1. Adjectives and Adverbs
Chapter 5

2. Adjectives Modify nouns and pronouns Answer the these questions:
Which one?
What kind?
How many?
How much?
Whose?

3. Adjective Test Frame
The ______________ thing (or person) is very ______________.

4. Adjectives The butterfly landed on my hand.
She wore a costume with butterfly wings.
One day I would like to visit Italy again.
Italian food smells and tastes delicious.

5. Adverbs Modify verbs (most often), adjectives, and other adverbs
Usually end in –ly
Indicate manner, extent, place, direction, time, and negation
Answer the questions where, when, why, how, how often, and to what extent

6. Qualifiers Modifies an adjective or another adverb
Strengthens or weakens the word it modifies
Right before the word it modifies

7. Common Qualifiers Very Much So Most Extremely Incredibly Quite
Moderately
Truly
Rather
More
Especially
Significantly
Unusually
Often
Also

8. Compare

9. Compare

10. Compare

11. Adv vs. PA The school band plays loudly. The school band is loud.
The sun sets quickly.
The sunset looks lovely.

12. Good vs. Well, Bad vs. Badly
Adjectives
Adverbs
Good
Bad
Well
Badly

13. Avoid Double Negatives!
Example
Does not need nothing
To fix, remove one of the negative words
Does not need anything

14. Misplaced Modifiers
The hunter crouched behind a tree waiting for a bear to come along with a bow and arrow.
We saved the scraps of meat for the dog that had been left on our plates.
A woman passed by, leading a Springer spaniel in a long black dress.
Watch out for almost, only, and not.