Adjectives, adverbs, and comparisons

Adjectives, adverbs, comparisons
Friday 1st of December
Goals

1. You will be able to identify and use adjectives and adverbs
2. You know the rules regarding comparisons


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Adjectives, adverbs, comparisons
Friday 1st of December
Goals

1. You will be able to identify and use adjectives and adverbs
2. You know the rules regarding comparisons


Slide 1 - Slide

Terminology

Noun = zelfstandig naamwoord
Adjective = bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Adverb = bijwoord

Slide 2 - Slide

Which sentence has an adjective?
A
This is a beautiful day
B
She sings beautifully

Slide 3 - Quiz

Adjectives
Adjectives say something about a noun.
It is the word you use to describe a person, place, or thing.
The brave dog chased the burglar.
The adorable cat is meowing loudly.


Slide 4 - Slide

Where to place adjectives

You usually place an adjective before a noun.
Bright sweaters are worn in winter.
The early morning is a beautiful time of day.


Slide 5 - Slide

Where to place adjectives
Of course there is an exception:

Adjectives are placed at the end of a sentence when an opinion is given using "to be" or "to seem".
That boy is handsome.
Your volleyball coach seems really mean.


Slide 6 - Slide

He drives slowly

Slowly is an _________?
A
adjective
B
adverb

Slide 7 - Quiz

Adverbs
There are a few ways to use adverbs.
You can often (not always) recognize adverbs by the ending -ly.
1. An adverb can describe a verb. -> He sings loudly.
2. An adverb can describe an adjective. -> The dog is very brave.
3. An adverb can describe another adverb
-> He never does his chores too quickly.
4. An adverb can describe sentence. -> Sadly, it was too late.

Slide 8 - Slide

Adverbs describing verbs
An adverb that describes a verb shows us how the action is happening:
Tom sings loudly in the shower.
The cat waits impatiently for its food.
The adverbs in both sentences answer the question in what manner? How does Phillip sing? Loudly. How does my cat wait? Impatiently.


Slide 9 - Slide

Adverbs describing adjectives
An adverb that describes an adjective adds a degree of intensity to an adjective:

 “Is my singing too loud?” asked Phillip.
My cat was incredibly glad to receive its dinner.

Slide 10 - Slide

Adverbs describing adverbs
You can use an adverb to describe another adverb. In fact, if you wanted to, you could use several:

The race finished too quickly.
Philip sings incredibly loudly.

Slide 11 - Slide

Adverbs describing a sentence
You can use an adverb to describe an entire statement/sentence.

Unfortunately, he arrived too late.
Personally, I prefer pizza over toast.

Slide 12 - Slide

It is a ______ day today. The class is _______ loud today.
A
terrible, terribly
B
terribly, terrible
C
terrible, terrible
D
terribly, terribly

Slide 13 - Quiz

After the accident, the bus driver was _____ injured.
A
serious
B
seriously

Slide 14 - Quiz

Kevin is _____ clever.
A
extreme
B
extremely

Slide 15 - Quiz

They saw a ....... butterfly on a rose. (beautiful)
A
beautiful
B
beautifully
C
beautifuly
D
beautifull

Slide 16 - Quiz

Slide 17 - Link

Grammar: Comparisons

Slide 18 - Slide

Degrees of comparison
There are three degrees of comparison: 
  • adjective (adverb): tall
  • comparative (vergrotende trap) : taller
  • superlative (overtreffende trap) : tallest

Slide 19 - Slide

Adjectives of one syllable (1 lettergreep)+ ending on -y:
                                                                                                    Tall – Taller – Tallest 
mind the spelling of:
big-bigger-biggest
thin-thinner-thinnest
hot-hotter-hottest

happy-happier-happiest



Does it sound short? Double consonant!
-er & -est

Slide 20 - Slide

Adjectives of two or more syllables: 

  • more/ most    beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful
  • words that end with -ly: silly-more silly-most silly
  • Some adjectives of two syllables have two forms:
    Simple – simpler-simplest / simple – more simple – most simple
    Other examples: clever, common, cruel, gentle, narrow, pleasant, polite (remember -ow/-le/-er + list)

Slide 21 - Slide

Comparing
This house is bigger than that one.
Our house is not as expensive as our neighbours'.
She is as intelligent as her brother.

Some comparisons have an irregular form: ............

Slide 22 - Slide

I am good at math, but James is ______

Slide 23 - Open question

I have many cars, but my uncle has _______

Slide 24 - Open question

Homework
Do: exercises of page 53 of your Student's Book.
& online assignments of 4.7.



Slide 25 - Slide

Slide 26 - Video