Adjectives/adverbs

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English Class 7-10-22

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Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives are used to give us information about ... and ....

ADJECTIVES

Give us information about a noun or pronouns

Longleat park is fantastic.                        Fantastic park
We saw some cute penguins                  Cute penguins

He was very nice                                          Nice person (He)

Which one is correct?

1. I was bored at the maths lesson
2. I was boring at the maths lesson
3. It was a boring maths lesson
4. It was a bored maths lesson

Adjectives with ed/ing
What is the difference?

Work in pairs, form two sentences. One with the -ed, the other with the -ing

What a dreadful place.
Dreadful gives info on ...

What a dreadful place.
Place is

1. a noun
2. a verb
3. an adjective
4. an adverb

What a dreadful place.
Dreadful gives info on a noun so dreadful is...

1. a noun
2. a verb
3. an adjective
4. an adverb

The attractions were terribly dirty.
Terribly gives information on dirty so...

1. terribly is an adjective that gives info on a noun
2. Terribly is an adjective that gives info on an adjective
3. Terribly is an adverb that gives info on a noun
4. Terribly is an adverb that gives info on an adjective

They ran away really quickly
Quickly gives info on

Ran is

1. a noun
2. a verb
3. an adjective
4. an adverb

They ran away really quickly
Quickly gives info on ran so quickly is

1. an adjective giving info on a noun
2. an adjective giving info on a verb
3. an adverb giving info on a noun
4. an adverb giving info on a verb

they ran away really quickly
really gives info on....

Quickly is

1. a noun
2. a verb
3. an adjective
4. an adverb

They ran away really quickly.
Really gives info on quickly, so really is...

1. an adjective giving info on a noun
2. an adjective giving info on an adjective
3. an adverb giving info on an adjective
4. an adverb giving info on an adverb

Adverbs give us information about...

Which one is correct

1. He speaks English terribely
2. He speaks English terribly
3. He speaks English terrible
4. He speaks English terribily

Which one is correct?

1. We happily walked outside.
2. We happy walked outside.
3. We happyly walked outside

Which one is correct?

1. He speaks English good
2. He speaks English well

Adjective or adverb?

He speaks English well.

Well --> adverb, tells us something about the way he speaks English.

He is good at English

Good is an adjective, tells us something about him. He is good at...

Which one is correct?

1. The car drove fast on the road.
2. The car drove fastly on the road.

Exceptions

• late= adjective and adverb

lately= recent

• fast= adjective and adverb

fastly= doesn't exist

• Hard= adjective and adverb

Hardly= nauwelijks (adverb)

Frequency = how often something happens

Make your own example sentence using an 'adverb of frequency'

Did you understand the material? Answer these questions:
1. How do adverbs normally end?
2. Give an example sentence using an adverb.