Adverb and Adjective

True or False: Bad changed to comparative adjective (badder than)

False, it is an exception to the rule Bad changes to worse

True or False: Much changed to comparative adjective (mucher than)

False, it is an exception to the rule Much changes to more

True or False: All adverbs end in ly

False, not all adverbs end in ly.

True or False: Use these or those before singular words

False, these or those should be used with plural words.

True or False: The word "Well" is not an adverb

False, well is an adverb.

True or False: Big and Fat changed to comparative adjective (biger than and fater than)

False: One Syllable Consonant, vowel, consonant you have to double the last consonant and add er and the word "than. Bigger than and Fatter than

I will meet you here. The adverb in this sentence tells when, where, or how an action takes place.

HERE is the adverb and it tells you WHERE I will meet you.

What it the adverb? The children played happily with the puppy.

Happily

What is the adverb? We'll put the cupcakes here.

Here

Always use the adjective "Well" to answer the question ...

How

Adverbs that end in "ly tells" (when, where, or how) an action takes place

How an action takes place.

slowly, rarely, carefully, quickly are all adverbs that tell ___ and action takes place

How an action takes places.

She loudly sang the song. The adverb in this sentence tells when, where, or how an action takes place.

LOUDLY is the adverb and it tells HOW she sang the song.

Louis ran good in the race. Is grammatically correct?

No, Louis ran well in the race is correct. It answers the question how and it describes the verb "ran".

I will see you soon. The adverb in this sentence tells when, where, or how an action takes place.

SOON is the adverb and it tells WHEN I will see you.

When using a comparative adjective, you must always follow it with the word

Than

The woman walked slowly down the hall. Where is the adverb in the sentence, before or after the verb?

The adverb is written after the verb.

The woman slowly walked down the hall. Where is the adverb in the sentence, before or after the verb?

The adverb is written before the verb.

Define an adjective

a word that describes a noun or a pronoun

If the adjective has three or more syllables and ends with a "y"

add the word "more"

Articles are special kinds of

adjectives

That and those are demonstrative adjectives that refers to nouns

farther away from the speaker or writer

If an adjective ends with a "y",

remove the "y" and add -ier.

If an adjective has 1 syllable add

the ending -er to the adjective to make it a comparative adjective.

If a one syllable adjective ends with a consonant + a vowel + a consonant double

the last consonant and then add -er.

Demonstrative adjectives comes before

the noun that it describes

If an adjective has two syllables or more and doesn't end with a "y" add

the word "more" before the word.

An adjectives answers that questions

what kind and how many

Adverbs tell _____, ______, or ____ an action takes place

when, where, or how

Demonstrative adjectives tell

which one or which ones

Define an adverb

A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

What is the adverb? The bakery is always busy.

Always

What is the adverb? Mildred carefully decorated the cake.

Carefully

What is the adverb? We carefully mixed the batter.

Carefully is the adverb

True or False: There are a few exceptions to comparative adjective rules

True

True or False: Adverbs can be written before or after the verb.

True, adverbs can be written before or after the verb.

True or False: Not all words that end in ly are adverbs

True, all words ending in ly are not adverbs.

True or False: The word "Good" is an adjective.

True, good is an adjective.

True or False: Far changed to comparative adjective (farther than)

True, it is an exception to the rule Far changes to farther

True or False: Good changed to comparative adjective (better than)

True, it is an exception to the rule Good changes to better than

True or False: Little changed to comparative adjective (less than)

True, it is an exception to the rule Little changes to less than

True or False: Use this or that before singular words

True, this or that should be used with singular words

True or False: Small and Hard changed to comparative adjectives (smaller than and harder than)

True. Simply add -er and the word "than"

True or False: Happy and Funny changed to comparative adjective (happier than and funnier than)

True: If an adjective ends with a "y", remove the "y" and add -ier.

True or False: Beautiful, expensive, and satisfactory changed to comparative adjective (more beautiful than, more expensive than, and more satisfactory than)

True: If an adjective has two syllables or more without a "y" then add the word "more" before the word. If the adjective ends with a "y", you will only add the word "more" if it has three or more syllables

soon, often, never, always are all adverbs that tell ___ an action takes place.

When an action takes place

up, down, everywhere, there are all adverbs that tell __ an action takes place.

Where an action takes place

I did well on the test. Is grammatically correct?

Yes, well describes how I think I did and it describes the verb did.

What is the adverb? The cupcakes were baked yesterday.

Yesterday

Use the article "a" before a singular word that begin with

a consonant sound (a jet or a high step)

Adjectives goes after

a linking verb

Adjectives goes before

a noun

"the" is an article that refers to

a particular person, particular place or particular thing

Use the article "an" before a singular word that begin with

a vowel sound (an engine or an hour)

"a" and "an" are articles that refers to

any person, any place, or any thing

"a", "an", and "the" are

articles

This and these are demonstrative adjectives that refers to nouns

close to the speaker or writer

When you have two or more adjectives listed together add a ___ between them

comma

Comparative Adjectives are used to show the

difference between two objects

When two or more adjectives are listed and one tells how many...

do not use a comma ex (Two white geese honked loudly.)

This, that, these, and those are

examples of demonstrative adjectives