adjectives

1. adjectives ADJECTIVES: A WORD THAT DESCRIBES A NOUN (or PRONOUN) • Show how many • Five boys played soccer yesterday. • A pencil rolled onto the floor. • Show how much • There was little rain. • The plentiful variety of colors made the picture beautiful. • Show what kind • Old and Slow computers really frustrate me. • The friendly student brought tasty candy for everyone. • Show which one • That dog is the cutest one ever. • This math problem was very easy.

2. adverbs ADVERBS – A WORD THAT DESCRIBES ADJ’S, VERBS, OR OTHER ADV’S • Show HOW a verb was done (in one word) • Bill swims quickly to the finish line. (adverb modifying the verb, telling how he swims) • He thought intellectually about the problem. (adverb modifying the verb, telling how he thinks) • Show WHEN a verb was done (in one word) • I failed the test yesterday. (adverb modifying the verb, telling when I failed) • Earlier, Joe ate breakfast. (adverb modifying the verb, telling when Joe ate)

3. adverbs ADVERBS – A WORD THAT DESCRIBES ADJ’S, VERBS, OR OTHER ADV’S • Show WHERE a verb was done (in one word) • He tripped and fell down. (adverb modifying the verb, telling where he fell) • He went outside. (adverb modifying the verb, telling where he went) • Show to what DEGREE (how much or little) a verb was done; these are called intensifiers. • The student is so smart. (adverb modifying the adjective, telling to what degree he is smart) • The sneeze exploded very loudly. (adverb modifying the adverb, telling to what degree he is loudly sneezing)