Adjectives & adverbs

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

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• Explanation
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Adjectives

An adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) tells something about a noun.

That is a cute puppy.                                 That puppy looks cute.

She likes a high school senior.             The technology is state-of-the-art.

It is a cold day, but it was colder yesterday.

That is an interesting book, but this book is more interesting.

Adverbs

An adverb (bijwoord) tell something about a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective.

She worked accurately.

It was extremely hot.

He worked extremely accurately.

Adverbs

Some adverbs have the same form as the adjective.

A hard worker.     He works hard.

A fast car.              Don't drive so fast.

Some adverbs are not based on adjectives: always, never, often, soon, sometimes.

my classmate is a ________ person.

1. nice
2. nicely

I can speak Spanish very ______.

1. good
2. well

She is always ________.

1. late
2. lately.

It was midnight, and I heard a ________ noise outside.

1. strange
2. strangely

You have to move quickly!
quickly

1. Adjective
2. Adverb

Now press the blue button.
blue

1. Adjective
2. Adverb