adj Def describesmodifies changes a noun or pronoun Eg fluffy cat pretty girl the ugly caterpillar I ncludes a an and the Predicate adjectives PA Follows a form of be ID: 760767
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Slide1
Adjectives and Adverbs
Slide2Adjectives (adj)
Def
: describes/modifies (changes) a noun or pronoun
E.g.
fluffy
cat,
pretty
girl, the
ugly
caterpillar
I
ncludes a, an, and the
Predicate adjectives (PA):
Follows a form of “be”
Similar to a PN, but it’s an adj.
E.g., He is
confusing
; she is
funny
; penguins are
adorable.
Slide3Adverbs (adv)
W
ords that modify verbs, another adverb, or adjs.
Often end in –
ly
Describe
how
a verb is done:
Mark runs
slowly
.
Mark runs
very
slowly
.
Answer the questions
how, when, where, why, how often,
or
how much
something happens
Mark’s car is
very
fast. (How fast?)
Yesterday
, we went fishing (When?)
We saw the fish
there
. (Where?)
We went fishing
to relax
(Why?)
We
rarely
went fishing. (How often?)
We
hardly
caught anything. (How much?)
Slide4Practice
p. 107 (Pre-Test)
First part only:
Underline
adjs
and draw arrows to what they modify
Circle
advs
and draw arrows to what they modify.
Label the nouns in every sentence (S, DO, IO, OP, POS or PN)