Adjectives

and
Adverbs
 Adjectives

• on a wonderful still Autumn day

 Adjectives

• on a wonderful still Autumn day

• through the abundant gold and
green foliage
• straight and narrow beams of
light
 Adjectives

• on a wonderful still Autumn day

• through the abundant gold and
green foliage
• straight and narrow beams of
light
• countless old brown leaves
• along a soft, winding grassy path
• in a thick hillside forest
 Order of Adjectives
1 Opinion
3 Origin

2 Appearance
4 Material
Adjectives of Appearance
Order of Adjectives
Opinion
Size
Age
Shape
Colour
Origin
Material
Purpose
Internet Link click on image
 Have you got the bottle?
1. A bottle of 2. A cheap
good, bottle of
cheap good red
Catalan Catalan
red wine. wine.
Make up your mind!
1. A modern 2. A rounded,
arch- arch-shaped
shaped, modern
rounded sculpture of
sculpture a reclining
of a figure figure.
reclining.
• Henry Moore at Kew
Gardens, London
Take your pick!
1.A long,
arduous
task.
2.A long
and
arduous
task.
Try to describe this!
 “For the Love of God”
by Damien Hirst click here for video
• Art expert Charles Dupplin called the
skull “a bold move. This is a spectacular
piece and undoubtedly the work with the
highest intrinsic value in modern and
contemporary art.”
• “I'm afraid I simply don't understand it!
An expensive, well-crafted and
ostentatious paperweight, perhaps, but
is it art?” asks Joe Bloggs.
Have a go at describing this!
 Did you
guess?

• The Angel
of the North
click image to consult Wikipedia
 Adverbs
• I stopped suddenly by the great
waterfall.
 Adverbs
• I stopped suddenly by the great
waterfall.
• The cascade fell softly on the
mossy rocks that bright morning.
 Adverbs
• I stopped suddenly by the great
waterfall.
• The cascade fell softly on the
mossy rocks that bright morning.
• I gazed happily from the
riverbank for a good while.
 Adverbs of
Manner, Place
and Time
1. HOW? 1. M – Manner
2. WHERE? 2. P – Place
3. WHEN? 3. T – Time
=eMPTy
 Order of Adverbs
Verb Manner Place Frequency Time Purpose

in the every before to keep in

Beth swims enthusiastically
pool morning dawn shape.

into every before to get a

Dad walks impatiently
town afternoon supper newspaper.

Tashonda in her every before

   
naps room morning lunch.
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 She looked out __________ from
her window.
• peacefully • uneasily
• absent-mindedly • nervously
• dreamily • apprehensively
• contentedly • anxiously
• cheerily • hopelessly
• thoughtfully • despairingly
• pensively • desperately
 1. They’re going to their
village by horse and cart.

2. They’re going by horse

and cart to their village.
The Flying Scotsman
Think it over!

1A) He read his book slowly.

1B) He slowly read his book.
1C) Slowly, he read his book.
Think it over!

1A) He read his book slowly.

1B) He slowly read his book.
2A) He read the Collected Works of
Shakespeare slowly.
2B) He slowly read the Collected
Works of Shakespeare.
 Put your thinking
cap on!

1a) I (don’t) like spring flowers very much.

1b) I (don’t) very much like spring flowers.
 Put your thinking
cap on!

1a) I (don’t) like spring flowers very much.

1b) I (don’t) very much like spring flowers.
2a) I (don’t) like spring flowers a lot.
2b) I (don’t) a lot like spring flowers.
 Put your thinking
cap on!
(After “The Thinker” by Auguste Rodin)

1a) I (don’t) like spring flowers very much.

1b) I (don’t) very much like spring flowers.
2a) I (don’t) like spring flowers a lot.
2b) I (don’t) a lot like spring flowers.
3a) I (don’t) really like spring flowers.
3b) I (don’t) like spring flowers really.
Daffodils
A chip off the old block.
1. They’re very similar.
A chip off the old block.
1. They’re very similar.
2. They’re very (much) alike.
A chip off the old block.
1. They’re very similar.
2. They’re very (much) alike.
3. We’re very much hoping for change.
A chip off the old block.
1. They’re very similar.
2. They’re very (much) alike.
3. We’re very much hoping for change.
4. I’d be very (much) surprised.
A chip off the old block.
1. They’re very similar.
2. They’re very (much) alike.
3. We’re very much hoping for change.
4. I’d be very (much) surprised.
5. We’re very unhappy.
 What
difference
does it
make?
1a) I think of her a lot.
1b) I think a lot of her.
 What
difference
does it
make?
1a) I think of her a lot.
1b) I think a lot of her.
2a) People who don’t eat vegetables often
have bad health.
2b) People who don’t often eat vegetables
have bad health sometimes.
 What
difference
does it
make?
(Helen Mirren in “The Queen”)
1a) I think of her a lot.
1b) I think a lot of her.
2a) People who don’t eat vegetables often
have bad health.
2b) People who don’t often eat vegetables
have bad health sometimes.
Geddit? (Do you get it?)

• I paid for my car with my wife.

Geddit? (Do you get it?)

• I paid for my car with my wife.

• The room needs painting badly.
Geddit? (Do you get it?)

• I paid for my car with my wife.

• The room needs painting badly.
• I want to buy a rabbit for my son
with long ears.
Geddit? (Do you get it?)
(After “The Scream” by Edvard Munch)

• I paid for my car with my wife.

• The room needs painting badly.
• I want to buy a rabbit for my son
with long ears.
• He only died yesterday. (Was he
supposed to do anything else?)