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Adjectives and
Adverbs
Adjectives give
information about nouns. For example:
- She's an excellent dancer.
- I've got a new apartment.
Adverbs modify verbs, they tell how something
is done. For example:
- She learns quickly.
- You can speak English well.
Adjectives
Adjectives come before
the noun. For example:
- This is a beautiful bird.
"This is a bird beautiful." is incorrect.
They provide information such as size (big,
small), shape (round, square), color (yellow,
green), nationality (Chinese, Polish), and opinion
(good, bad).
Adjectives don't
change depending on number. For example:
She has a cute puppy.
She has three cute puppies.
Note that the adjective doesn't change with
number.
Adjectives also come
after certain verbs such as be, feel, look,
and taste. For example:
- I'm really happy today.
- She's got a new job so she feels great.
- You look wonderful!
- This chicken tastes delicious.
Adverbs
Adverbs are often
formed by adding -ly to an adjective.
For example:
- quick (adjective) - He's quick at learning
new things.
- quickly (adverb) - He learns quickly.
- bad (adjective) - He didn't get a bad
test score.
- badly (adverb) - He didn't do badly
in his test.
For adverbs made
from adjectives ending in "-y" - change
"-y" to "-i" and add "-ly".
For example:
- easy (adjective) - He thinks math is
easy.
- easily (adverb) - He can do math easily.
- happy (adjective) - He's a happy man.
- happily (adverb) - He works happily
every day.
For adverbs made
from adjectives ending in "-le" -
change "-le" to "-ly". For
example:
- simple (adjective) - The teacher makes
difficult things simple.
- simply (adverb) - He teaches simply
and clearly.
Some adverbs are
the same as adjectives. For example:
- He runs fast (adverb) - He's a fast
runner. (adjective)
- He studies hard. (adverb) - It's a
hard life. (adjective)
The adverb of
"good" is "well".
For example:
- She's a good pianist.
- She plays the piano well.
Adverbs can also
modify adjectives and other adverbs. For example:
- That's a good book.
- That's a very good book.
- She's a talented girl.
- She's an incredibly talented girl.
- You're right!
- You're absolutely right!
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