Adjectives/Adverbs

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Grammar - Adjectives & Adverbs

Succes Criteria

• You can recognise adjectives and adverbs.
• You can explain why adjectives and adverbs are used in reviews.
• You can explain the difference between adjectives and adverbs.
• You can apply what you have learned about adjectives and adverbs

Adjectives (bv nw)

We use Adjectives to say something about a Noun (zelfstandig naamwoord)

Examples:

• This is an awesome product!
• What I like best about my bike, is that it is green.
• I wouldn't go see it, it was a terrible film.

If you can answer the question: What kind of ....? You are dealing with an Adjective.

Adverbs (bijwoord)

We use Adverbs to say something about Verbs, Adjectives, other Adverbs and sometimes a complete sentence.

Examples:

• We calmly waited for 10 minutes, but still they didn't help us.
• Our new oven works wonderfully.
• The car doesn't drive very quickly.
• Unfortunately, he passed away this morning.

Is you can asnwer the question: How does it .... ? You are dealing with an Adverb.

Examples

A tall tree

She sings really well

A dangerous corner

Which one is the adjective?

1. Beautiful
2. Well
3. Normally
4. Wonderfully

Max is a ... singer.

1. Good
2. Well

This hamburger tastes ...

1. Awful
2. Awfully

You can .... open the box.

1. Easy
2. Easily
3. Easyly

He drives the car ....

1. Carefully
2. Careful

Jamie Oliver cooks .....

1. Fantastic
2. Fantasticly
3. Fantastically

That pizza smells ....

1. Nicely
2. Nice

I think a Friesian horse is ....

1. Beautiful
2. Beautifully

Go to Unit 2 lesson 3 

Work on excercises 10, 11, 12 and 13.