Adjectives and Adverbs

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Adjectives and Adverbs
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Adjective

• A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
• It adds meaning to the sentence, but it is not
  necessary. Therefore, you can take it out and
  the sentence will still be correct.
• Adjectives are usually in front of the words they
  modify.

• Adjectives answer the following questions
• How many/much?
• Which one?
• What kind?

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Kinds of Adjectives

• Articles
• Adjectives
• Predicate Adjectives
• Proper Adjectives

• a, an, the
• Words used to describe any noun or pronoun.
• Words after linking verbs used to describe the
  SUBJECT.
• Adjectives that are capitalized.

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Example Adjectives

• Beautiful
• Pretty
• Handsome
• Clear
• Bright
• Bold
• Fast-paced
• German

• Colorful
• Easy
• Comfortable
• Tasty
• Delicious
• Creative
• Intelligent
• Convertible

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Example P.A.

• The tornado was terrible.
• subject tornado
• linking verb was
• P.A. terrible (It describes the tornado.)

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Predicate Adjective

• Adjective
• Follows a linking verb
• Describes the subject

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Example Proper Adjective

• A proper adjective is an adjective that is formed
  from a proper noun. It is usually a word that
  refers to a language or nationality.

• I love Japanese food!
• Japanese is a proper adjective formed from the
  proper noun Japan.
• My aunt and uncle are German.
• German is a proper adjective formed from the
  proper noun Germany.

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Weird Adjectives

• Sometimes nouns can be used as adjectives.
• For example Gym can be both a noun and an
  adjective.
• 1. The gym smelled awful after basketball
  practice. (In this case gym is a noun.)
• 2. The gym doors squeak when they are opened.
  (In this case gym is an adjective. It describes
  which doors.)

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Weird Adjectives

• Sometimes pronouns can be adjectives.
• For example Possessive pronouns are usually used
  as adjectives. (my, mine, your, yours, her, hers,
  his, its, our, ours, their, theirs)
• Our mission was to save the human race. (In this
  case our is used to describe which mission it is
  an adjective.)

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Weird Adjectives

• Sometimes verbs can be adjectives.
• For example haunted can be both a verb and an
  adjective. (Hint verbs being used as adjectives
  usually end with ed or ing, but it does not
  HAVE to be an adjective they can still be verbs.
  You have to see how it is used in the sentence.)
• 1. The creepy house was haunted. (In this case
  haunted is a verb. It shows a state of being.)
• 2. The haunted house was creepy. (In this case
  haunted is an adjective. It tells which house
  was creepy.)

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Adverbs

• Adverbs are words used to describe verbs,
  adjectives, or other adverbs.
• They usually end with ly.
• Adverbs can be in front of, in between, and
  behind the words they modify. (see examples)

• Adverbs answer the questions
• How?
• When?
• Where?
• To What Extent?

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Example Adverbs

• Here
• There
• Now
• Later
• Horribly
• Accurately
• Very
• Always

• Yesterday
• Today
• Too
• Daily
• Never
• Not
• Completely
• Rarely

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Example Adverb Sentences

• She completely finished her homework.
• She is completely finished with her homework.
• She is finished with her homework, completely.

• Adverb before the verb.
• Adverb in between the verb.
• Adverb after the verb. Take note of the comma.
• In all of the sentences completely tells to what
  extent she is finished with her homework.

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Comparison Using Adjectives and Adverbs

• Positive use when only one thing is being
  described (no ending)
• Comparative use when comparing two things (more
  or er)
• Superlative use when comparing more than two
  things (most or est)

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Comparative

• Compares two things
• If the word is one syllable, add er or ier
  to the end of the adjective or adverb (there are
  a few exceptions).
• If the word is more than one syllable, add more
  in front of the adjective or adverb.

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Superlative

• Compares three or more things
• If the word is one syllable, add est or iest
  to the end of the adjective or adverb (there are
  a few exceptions).
• If the word is more than one syllable, add most
  in front of the adjective or adverb.

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Example Comparisons
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Tricky Adjectives/Adverbs

• Good Always an adjective (use after linking
  verbs unless you are referring to someones
  health, then use well.)
• Bad Always an adjective
• Real Always an adjective

• Well used as an adverb unless you are referring
  to someones health then it is an adjective
• Badly Always an adverb
• Really Always an adverb

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Double Negatives

• Never use two negative words in a sentence. Just
  like when you multiply negative numbers in math,
  two negative words create a positive.
• For example We dont have no homework. Really
  means you have homework. The correct sentence
  is We dont have any homework.

• Negative words
• Scarcely
• Hardly
• Barely
• No
• Never
• Neither
• Nobody
• None
• No one
• Not (nt)
• Nothing
• Nowhere