adjectives and adverbs + comparison

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

New words

Noun = zelfstandig naamwoord

Adjective = bijvoeglijk naamwoord

Adverb = bijwoord

adjectives

adjectives say something about a noun.

It is the word you use to describe a person, place, or thing.

The brave dog.

The adorable cat.

Where to place adjectives

You usually place an adjective before a noun.

- The bright sweater.

- The early morning.

Where to place adjectives

Of course there is an exception.

Adjectives are placed at the end of a sentence when an opinion is given using "to be"

- That boy is handsome

- The coach is really mean

What is the function of an adjective?

1. To describe a noun
2. To describe an adverb

We in a sentence is an adjective usually placed?

1. At the beginning of a sentence
2. In front of a verb
3. in front of a noun

What is the exception to placement of an adjective in a sentence?

1. When the opinion is a fact
2. When stating a fact
3. When giving an opinion using to be
4. when there is only one verb in the sentence

Tom is a ......... worker (slow)

1. slowly
2. slow

6. Max is a ......... singer. He sings ........... (good)

1. well-good
2. good-well

adverbs

There are a few ways to use adverbs.

you can often recognize adverbs by the ending -ly-

- An adverb can describe a verb. -> He sings loudly.

- An adverb can describe an adjective. -> The dog is very brave

- An adverb can describe another adverb. -> it ended too quickly.

Adverbs describing verbs.

An adverb that describes a verb shows us how the action is happening.

- Tom sings loudly in the shower.

- The cat waits impatiently for its food.

The adverbs in both sentences answer the question in what manner? How does Phillip sing? Loudly. How does my cat wait? Impatiently.

Adverbs describing adjectives

An adverb that describes an adjective adds a degree of intensity to an adjective.

- “Is my singing too loud?” asked Phillip.
- My cat is incredibly happy to have his dinner.

Adverbs describing adverbs

You can use an adverb to describe another adverb. In fact, if you wanted to, you could use several.

- The race finished too quickly.

- Philip sings incredibly loudly.

When do we use adverbs

1. to describe a verb
2. to describe a noun

When do we use adverbs?

1. To describe a situation
2. to describe an adjective

Which sentence is correct?

1. He sings much too loudly.
2. She is pretty quite.

She climbed up the ladder ______.

It's __________ cold today

he looked at me ______.

The soup tasted ________

carefully

awefully

sadly

wonderfully

My brother is good ......... (drive)

1. to drive
2. for driving
3. at driving

There's no point .......... an old car. (buy)

1. in buying
2. to buying
3. to buy

I can’t imagine ............ at home. (work)

1. at working
2. to work
3. working

Remember ............ the letter. (post)

1. to post
2. posting
3. to posting

I’m very interested in.......French. (learn)

1. learn
2. leanring
3. to leanring