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By Esther Towns Originally published in the Star Press For this grammar quiz we will work with adjective and adverb usage An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun and an adverb modifies a verb. A picture is worth a . thousand words!. oppress. To keep someone down by means of authority (verb). Oppression (noun) oppressive (adjective). Slavery was perhaps the most . oppressive . act in American history as thousands of Africans were forced into service.. September . 25. GUM 3.3. Literature 3.2. Literary Analysis and Composition 2014-2015. GUM . 3.3. What . are. . our lesson . objectives?. Distinguish among adjective, adverb, and appositive phrases in sentences.. A prepositional phrase has at least two parts , a preposition and a noun or pronoun that is the object of preposition.. Prepositional phrases can be used to tell about time, location, or to provide details. . Chapters 1-2. 1. . Abiding. : (adjective) Obeying or enduring, or long lasting . Example:. By raising my hand, I was . abiding. by the rule, “ Don’t talk out in class.” . 2. . Digest . : (Verb) to think over or absorb (like information) . Comparative Adverb. Superlative Adjective. Superlative Adverb. Four Corners Game. Students move to a corner as you play the music. Once in corners reveal the sentence. Students determine which one is being used in the sentence. The students in that corner are out and participate at their seats. For the last question the winners are the ones in the correct corner.. Chapter 14. p. . 440. PHRASE. A . phrase . is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does not contain both a verb and its subject. . Example. Could have been . [no subject]. a verb. an adjective. another adverb. Ex: Steve swam . rapidly. across the pool. (. describing . a verb). Joel is a . fairly. good ball player. (describing an adjective). Our guest left . quite. Objective. Adjective (Adverb: Objectively) (SP: . Objetivo. ). “Based solely on fact, not opinion”. If you look at the situation . objectively. , there is no evidence linking my client to the crime.. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. . Examples: . . The sprinter ran . swiftly. . . . (. modifies verb ran . and. . tells how. ). . . I read the funny pages . A group of words, which makes sense, but not complete sense, is called a Phrase. It is a group of related words without a subject and a finite verb. . A finite verb must have a tense and agree with its subject in number and person.. By. Vanny. . Martianova. Y., S.S., . M.Hum. .. @. VannyNingtias. ADJECTIVE. KATA SIFAT. Function: modify NOUN (. menerangkan. KB). Characteristics. Muncul. . setelah. to be . (. is,am,are,was,were,be,been,being. Adjective and Adverb NOTES Adjectives An adjective is a word that modifies, or describes, a noun or pronoun They answer the questions: What kind? Which one or ones? How many or much? Articles are Adjectives Adverb Clauses Adverb Clauses A clause is a group of words that contain: __________ and a ___________ Adverb clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction A comma is always placed after the clause. ADVERB PHRASES ( “Adverb phrases” do English Grammar Today © Cambridge University Press) Adverb phrases: forms An adverb phrase consists of one or more words. The adverb is the head of the phrase and can either appear alone or be modified by other words.