Adverbs-adjectives (pimp your pitch)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-4

Adjectives & Adverbs

Writing

Adjectives

Adjectives would be *bijvoeglijk naamwoord* in Dutch

We use adjectives to:

• describe a noun
• give extra information about the object we are talking about
• pimp a story ;-)

                there are all kind of adjectives: 

Adjectives 

• Jack wears a red bandana
• Jack has a golden tooth
• The beautiful ship is called the Black Pearl
• One of the crew members has got a glass eye
• Another one always carries a talking parrot
• The barking dog is being followed by the hungry cannibals

Adverbs

Adverbs would be *bijwoord* in Dutch.

We use adverbs to:

• describe a verb 
• describe an adjective / another adverb

                          Adverbs usually end with -ly

(tells us in what way someone does something)

(professionally made = really professionally made)

Adverbs

Examples

• The cannibals breath heavily when they think about food.
• The ship looked beautifully on the sandy beach.
• Jack behaved very awkwardly when being chased.
• Jack's crew witnessed completely crazy situations.

Adverbs

Adverbs -LY

Adverbs are normally formed by adding -LY to the end of an adjective.

E.g. Quick - Quickly 

For adjectives that end in -l or -e, we simply add -ly:

special + ly = specially 

terminal + ly = terminally

literal + ly = literally

nice + ly = nicely

polite + ly = politely

Adverbs ending in -Y

For adjectives that end in -y, we remove the -y and add -ily:

crazy  -  crazily 

happy  -  happily

Adverbs ending in -LE

For adjectives that end in a consonant + le we remove the -e and add -y:

terrible  -  terribly 

horrible  -  horribly

noble  -  nobly

idle -  idly

Adverbs ending in -IC

If the adjective ends in -ic, we add -ally:

ironic  -  ironically

enthusiastic  -  enthusiastically

realistic  -  realistically

Except: public  -  publicly

Irregular Adverbs

Some adverbs are irregular:

 

fast - fast     The man drives very fast (quickly).

good - well   You speak English very well.

Adjectives

• noun, extra info
• verbs of the senses

Adverbs

• verb, adverb, adjective

Adverbs & Adjectives

Both adjectives and adverbs can be placed after look, smell and taste but be careful because there is a difference!

• The parrot has good taste (good is an adjective; taste = noun)
  
• The parrot tastes good (good is an adverb; tastes = verb)
  

Jack has long hair.

What is long in the following sentence?

1. Long is an adjective
2. Long is an adverb

The parrot is extremely smart.

What is extremely in the following sentence?

1. Very is an adjective
2. Very is an adverb

Message in a bottle

You and your best friend, who lives on the Caribbean Islands, are sending messages in a bottle back and forth. You are trying to convince her to watch the new Pirates movie.

• Describe one of the characters on the following slides to your friend 
• use adjectives and adverbs while writing a short message 
• (150 words minimum)

Captain Jack Sparrow

Captain Davy Jones

Elizabeth Swann 

Will Turner 

Example letter

Dear Demi,

I desperately hope this really important message swiftly reaches you in good condition. I wrote it quickly in the dimmering light of a sunny afternoon and my handwriting might be sloppy. I was watching the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie last night and I wanted to discuss how The Black Pearl was impressively portraited.

With mighty regards,

your beloved friend.