Adjectives and Adverbs

.The modifiers
Definitions
Adjectives: Adverbs:
 An Adjective is a  An Adverb is a

word that word that

modifies a noun modifies a verb,
or a pronoun. It an adjective, and
may point out, another adverb
describe, add or by making its
limit the meaning meaning more
of a noun or a specific.
pronoun by
making it more
specific.
Examples:
 Saucer slipped to  Drive carefully.
landing.
 The huge, shiny,  Some drivers are
silvery saucer very careful.
slipped slowly,
silently to a soft
landing.
 Drive especially
carefully on wet
roads.
:Functions
Adjectives: Adverbs:
 An Adjective  Adverb modifies a

usually answers verb.

one of these  Adverb modifies
questions: an adjectives.
 What kind of?  Adverb modifies

 Which? another adverb.

 How many?

 How?
Examples:
 The huge, shiny,  Drive carefully.
silvery saucer
slipped slowly,  Some drivers are
silently to a soft very careful.
landing.
 What kind of___ the
huge, shiny
 Drive especially
carefully on wet
 Which____ slivery roads.
 How many___ one
 How_____ slowly,
silently and softly.
:Types of Adjectives

 Articles--- a, an, the.

 Demonstrative adjectives--- this,

that, these, those.

 Distributive adjective--- each,

every, either.
:Types of Adjectives

 Interrogative adjective--- whose,

what, which.
 Possessive Adjective--- my, our,
his, her.
 Numerical Adjective--- six, sixth /
twenty-four, twenty-fourth.
:Types of Adjectives
 Adjective of Quality--- honest, rich,
new.
 Adjective of Quantity--- some,
much, few.
 Proper Adjective---- Pakistani
Dress, English pen
Types of Adverbs
 Adverb of manner---quickly, happily etc

 Adverb of place---here, there, up, down

 Adverb of time---late, ago, now, soon

 Adverb of frequency---often, twice,

always
Types of Adverbs
 Adverb of certainty---surely, definitely,
certainly

 Adverb of degree---very, fairly, rather

 Interrogative Adverb---When, Why,

where

 Relative Adverb--- where-as, where-by

Degrees of Comparison
Adjectives Adverb
 Positive  Positive

Clever Good
Weak Little
 Comparative  Comparative

Cleverer Better
Weaker Less
 Superlative  Superlative

Cleverest Best
weakest Least
Adjective vs Adverb
 Generally adverbs differ from
adjective in APPEARANCE. For
example, patient and patiently.
Adverbs usually end in -ly

 But NOT ALWAYS. For example,

fast, well.
Formation of Adverbs from
:Adjective
 By adding –ly to adjective
 Adjective ending in –y (pretty,
merry)
 Adjective ending in –e (fortunate,
simple)
 Adjective ending in –ic and –ical
(basic, geographical )
 Adjective ending in –able (terrible,
impossible)
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