Adverbs / Adjectives revision

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4-6

Adverbs/Adjectives

Planning

• Adverbs?
  
• Adjectives
• Quantifiers...

Aim: Revising past grammar

Describe how you feel in one word.

Position adverbs

• After to have – to be – to do​ 
• Present perfect: between have / has and past participle​ 
• Otherwise before the verb​
  

Position adjectives

 

• Before a noun 
• Used after these verbs: to be – sound – taste – smell – look – feel 
• 35-year-old man / 90-minute walk 

Let's give it another try

1/10. He looked at me … when I interrupted him. (BOOS)

2/10. The boss is always .... . There’s not much you can hide from him.
(GOED GEINFORMEERD)

3/10. Sue was … upset about losing her job. (VRESELIJK)

4/10. Do you wish to pay ...? (APART VAN ELKAAR) USE ONE WORD.

5/10. Those rich people ... work at all.
(BIJNA NIET)

6/10. The children behaved ..., so they were allowed to go to the party.
(GOED)

7/10. She had ... money to spend than last year. (MINDER)

Quantifiers

Little less least --> weinig, minder, minst

much / many more most --> veel, meer, meest

A few a little some --> een paar

few / little --> weinig

lots of --> vele

8/10. Translate:
Het examen was verrassend makkelijk.

9/10. Translate:
De manager had een harde stem.

10/10. Translate:
Mijn nichtje (niece) sprong blij in het rond.

Another one to remember

vriendelijk --> in a friendly way

NOT --> friendily