ADJECTIVE!(TINI AND IFAH)
DEFINITION OF ADJECTIVE:
*Describe the quality of peoples,things,place and so on.
Example:
#happy,sad,poor,rich,full,empty,injured
*Adjectives describes or gives more information about noun/pronoun
Example:
#fresh fruit,stale fish,green vegetable.
*An adjective can point out things or people.
Example:
#Those groundnut are crunchy
#This cake is scrumptious
*Nouns can be used as adjectives,These nouns are in singular form.
Example:
#An orange cake
#A duck egg
#A garden party
*An adjectives can be formed using the ‘-ing’ from of a word(present participal)
Example:
#Appetising meal
#Cooking demonstration
*An adjectives can be formed using the ‘-ed’ from of the word (past participle)
Example:
#Fried fish
#Preserve fruit
*Nationalities can be used as nouns.
Example:
#English pancake
#French toast
*An adjective can be used to compare two people or things . Such comparative adjectives are usually formed by adding ‘-er’ to the adjective .
Example:
#The knife is sharper than that one.
*Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more people or things . These adjective are usually formed by adding ‘-est’ to an adjective and using the article ‘the’ in front of it.
Example:
#Buy food from the cleanest stall
#Select the biggest apples
*The comparative or superlatives adjective end in ‘-y’, change the ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ before adding ‘-er’ or ‘-est’.
Example:
#Adnan is hungriest then Ali .
# This is the dirtiest food stall I’ve ever seen .
*Some comparative and superlative adjective are formed by using the base form of the adjective with the expressions ‘more...than’ or ‘the most ...’.
Example:
#1) .....more nutritious than .....
2) .....more nourishing than ....
3) .....more intoxicating ....
The position of adjectives
*Before noun
EX:
> A delicious meal
> A cold drink
> A tiring day
> Strenuous exercise
*After the verb to be
EX:
> He is thirsty
> I am ravenous
> The mangoes are ripe
*After in transitive verb (feel , taste, smell , appear, look , sound ,seem)
Ex:
> The cheese are smell awful
> The fish looks fresh
> The jogger appears exhausted
Definition:adverbs tell you how, where or when some thing is done. In other words, they describe the manner, place or time of an action.
*commonly adverb are formed from adjectives for example:
vSome words that end in -ly are not adverbs.
vSome adjectives end in -ly too.
For Example:-
1.Sam was feeling very lonely.
2.She was wearing a lovely dress.
3.It was a very lively party
Adverb of quantity or degree.
Which says yes if it is yes and no if it is no
Adjective
http://myschool.in.com/kids-education-ppt/english-1176/adjectives-261.html#3-
Adverbs
http://www.education.com/slideshow/All-About-Adverbs/spot-the-adverb/
Kinds of adverb:
Adverb of place:
Some adverbs and adverb phrases answer the question “where?”.
They are called adverbs of place
Example:
1.I’ve lived here for about two years.
2.English and German are closely related.
3.The boys are playing ups
4.The dog is in the garden.
4.The dog is in the garden.
5.We’re going to New York City on our school trip.
6..His children go everywhere with him.
Adverb of manner:
Some adverbs and adverb phrases describe the way people do things.
Example:
1.The girls answered all the questions correctly.
2.He was driving carelessly.
3. The plane landed safely.
4. Ramu plays guitar skillfully.
2.He was driving carelessly.
3. The plane landed safely.
4. Ramu plays guitar skillfully.
Adverb of frequency:
Some adverbs and adverb phrases answer the question “how often an action is done”
They are called adverbs of frequency
Example:
1.The children always go to school on the bus.
2.I’ll never make that mistake again .
3.I clean my bedroom every day.
4.Dad polishes his shoes twice a week.
Adverb of time
It describes when an action is done
Example:
1.The train has already left.
2.We moved into our new house last week.
3.Our favorite T.V. program starts at 6’o clock.
4.I’m going to my new school tomorrow.
Adverb of quantity or degree.
It shows how much, or in what degree or to what extent.
Example:
1.He was too careless.
2.The sea is very stormy.
3.I am rather busy.
4.I am fully prepared.
5.These mangos are almost ripe.
Adverb of reason
The adverb which tells about a reason is called adverb of reason.
Example:
1.He is hence unable to refute the charge.
2.He therefore left school.
Adverb of affirmation and negotiation
Which says yes if it is yes and no if it is no
Example:
1. I don’t know.
2. Surely you are mistaken.
3. He certainly went.
1. I don’t know.
2. Surely you are mistaken.
3. He certainly went.
Some examples of adverbs of different kinds:
1.Tortoise walks slowly (Manner).
2.We will have our Semester exams on April 1stweek(Time).
3.The accident happened near the Highway(Place).
4.At least twice a week I used to go for Temple(Frequency).
5.We all go for a picnic just for enjoyment(Purpose).
6.The sea is very stormy(Degree /Quantity).
7.Surely you are mistaken(Affirmation/Negation).
Adjective
http://myschool.in.com/kids-education-ppt/english-1176/adjectives-261.html#3-
Adverbs
http://www.education.com/slideshow/All-About-Adverbs/spot-the-adverb/
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