ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS and PREPOSITIONS.

ADJECTIVES.
An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by limiting its meaning. Adjectives include the
articles a, an, and the. A and An are indefinite articles; the is a definite article. Because
they modify nouns, possessive nouns and some possessive pronouns are considered
adjectives as well.
The raging river roars through this narrow gorge.
Al´s used car resembles my car.
A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun and begins with a capital letter. Proper
adjectives are often created by using the following suffixes: -an, -ese, -ian, and -ish.
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Many adjectives have different forms to indicate their degree of comparison.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Big bigger biggest (regular forms of comparison)
Little less least (some adjectives have irregular
forms of comparison)
Good better best
Bad worse worst
Far farther farthest
Further furthest

Other examples:
1. Ancient mariners traveled to far places.
2. In 120 B.C., a nearly drowned sailor washed ashore on an Egyptian beach.
3. The local authorities taught him the Greek language, as they had little luck in
understanding his speech.

ADVERBS.
An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb by making its meaning more
specific. Adverbs answer the questions how? When? Where? And to what degree?
When modifying a verb, an adverb may appear in various positions in a sentence.
If modifying an adjective or another adverb, an adverb appears directly before the
modified word.

1. Sheyla said she really wanted to meet the very famous actor backstage yesterday.
2. My little sister regularly skips rope after school.
3. The grandchildren gleefully hunted Easter eggs scattered throughout the yard.
 PREPOSITIONS

A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the
sentence.
The salesclerk waited by the telephone.

COMMON PREPOSITIONS

Aboard as but (except) inside outside toward

About at by into over under
Above before despite like past underneath
Across behind down near pending until
After below during of regarding unto
Against beneath except off since up
Along beside excepting on than upon
Amid besides for onto through with
Among between from opposite throughout within
Around beyond in out to without

A compound preposition is a preposition that is made up of more than one word.

I put my backpack on top of the kitchen table.

COMMON COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS.

According to apart from because of in front of next to out of
Ahead of aside from by means of in spite of on account of owing to
Along with as to in addition to instead of on top of

Phrases that begin with a preposition usually end with a noun or a pronoun called the
object of a preposition.
Note: prepositions are underlined, and the object of the prepositions is circled.
Model: The baron rode into his private forest.

Tom found this little kitten out on the sidewalk.