PPT-Adjectives and Adverbs UWF Writing Lab Grammar Skills Series #13

PowerPoint Created by Olivia Hawkins Last Updated Spring 2017 SPEAKER 1 How are you today Which respondent are you SPEAKER 2 Im good SPEAKER 3 Im well By using good as a descriptor is Speaker 2. By:. Kayla Griffin. Adjectives. Adjectives are words that describe, people , places , and things.. Adjectives describe nouns.. Adjectives add interesting details to your descriptions.. Adjectives modify the noun.. Madison Hanes. Adjectives. Adjectives are words that describe, modify a person, place or thing. Adjectives usually come before the noun. For example: The . orange. cat ran across the yard. Adjectives can also describe pronouns. For example: The . Adverb . An adverb answers these questions:. . How? In what manner?. . patiently, boldly, slowly, softly, enthusiastically. . When?. . recently, later, finally, daily, again, formerly. . Where?. What are adjectives?. Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns. These words are . all. adjectives. A . hot. day. A . happy. camper. A . silly. . boy . A . big. , . brown. bear . (both “big” and . 27/28 . Look at the phrases listed below. Unscramble the parts so that you have ONE sentence written in an order that makes sense. THEN, underline . nouns,. circle verbs, place “ADJ” above the adjectives, and place “ADV” above the adverbs. What is an adjective?. Adjectives are words that . modify. (describe) a noun or pronoun. Adjectives answer the following questions:. What . kind?. How many?. How much?. Which one?*. *adapted from . http://. Adjectives. An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun by limiting its meaning. E.g. . three. dollars, . any. objections, . baby. . ducks, . Chinese. teacup, . purple. balloon, . no. (. parvus. . porcus. ) . and Adverbs. (. pulchra. . puella. ). ADJECTIVES. – . words describing nouns/pronouns. ENGLISH – small; pretty. LATIN – . parvus. ; . pulchra. ADVERBS. – . describes a verb. ADJECTIVES. An adjective is a word used to modify or . describe. a noun or pronoun.. Adjectives give us more information about the noun or pronoun. Descriptive words!!!. Adjectives answer one of the following questions about the noun/pronoun:. Parts of Speech. What is grammar?. Grammar refers to the . rules. of communication, in particular writing.. Without rules, things would be chaotic, and we wouldn’t be able to communicate well. . Life without Grammar. Why?. We use adjectives and adverbs to add specific details about people, objects, and actions. Without such words, our language and writing would . be increasingly . straightforward and bland.. Adjectives. A Word you need to know!. Modify. - to add to or change. Adjectives. Adjectives modify and describe . nouns. !!! . Dog. Thought. Phone. Papers. Stare. Lovely. Cell. Creepy. These. Fluffy. Adjectives answer the questions:. adverbs. An adverb is a word/a set of words that modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.. It tells when, where, and how an action is performed or indicates the quality or degree of the action.. map. map. fix. map. fix. . jump. map. fix. . jump. fault. map. fix. . jump. fault. pause. map. fix. . jump. fault. pause. 6. haunt. map. fix. . jump. fault. pause. 6. haunt. 7. August.