The document discusses the differences between adjectives and adverbs in English. Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns, while adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. The document provides examples of adjectives and their corresponding adverb forms. It also discusses how to identify whether an adjective or adverb should be used based on what is being described - the subject/person or the action.
The document discusses the differences between adjectives and adverbs in English. Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns, while adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. The document provides examples of adjectives and their corresponding adverb forms. It also discusses how to identify whether an adjective or adverb should be used based on what is being described - the subject/person or the action.
The document discusses the differences between adjectives and adverbs in English. Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns, while adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. The document provides examples of adjectives and their corresponding adverb forms. It also discusses how to identify whether an adjective or adverb should be used based on what is being described - the subject/person or the action.
The document discusses the differences between adjectives and adverbs in English. Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns, while adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. The document provides examples of adjectives and their corresponding adverb forms. It also discusses how to identify whether an adjective or adverb should be used based on what is being described - the subject/person or the action.
Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb.
1) He reads a book. (quick)
2) Mandy is a girl. (pretty) 3) The class is loud today. (terrible) 4) Ma is a singer. (good) !) "ou can o#en this tin. (easy) $) %t&s a day today. (terrible) ') (he sings the song . (good) )) He is a driver. (careful) *) He drives the car . (careful) 1+) The dog barks . (loud) Adjectives and Adverbs The adverbs and the adjectives in English Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. ,dverbs can -odi.y verbs (here: drive)/ adjectives or other adverbs. Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing. ,djectives can -odi.y nouns (here: girl)or #ronouns (here: she). adjective adverb Mandy is a careful girl. Mandy drives carefully. She is very careful. Mandy is a careful driver. This sentence is about Mandy/ the driver/ so use the adjective. Mandy drives carefully. This sentence is about her way o. driving/ so use the adverb. Form ,djective 0 -ly adjective adverb dangerous dangerously care.ul care.ully nice nicely horrible horribly easy easily electronic electronically irregular forms good well .ast .ast hard hard %. the adjective ends in 1y/ change 1y to 1i. Then add 1ly. ha##y 1 ha##ily but2 shy 1 shyly %. the adjective ends in 1le/ the adverb ends in 1ly. 3a-#le2 terrible 1 terribly %. the adjective ends in 1e/ then add 1ly. 3a-#le2 sa.e 1 sa.ely Ti#2 4ot all words ending in 1ly are adverbs. adjectives ending in -ly .riendly/ silly/ lonely/ ugly nouns! ending in -ly ally/ bully/ %taly/ -elancholy verbs! ending in -ly a##ly/ rely/ su##ly There is no adverb .or an adjective ending in 1ly. "se of adverbs to -odi.y verbs2 The soccer tea- played badly last (aturday. to -odi.y adjectives2 %t was an extemely bad -atch. to -odi.y adverbs2 The soccer tea- #layed extremely badly last 5ednesday. to -odi.y quantities2 There are quite a lot of #eo#le here. to -odi.y sentences2 Unfortunately/ the flight to Dallas had been cancelled. Types of adverbs #) $dverbs of manner quickly kindly %) $dverbs of degree very rather &) $dverbs of frequency often sometimes ') $dverbs of time no today () $dverbs of place here nohere )ow do know whether to use an adjective or an adverb* 6ohn is a careful driver. 17 %n this sentences we say how 6ohn is 1 careful. %. we want to say that the care.ul 6ohn did not drive the usual way yesterday 1 we have to use theadverb2 6ohn did not drive carefully yesterday. Here is another ea-#le2 % a- a slo walker. (How am I? -> slo -> adjective) % walk sloly. (Ho do I walk? -> sloly -> adverb) $djective or $dverb after special verbs 8oth adjectives and adverbs -ay be used a.ter look/ s-ell and taste. Mind the change in -eaning. Here are two ea-#les2 adjective adverb The #i99a tastes good. (How is the pizza?) 6a-ie :liver can taste ell. (How can Jamie Oliver taste?) ;eter&s .eet s-ell bad. (How are his feet?) ;eter can s-ell badly. (How can eter smell?) <o not get con.used with good=well. >inda looks good. (!hat t"pe of person is she?) >inda looks ell. (How is #inda? -> $he ma" have %een ill& %'t now she is fit again() How are you? 1 %&- ell/ thank you. :ne can assu-e that in the second=third sentence the adverb ell is used/ but this is wrong. ell can be an adjective @-eaning .it=healthy)/ or an adverb o. the adjective good. !onclusion" Ase the adjective when you say so-ething about the #erson itsel.. Ase the adverb/ when you want to say about the action Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb. 1) The bus driver was injured. (serious) 2) Bevin is clever. (e+treme) 3) This ha-burger tastes . (awful) 4) 8e with this glass o. -ilk. %t&s hot. (careful) !) Cobin looks . 5hat&s the -atter with hi-? (sad) $) 6ack is u#set about losing his keys. (terrible) ') This steak s-ells . (good) )) :ur basketball tea- #layed last Friday. (bad) *) <on&t s#eak so . % can&t understand you. (fast) 1+) Maria o#ened her #resent. (slow)