1. Adjectives
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2. What is a adjective? An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun. beach
brown
loud
happy

3. Adjectives Adjectives answer the following questions: How many?
How much?
What kind?
Which one?
The articles a, an, and the are adjectives.

4. Position of Adjectives
Adjectives appear 90% of the time before the noun they modify.
Ex: The silly cat leaped over the fence.
10% of the time they appear after the noun they modify.
Ex: The cat was very fast.

5. When looking for Adjectives…
Follow these steps:
1. Find the subject and nouns.
2. Find the adjectives.

6. The bald teacher handed out the white papers.
Find the adjectives
The bald teacher handed out the white papers. 1

7. The laptop computer has a blue screen and a black screen.2

8. The big yellow bus went down the wrong road.3

9. The crazy plane will crash quickly.4

10. That big bad dog frequently chased the scared little boys up trees.5

11. Mom and dad always help me with my English homework.6

12. The two doctors visited the sick patient at the community hospital.7

13. The football team won the big game easily!8

14. The little brown cat sometimes has bad hair.9

15. The happy little green and yellow bug is smiling.10

16. Adverbs
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17. Adverbs
Definition:
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Adverbs answer the following questions: Where, When, Why, & Under what condition

18. Adverbs
Adverbs
Adverbs frequently end in –ly, but not all the time. Some words that end in –ly can also be an adjective.
When looking for adverbs, follow these steps:
1. Find the nouns.
2. Find the verbs.
3. Find the adjectives.
4. Finally, find the adverbs.

19. Find the Adverbs I really believe him.
2. He literally wrecked his mother's car.
3. She simply ignored me.

20. 4. The teacher completely rejected her proposal. 5
4. The teacher completely rejected her proposal. 5. I absolutely refuse to attend any more faculty meetings. 6. I so wanted to go with them. 7. We know this city well.