative Negative

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

10 Interrogative Adverb Introduces a sentence that asks a question where, when, why and how

11 EXAMPLES: Interrogative: –When will you return? –How is the trunk being sent?

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

13 EXAMPLES: Negative - I can scarcely believe my eyes. ( correct) - I havent no more sea shells. (incorrect)

14 Familiar Adverbs to Know almostfinallyseldom unusuallycertainly hardly quite so usually just rather very rather fairly nearly too scarcely well

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