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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

 Sentence Structure Review

Intransitive
Action
V
Transitive Object
Subject

Adjective
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Linking V
Noun
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1. Functions & Positions

2. Confusing Adj & Adv

3. Present & Past Participles

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4. Comparisons
 ① Functions & Positions

ADJECTIVES ADVERBS

Adjective Noun Action V Adverb

He is a famous singer He sings well

Linking V Adjective Adverb Adjective

He is unfaithful He is extremely arrogant

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Adverb Adverb
He dances extremely well

Adverb, Clause
Unfortunately, he cannot sing.
 1. This company spends $2 million annual in
recycling.
Sentence Correction 2. Hard work and company loyalty do
not automatical result in a promotion.
3. It is common believed that real estate is a sound
investment.
4. The stock market is constant changing.
5. Television Model #390B
is currently unavailably.
6. His experience made him ideally for the job.
7. He treats people so inconsiderate.
8. Susan is not surely if she will accept the
position.
9. The unemployed rate has been decreasing
relative slowly.
10. The applicants were provided with detail
guidelines on what to submit.
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 ② Confusing Adjectives & Adverbs
Adjectives that end with “ly” Correct Incorrect
timely orderly a timely report send a report timely
(wo)manly silly lovely a manly gesture behave manly
(un)likely friendly costly a costly gift bought it costly

Confusing adverbs
hard Steve works hard. hardly Steve hardly works.
late I had to work late yesterday. lately I've been feeling ill lately.
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Confusing adjectives
successful a successful businessman successive successive failures
responsible a responsible manager responsive responsive audience
industrious an industrious employee industrial industrial plant
 R O M OT IO N
WRITE A P
PROPOSAL

e h is/h er s tr e ngths
1. Describ
ing adjectives/
Use the follow
adverbs:
• ORDERLY
• WEEKLY
• HARDLY
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 ③ Present & Past Participles
Present Participle Past Participle
Amazing Amazed
Confusing Confused
Disappointing Disappointed
Embarrassing Embarrassed
Interesting Interested
Pleasing Pleased
Shocking Shocked

Present Participle Past Participle

a challenging task a dropped project
The musical performance excites the audience.
a confusing matter an answered question
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a demanding supervisor a respected manager

The musical performance is exciting. (active)
an existing problem a solved problem
rising costs a reduced budget The audience is excited. (passive)

a competing company a written contract

rewarding work attached files
 P R O M O T ION
WRITE A
PROPOSAL
r ib e h is/h er s trengths
1. Desc
er recent
2. Highlight his/h
achievements ast participles to
p
Use present & points
r
emphasize you
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 ④ Comparisons
= > !
-er than the –est
as … as less… than the least …
Short ADJ/
ADV
The old copy machine is not My appraisal score is He works the hardest
as fast as the new one. higher than last year. among his peers.

more/less …than the most/ least

I wrote the application as
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Long ADJ/ carefully as I could. I worked more Bonus is the most

ADV passionately than my commonly discussed topic
colleagues. at this time of the year.

* The two components compared must be grammatically the same

e.g. It is better to be honest than to try to deceive.
 Special Structures
superior to/ inferior to Her score is superior to mine.

senior to / junior to The oldest member of the staff is 5 years junior to me.

The + comparative, the + comparative

The more, the merrier
The longer the lesson, the sleepier I am
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The older you grow, the wiser you become

The more you practice speaking English, the more fluently you can speak it.
 P R O M O T ION
WRITE A
PROPOSAL

c r ib e h is /h e r strengths
1. Des
er recent
2. Highlight his/h
achievements
a r e h is / h er p erformance
3. Comp o ll eagues.
th e o th e r c
with
ty p e s o f c o m parisons.
Use all 3
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TOPIC:
Letter to a Long-Lost Friend
• Write a letter to someone you haven’t met for a
long time. Use at least one adjective or adverb in
every sentence.
• Submit your answer on Google Classroom, under
Lesson 9 Homework by Sunday.
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• Correct the mistakes of the person who wrote

above you.
 Every
detail
counts.
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