Adjectives & Adverbs

Adjectives & Adverbs

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This lesson contains 22 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

Lesson duration is: 60 min

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Adjectives & Adverbs

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Today

You'll learn...

- how to describe situations & people.

- how to add functions to a verb

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Which words can you think of to describe this object?

Slide 3 - Open question

Which words can you think of to describe this person?

Slide 4 - Open question

Which words can you use to describe the verb 'sing'? In other words, which words describe HOW someone sings?

Slide 5 - Open question

Which words can you use to describe the verb 'drive'? Which words describe HOW someone drives?

Slide 6 - Open question

Try to explain

Discuss with the person sitting closest to you:

When do you use an adverb?
When do you use an adjective?
How to find out which to use?
How about irregular words?
Do you know of any pitfalls?

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Adverbs (bijwoorden)

Examples:

She rarely eats breakfast.

He's usually home by this time.

Use:

To answer: How….?

To say something about a verb or adjective.

Position in sentence:

After to have – to be – to do

Otherwise before the verb

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Adjectives(bijvoegelijke nmw)

Example:

the tall professor

The music sounds beautiful.

Use: To answer: What sort of….? (it’s rather a description)

To say something about a noun (zelfstandig naamw).

Position in sentence:

Before a noun

Used after these verbs: to be – sound – taste – smell – look – feel

35-year-old man / 90-minute walk

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Irregular issues

good vs well

daily, early, strange and more don't change

hard vs hardly --> different meanings

sensory perception: taste, look, feel, smell, sound --> adjective

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1. Please give me an … answer (eerlijk)

Slide 11 - Open question

2. What you told me sounded … (interessant)

Slide 12 - Open question

3. We received a … written letter. (mooi)

Slide 13 - Open question

4. She speaks Italian very … (goed)

Slide 14 - Open question

5. That man can be … impatient (vreselijk)

Slide 15 - Open question

6. Ik ken hem nauwelijks.

Slide 16 - Open question

7. Dit verhaal is waarschijnlijk waar.

Slide 17 - Open question

8. Ze zingt erg mooi.

Slide 18 - Open question

Remaining questions? Leave them here.

Slide 19 - Mind map

1/2: I can choose between an adverb and an adjective in a sentence

Yes completely

Yes, but I'll need to practice more

I'm not sure

I don't, this didn't help

Slide 20 - Quiz

2/2: the practice tasks we did today has helped me to understand this grammar topic