ENGLISH I

INFORMATION QUESTIONS
IN PAST
ADJECTIVES
 WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE?

• Adjectives are words that describe the qualities

or states of being of nouns: expensive, big,
beautiful, yellow, fun, fast. They can also
describe the quantity of nouns: many, few,
millions

• Adjectives are words that modify (describe)

nouns. Adjectives do not modify verbs or
adverbs or other adjectives.
 TYPES OF ADJECTIVES
Adjectives come in three forms:
• Absolute
• Comparative
• Superlative.
 ABSOLUTE ADJECIVES

• An absolute adjective is generally not capable of being intensified or

compared.

Examples:

• A big house.
• An old car.
• A beautiful picture.
ADJECTIVES

tired
ADJECTIVES

bored
ADJECTIVES

bad good
ADJECTIVES

high low
ADJECTIVES

small big
ADVERBS
 DEFINITION

• Adverbs are one of the four major word classes, along with
nouns, verbs and adjectives. We use adverbs to add more
information about a verb.
 TYPES OF ADVERBS

• Time
• Manner
• Place
• Degree
• Frequency
 FREQUENCY

• We often use adverbs of • never

frequency to say 'how • normally
often' we do something.
Here's a list of common • occasionally
adverbs: • often
• rarely
• regularly
• always • sometimes
• frequently • usually
• generally
 HOMEWORK #2

• Choose 5 adjectives of the vocabulary, and write a sentence of each

one of them.
• Choose 3 adverbs of frequency presented in class, and write a
sentence of each one of them.
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