A review of adjectives, adverbs, and articles. Grammar Lessons – Week 3 A review of adjectives, adverbs, and articles.

Day 1 – Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles all describe things. Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns: 1. The blue boat sailed into the busy harbor. 2. The sky is blue. 3. He’s waiting for his special someone. 4. I am hungry. Notice how an adjective can be right beside the thing it’s describing, as in examples one and three. However, it can also be on the other side of a linking verb, as in examples two and four.

Day 1 – Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Regular adverbs end in –ly. Irregular adverbs have their own special form. REGULAR - I walked blissfully through the garden. REGULAR – I truly wanted to go for a steak. IRREGULAR – Joe-Bob is very thirsty. IRREGULAR – Gilbert never eats cabbage.

Day 1 – Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles Articles are really a type of adjective. They’re just a bit more specific. Articles are words like a, an, and the. That’s pretty much it. A wheel of cheese. An apple. The chosen one. They still describe nouns and pronouns, like adjectives do, but in a very subtle way. A – singular, but not specific. An – singular, but not specific The – singular and specific.

Day 2 – Recapping AAA Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Articles are a subset of adjectives – a, an, and the. Today, we’re going to get a little more advanced with adjectives.

Day 2 – Predicate Adjectives Adjectives can be right beside the noun they’re describing. However, they can also be on the other side of a linking verb, opposite the subject. Think of these sentences as the following: Subject = Adjective or Subject = Noun I am tired. It is a tomato. I am green. This sandwich is dinner. He is grouchy. She is a nurse. When Subject = Adjective, it’s called a Predicate Adjective. When Subject = Noun, it’s called a Predicate Nominative.

Day 2 – Practice Which of these are adjectives? Which are adverbs? Which are articles? The fisherman walked slowly to the cool lake. The plastic fish sang merrily on the wall. Which of these are predicate adjectives? Which are predicate nominatives? The man is tired. The fruit is orange. The fruit is a banana. The man is a dentist.

Day 3 – Recapping AAA So far, we’ve talked about Adjectives – describe nouns and pronouns If they’re on the other side of a linking verb, they’re predicate adjectives. Adverbs – describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs Sometimes with –ly, sometimes not. Articles – Just the, a, an. Technically, they’re a type of adjective.

Day 3 – Comparatives and Superlatives There’s another type of adjective you use all the time – comparatives and superlatives. Comparatives compare (Two or fewer syllables) - Better, greater, greener, smarter, taller, shorter. (Three or more syllables) - More complicated. More flamboyant. More exciting. There are always exceptions.

Day 3 – Comparatives and Superlatives Superlatives state what is the best (Two or fewer syllables) - Best, greatest, greenest, smartest, tallest, shortest. (Three or more syllables) – Most complicated, most flamboyant, most excited. There are exceptions.

Day 4 – Exceptions and Irregulars Usually, when making comparatives or superlatives, the rule is this: two syllables or less, add er; three or more, add the adverb more or most, instead. There are exceptions.

Day 4 - Exceptions Famous More famous or most famous NOT famouser or famousest The same may be said for the following two syllable adjectives: Peaceful Pleasant Careful Thoughtful

Day 4 - Irregulars Some English adjectives also do their own thing; they’re irregular. Good – better – best Bad – worse – worst Far – farther – farthest Little – less – least Many – more – most When you’re uncertain whether a word follows the pattern or is an exception / irregular, sound it out and hope for the best.