Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives
Adjectives and
and Adverbs
Adverbs
Prepared by Professors
Rita Perkins and Paul Harris
Camden County College
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Adjectives
Adjectives
Adjectives are used to compare.
For most short adjectives, we add -ER
when comparing TWO things, -EST when
comparing THREE or more things.
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Adjectives
For most longer adjectives (two or
more syllables), we add more when
comparing two things and most when
comparing three or more things.
Mr Murphy is more educated than
his accountant, but his wife is the
most educated person in the group.
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ADVERBS
Adverbs describe verbs, other adjectives,
or other adverbs. Adverbs usually end in
-ly.
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Adverbs
2. Do not confuse good and well. The word good is
an adjective; it describes nouns. The word well is an adverb.
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Adverbs
3. Do not use a noun as an adjective.
NOT: CORRECT:
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Practice Exercises
Correct each of the following sentences.
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Practice Exercises
Correct each of the following sentences.
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Practice Exercises
Correct each of the following sentences.
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Practice Exercises
Correct each of the following sentences.
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Practice Exercises
Correct each of the following sentences.
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Practice Exercises
Correct each of the following sentences.
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Practice Exercises
Correct each of the following sentences.
most
There are over interesting
400 species of
birds to see in
Costa Rica, and
the more
interesting ones
to photograph
are the tucans.
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Practice Exercises
Correct each of the following sentences.
The most
biggest spiders delete most
Sean has ever
seen were in
Costa Rica.
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Practice Exercises
Correct each of the following sentences.
biological
One biology phenomenon
phenomenon
was the walking
tree which
moves five to
eight inches per
year.
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Practice Exercises
Correct each of the following sentences.
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Any
questions?
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