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Adjectives And Adverbs

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Hasan Ege
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This document provides rules and examples for adjectives and adverbs. It defines adjectives as words that modify nouns and pronouns by describing qualities like kind, which one, or how many. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs by describing manner, place, time, degree, or frequency. The document lists common types of adverbs such as simple adverbs that indicate manner, place, or time, interrogative adverbs that introduce questions, and negative adverbs that deny statements. Examples are provided to illustrate each category.

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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS RULES TO FOLLOW
ADJECTIVES Modifies Nouns Modifies Pronouns
DEFINITION OF AN ADJECTIVE: It tells what kind of person, place, or thing. A noun or a pronoun is. It may also point out which one or how many.
EXAMPLES: The ship was an English vessel. (what kind) This factory is mine. (which one) Many people enjoy the annual dinner. (how many, which one)
AN ADVERB: Modifies an active verb or a verb phrase by expressing manner, place, time, degree, or number.
TYPES OF ADVERBS: Simple Interrogative Negative
EXAMPLES: SIMPLE: She moved quietly . (Manner and tell how) I waited there for an hour. (Place and tell where) You may leave soon . (Time, tells when) I called you once . (Number, tells how many) He sat very still. (Degree, tells how much)
Interrogative Adverb Introduces a sentence that asks a question where, when, why and how
EXAMPLES: Interrogative: When will you return? How is the trunk being sent?
Negative Adverb Denies or contradicts a statement no, not , never, only, scarcely and hardly Note: two negative adverbs should not be used together.
EXAMPLES: Negative - I can scarcely believe my eyes. ( correct) - I haven’t no more sea shells. (incorrect)
Familiar Adverbs to Know almost finally seldom unusually certainly hardly quite so usually just rather very rather fairly nearly too scarcely well

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  • 2. ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS RULES TO FOLLOW
  • 3. ADJECTIVES Modifies Nouns Modifies Pronouns
  • 4. DEFINITION OF AN ADJECTIVE: It tells what kind of person, place, or thing. A noun or a pronoun is. It may also point out which one or how many.
  • 5. EXAMPLES: The ship was an English vessel. (what kind) This factory is mine. (which one) Many people enjoy the annual dinner. (how many, which one)
  • 6. AN ADVERB: Modifies an active verb or a verb phrase by expressing manner, place, time, degree, or number.
  • 7. TYPES OF ADVERBS: Simple Interrogative Negative
  • 8. EXAMPLES: SIMPLE: She moved quietly . (Manner and tell how) I waited there for an hour. (Place and tell where) You may leave soon . (Time, tells when) I called you once . (Number, tells how many) He sat very still. (Degree, tells how much)
  • 9. Interrogative Adverb Introduces a sentence that asks a question where, when, why and how
  • 10. EXAMPLES: Interrogative: When will you return? How is the trunk being sent?
  • 11. Negative Adverb Denies or contradicts a statement no, not , never, only, scarcely and hardly Note: two negative adverbs should not be used together.
  • 12. EXAMPLES: Negative - I can scarcely believe my eyes. ( correct) - I haven’t no more sea shells. (incorrect)
  • 13. Familiar Adverbs to Know almost finally seldom unusually certainly hardly quite so usually just rather very rather fairly nearly too scarcely well