Adjectives and Adverbs

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Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives (bijvoeglijke naamwoorden) and adverbs (bijwoorden) 

An adjective says something about a noun (person, animal, thing) and answers the questions which...? what...? what kind of...? (welk...? welke...? wat voor...?)

The color is black.

My father is strong.

This is a quick cat.

Their dog is dangerous.

An adverb says something about the verb (action) in the sentense and answers the questions hoe? op welke manier?

For example:

The man walks slowly.

My granny drives carefully.

His mother sings beautifully.

He speaks quietly.

In Dutch an adjective and an adverb look almost always the same, but in English they are usually different:

Dit is een mooi meisje.
This is a beautiful girl.      

Zij zingt mooi.
She sings beautifully.        

  (Wat voor meisje is zij?)

(Hoe zingt zij?)

Most English adverbs are made by adding suffix -ly to the adjective:

careful - carefully
beautiful - beautifully

quick - quickly

loud - loudly

bad - badly

angry - angrily

lazy - lazily

There are some exceptions (uitzonderingen)!!!

adjective	adverb
fast (vlug)	fast (vlug)
hard (hard/moeilijk)	hard (hard/moeilijk) ("hardly" is also an adverb, but means "almost not" - nauwelijks)
good (goed)	well (goed)
late (laat)	late (laat) ("lately" is also an adverb but means "recently" - de laatste tijd)

early (vroeg)

early (vroeg)

Be careful with some verbs (werkwoorden), such as look, appear and feel. Ze kunnen twee dingen betekenen in het Engels: een dynamische activiteit (je ziet de beweging) of een statische activiteit (je ziet geen beweging).

Bij dynamische activiteiten gebruik een bijwoord (adverb):
She is looking angrily at him. (Ze kijkt boos naar hem.)

Bij statische activiteiten gebruik een bijvoeglijk naamwoord (adjective):
She looks angry today. (Ze lijkt boos vandaag).

He was ………..in solving the puzzle.

1. quick
2. quickly

He solved the puzzle .........

1. quick
2. quickly

The mountain view was ...........

1. stunningly
2. stunning

She performed ...... on the stage.

1. stunningly
2. stunning

His performance was.......

1. amazing
2. amazingly

The singer sang .........

1. amazing
2. amazingly

The car is.......

1. fast
2. fastly

The car moves ……….on the highway.

1. fast
2. fastly

The robber ran …………… to escape from the police.

1. quick
2. quickly

When you wake at night, please make no sound and walk ………. down he stairs.

1. quiet
2. quietly

The girl spends every day an hour to look........

1. beautifully
2. beautiful

She knows the grammar so she will pass the test.........

1. easily
2. easy

My mother isn’t a very good driver, she drives ........

1. dangerous
2. dangerously

She bought a new dress so she looks........

1. happy
2. happily

Her mum bought her a new dress, so she is looking..........at her.

1. happily
2. happy

I am feeling ......pain in my neck.

1. terrible
2. terribly

I didn't sleep the whole night. That's why I feel ......... today.

1. terrible
2. terribly

The woman felt ............(duidelijk) a strange object in her left pocket.

1. distinctly
2. distinct

It appeared that her decision was too ...... (Het bleek dat haar beslissing te plotseling was.)

1. sudden
2. suddenly

The sun appeared .........from behind the clouds. (De zon verscheen plotseling van achter de wolken.)

1. suddenly
2. sudden