Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly. What are adjectives? Adjectives describe the nouns or pronouns These words are all adjectives A hot day A happy.

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Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly

What are adjectives? Adjectives describe the nouns or pronouns These words are all adjectives A hot day A happy camper A silly twit A big, bloody mess (both “big” and “bloody” describe “mess”) She is creative (“creative” is a subject complement that follows the linking verb “is”) A boring course (present participle used as an adjective)

So what are adverbs? Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs Many (but not all) adverbs end with ly Many adverbs answer the question “How?” These are adverbs Eating quickly (describing the verb: eating) Trying very hard (describes the adverb: hard) A really big show (describes the adjective: big)

Recognizing Adjectives & Adverbs Many words have both an adjective and adverb form AdjectiveAdverb Happy kidsPlaying happily Smooth rockRunning smoothly Good nightEating Well Efficient workersWorking efficiently Casual dressDressing casually Quick meetingTalking quickly hopeful childrenWaiting hopefully Real butterReally hot

Identifying Adjectives I heard a loud noise. Doug is a wet dog. This game seems strange. Eat the hot green pepper. Those apples are delicious. Rob is the oldest child.

Identifying Adverbs The clerk spoke rudely. Colleen is truly sorry for her angry remark. The canary sings very sweetly. The car runs well. Listen carefully to the directions. She went to sleep quickly.

Adjectives & Adverbs Use Adjectives to add detail to the nouns and pronouns. Use Adverbs to add detail to the verbs, adverbs, and adjectives.

Comparatives and Superlatives Most adverbs and adjectives also have a comparative and superlative form SimpleComparativeSuperlative HotHotterHottest GoodBetterBest ExcitingMore excitingMost exciting CarefulLess carefulLeast careful Use the comparative form to compare two things Sally is the larger of the twins (not largest) Use the superlative form to compare three or more August was the hottest month of the year

Double Comparatives Don’t use “more” or “most” with –er or –est X Yesterday was more hotter than today X That was the most dirtiest story I ever heard X You are the bestest teacher

Absolute Concepts Don’t use comparatives or superlatives with absolute concepts Absolutes have only two possibilities, on or off, yes or no, with nothing in between X The most perfect student in the class X A very unique idea (say “very unusual” instead) These words express absolute concepts that cannot be modified More pricelessSort of dead Quite onA little bit pregnant Very unanimousExtremely perfect Quite uniqueCompletely anonymous

Don’t use adjectives when adverbs are needed X You did a real nice job –(an adjective can’t modify another adjective) You did a really nice job –(the adverb “really” modifies “nice”) X He did good He did well or He did a good job X Fuel injection helps the car run efficient Fuel injection helps the car run efficiently X Come quick! Come quickly! X Hopefully, it won’t rain –(an adverb explains how something will happen I hope that it won’t rain

Don’t use needless adverbs Before using any of these words, check to see if they add anything to the sentence Really, very, absolutely, extremely, quite, actually, somewhat, rather I am really happy to see you Grammar is very boring You are absolutely correct Her language was extremely crude You are quite intelligent Context will help you decide whether to retain the underlined words Keep them only if they add to the meaning X Bill Gates is very rich. I hope he gives me some money. Most college instructors are poor; their students are very poor. Note: the terms “good success” and “real good success” have been reserved for sports broadcasters; do not use them

Compound Adjectives Two or more adjectives often appear together separated with commas Brad’s tiny, tight swimsuit showed off his hairy belly The words “tiny” and “tight” each work separately to modify “swimsuit” Connect the words with a hyphen when they function together before a noun Brad’s gold-plated piercings stood out against his bright-red sunburn “Gold-plated” and “bright-red” are compound adjectives

Compound Adjectives Brad was well known along the boardwalk (no hyphen) His SUV was fully equipped Brad worked full time on his tan Brad was a well-known jerk (hyphenated) He drove a fully-equipped SUV Brad was a full-time chick magnet Do not hyphenate the words when they come after the noun they modify Notice the difference in these examples

Misplaced Modifiers Put adjectives and adverbs close to the words they modify Notice how the meaning is affected by the improper placement X An old pile of clothes is on the floor A pile of old clothes is on the floor X I almost believe you are finished I believe you are almost finished X The winners will only be contacted Only the winners will be contacted X I can’t quite do this as well as Fred I can’t do this quite as well as Fred