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| Adjectives and adverbs are what? |
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| modifiers [words that further explain or restrict another word in a sentence]. |
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Adjectives
What is an adjective? |
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| An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun by describing what it is. |
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Rule 1
Adjectives are placed before a noun or pronoun.
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Correct: The red [adjective = describes the color of the car] car [noun] was in an accident.
Incorrect: The car [noun] red [adjective] was in an accident. |
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Adverbs
What is an adverb?
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| An adverb modifies a verb to describe how something is done, or an adverb modifies an adjective to further describe a noun or pronoun’s state of being. |
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Rule 1
Adverbs are often formed by adding –ly to an adjective, and an adverb can go after or before the verb.
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Correct: She sings [verb] beautifully [adverb = describes how she sings].
Correct: He quickly [adverb=describes how he moved] moved [verb] to the opposite side. |
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Rule 2
An adverb can describe an adjective. When using an adverb to describe an adjective, place the adverb before the adjective.
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Correct: Joe's extremely [adverb = describes how excited Joe's car is] fast [adjective = describes Joe's car] car is his pride and joy.
Incorrect: Joe's fast [adjective] extremely [adverb] car is his pride and joy. |
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Rule 3
An adverb that describes frequency [always, never, sometimes, often, etc.] usually comes before the main verb or phrase it is describing.
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Correct: He is often [adverb that describes how late he is for work] late for work [adjective clause that describes the subject he].
Incorrect: He is late for work [adjective] often [adverb]. |
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Adjectives do not have singular and plural forms.
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Definition
Incorrect: The reds cars were in an accident.
Correct: The red cars were in an accident. |
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Adjectives can be placed at the end of a sentence when using a form of the “to be” verb if they describe the subject of the sentence.
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Incorrect: My wonderful wife is.
Correct: My wife is wonderful.
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When the adjective good is used as an adverb, it changes to well.
Give an example |
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Incorrect: Jonathan plays basketball good for his age.
Correct: Jonathan plays basketball well for his age. |
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Do not use the adverb very with adjectives that express an increased quality.
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Incorrect: Jonathan is a very good basketball player for his age.
Correct: Jonathan is a good basketball player for his age. |
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Sometimes, adverbs of frequency can be placed at the beginning of a sentence. Do not place an adverb of frequency at the end of a sentence.
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Incorrect: He likes to go to sporting events sometimes [adverb].
Correct: Sometimes [adverb] he likes to go to sporting events. |
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