Adjectives and Adverbs 07/02 Havo 2

Adjectives and Adverbs Part 3. The really hard quiz!

Lesdoel: Aan het eind van de les kun je zelf zinnen maken met adjectives en adverbs.

En kun je het verschil tussen de 2 uitleggen aan je buurman/buurvrouw.

An adjective says something about what?

1. A verb
2. A (pro-)noun
3. A manner/way
4. An adverb

An adverb never says anything about what?

1. Another adverb
2. Adjective
3. A verb
4. A (pro-)noun

Adverbs can also give information about how often something happens (frequency)

Always, never, often, sometimes

- I never miss an episode of my favourite show.

- She always complains about the bad weather angrily.

- We sometimes hide our annoying sister's toys quietly.

Summers in Texas always feel very hot.
Which match is correct?

1. Very = Adjective Hot = Adverb
2. Very = Adverb Hot = Adverb
3. Very = Adjective Hot = Adjective
4. Very = Adverb Hot = Adjective

We always go to Austria in our big van during the long holidays.
Which statement is true?

1. There are 2 adverbs and 1 adjective.
2. There are 2 adjectives and 1 adverb.
3. There are 3 adjectives and 1 adverb.
4. There are 2 adverbs and 2 adjectives.

Notice the place of adverbs of frequency in a sentence? 

I sometimes wake up at 5AM.

I take my bike to school every morning.

She often forgets to charge her laptop.

They love to eat candy on the playground after school.

Our dog always barks when he hears the doorbell.

I get a sandwich from the shop across the street on Saturdays. 

Turning adjectives into adverbs

Some irregular adverbs are:

- The good actor.                                    - The long day

- The actor acts goodly. X                   - This class takes longly to finish. X

- The actor acts well.                             - This class takes long to finish

- The fast dog eats treats.                -  I hit my head on the low ceiling.
- The dog eats his treats fastly. X  - I duck lowly to avoid hitting my head. X

- The dog eats his treats fast.         - I duck low to avoid hitting my head.

Make a sentence containing both one adjective and one adverb.

Easy points on a hard exam!

- Capitals (Start of the sentence, I, names: proper nouns)

So on Saturday, Sebastiaan and I are going to Schiphol to fly to France.

- ' placement. I'm, you're, we'll -> I am, you are, we will.

- Possesion or plural. The dogs are barking. The dog's toy. The dogs' toy.

My aunts are coming over. My aunts' cats are fighting.  

All my aunt's dogs are sleeping. Elin's laptop. Julius' laptop. 

- Full stops. Period. 

How many adjectives & adverbs do you see?

1. 2 adjectives, 2 adverbs.
2. 3 adjectives, 1 adverb.
3. 3 adverbs, 1 adjective.
4. 3 adjectives, 2 adverbs.

My little sister is sick.
Which match is correct?

1. little = adjective sick = adjective
2. little = adjective sick = adverb
3. little = adverb sick = adjective
4. little = adverb sick = adverb

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