MODIFIERS

ADJECTIVES

NOUNS

PRONOUNS
VERBS

ADVERBS

ADJECTIVES ADVERBS

 An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.

 Adjectives always answer the questions:

WHAT KIND? WHICH ONE? HOW MANY? HOW MUCH?

The process by which an adjective modifies a word is called modification.

 Give me the essay you wrote. She was sick for a week. We stayed in a hotel. I can hear guitar music. This is the Brightwoods way. I love Italian food.

 Give me the essay you wrote. She was sick for a week. We stayed in a hotel. I can hear guitar music. This is the Brightwoods way. I love Italian food.

 Modify verbs, adverbs and adjectives Adverbs modifying VERBS an adverb modifying a verb answers the questions:
WHERE? WHEN? IN WHAT MANNER? TO WHAT EXTENT?

 It fell below. I went there. They arrived today. He left early. He ate hungrily. He answered the test completely.

 It fell below. I went there. They arrived today. He left early. He ate hungrily. He answered the test completely.

 An adverb modifying an adjective answers only one question: TO WHAT EXTENT? EXAMPLES: He was very glad. The answer was absolutely wrong. She was extremely pale.

 An adverb modifying an adjective answers only one question: TO WHAT EXTENT? EXAMPLES: He finished very quickly The train was surprisingly fast. She was unusually late.

Adverbs
What adverbs are needed here?

My

dolls broken, Alice mumbled

The dog jumped up George ate the burger

 What adverbs are needed here? My dolls broken, Alice mumbled tearfully. The dog jumped up excitedly. George ate the burger greedily.

Adverbs
Match the verbs with suitable adverbs heavily
patiently He slept

He charged

furiously
She waited

She fell

soundly

Adverbs
Adverbs show how the action happens. What is the most appropriate adverb here? silently The dog barked eerily

furiously

1. The porkchops are being served now. 2. The child cried loudly. 3. Several guests arrived late. 4. Julie beat the eggs briskly. 5. Did you answer the test completely?

6. The package is inside. 7. Our neighbors are moving away. 8. Ted excitedly answered the question. 9. He recovered fully from the accident. 10.The mangoes are partly ripe.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF ADVERBS

Verb

Manner

Place

Frequency every morning

Time before dawn

Purpose to keep in shape.

to get a newspaper .

Beth enthusiasti- in the swims cally pool Dad walks Marjorie naps into impatiently town in her room

every before afternoon supper every morning before lunch.

In actual practice, of course, it would be highly unusual to have a string of adverbial modifiers beyond two or three (at the most). Because the placement of adverbs is so flexible, one or two of the modifiers would probably move to the beginning of the sentence: "Every afternoon before supper, Dad impatiently walks into town to get a newspaper." When that happens, the introductory adverbial modifiers are usually set off with a comma

1. Doug worked _________ __________ ___________. __yesterday __slowly __ in the yard 2. She ______ cries____________ ___________. __loudly __rarely __ at night 3. They would have bought the car_________ ________ even though Dad seriously doubted its value. __strongly __yesterday __ in the yard 4. Captain Jackson left the rally_________ ________ _______. __early __last night __ in the park 5. The band_________ played _____________ ___________. __in the garage __loudly __ last night