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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS : ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS RULES TO FOLLOW
ADJECTIVES : ADJECTIVES Modifies Nouns
Modifies Pronouns
DEFINITION OF AN ADJECTIVE: : DEFINITION OF AN ADJECTIVE: It tells what kind of person, place, or thing. A noun or a pronoun is.
It may also point out which one or how many.
EXAMPLES: : EXAMPLES: The ship was an English vessel. (what kind)
This factory is mine. (which one)
Many people enjoy the annual dinner. (how many, which one)
AN ADVERB: : AN ADVERB: Modifies an active verb or a verb phrase by expressing manner, place, time, degree, or number.
TYPES OF ADVERBS: : TYPES OF ADVERBS: Simple
Interrogative
Negative
EXAMPLES: : EXAMPLES: SIMPLE:
She moved quietly. (Manner and tell how)
I waited there for an hour. (Place and tell where)
You may leave soon. (Time, tells when)
I called you once. (Number, tells how many)
He sat very still. (Degree, tells how much)
Interrogative Adverb : Interrogative Adverb Introduces a sentence that asks a question
where, when, why and how
EXAMPLES: : EXAMPLES: Interrogative:
When will you return?
How is the trunk being sent?
Negative Adverb : Negative Adverb Denies or contradicts a statement
no, not , never, only, scarcely and hardly
Note: two negative adverbs should not be used together.
EXAMPLES: : EXAMPLES: Negative
- I can scarcely believe my eyes. ( correct)
- I haven’t no more sea shells. (incorrect)
Familiar Adverbsto Know : Familiar Adverbsto Know almost finally seldom unusually certainly hardly
quite so usually just rather
very rather fairly nearly too
scarcely well
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