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McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2001 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Adjectives and AdverbsAdjectives and AdverbsAdjectives and AdverbsAdjectives and Adverbs
Prepared by ProfessorsPrepared by ProfessorsRita Perkins and Paul HarrisRita Perkins and Paul Harris
Camden County CollegeCamden County College
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AdjectivesAdjectives
Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns. My neighbor is a successful private
investigator. (The adjective successful describes the noun unit private investigator.)
He is industrious. (The adjective industrious describes the pronoun he.)
His schedule is complicated. (Sometimes adjectives come after the verb. The adjective complicated describes the schedule.)
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Adjectives are used to compare.Adjectives are used to compare. For most short adjectives, we add For most short adjectives, we add -ER-ER
when comparing when comparing TWO TWO things, things, -EST-EST when when comparing comparing THREETHREE or more things. or more things.
His company is His company is biggerbigger than the firm in than the firm in Haddon Hills.Haddon Hills.
The The biggestbiggest agency in the area is not agency in the area is not the best.the best.
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For most longer adjectives (two or For most longer adjectives (two or more syllables), we add more syllables), we add moremore when when comparing two things and comparing two things and mostmost when when comparing three or more things.comparing three or more things.
Mr Murphy is Mr Murphy is moremore educated than educated than his accountant, but his wife is the his accountant, but his wife is the mostmost educated person in the group. educated person in the group.
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Two Mistakes to AvoidTwo Mistakes to Avoid
INCORRECT:INCORRECT:
The detective is the The detective is the most smartest most smartest
person who works person who works with the agency.with the agency.
CORRECT:CORRECT:
The detective is the The detective is the smartest person smartest person who works with the who works with the agency.agency.
1. Be careful that you do not use both -er ending 1. Be careful that you do not use both -er ending AND more or both -est ending AND most.AND more or both -est ending AND most.1. Be careful that you do not use both -er ending 1. Be careful that you do not use both -er ending AND more or both -est ending AND most.AND more or both -est ending AND most.
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Two Mistakes to AvoidTwo Mistakes to Avoid2. Do not make mistakes with irregulars.2. Do not make mistakes with irregulars.2. Do not make mistakes with irregulars.2. Do not make mistakes with irregulars.
Comparative (two) Superlative(three or more)
Bad Worse Worst
Good, well Better Best
Little Less Least
Much More most
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ADVERBSADVERBS
Adverbs Adverbs describe verbs, other adjectives, describe verbs, other adjectives, or other adverbs. Adverbs usually end in or other adverbs. Adverbs usually end in -ly.-ly.
The private investigator acts The private investigator acts quickly quickly when he is hired.when he is hired.
The absolutely priceless statue has The absolutely priceless statue has disappeared. disappeared. (The adverb describes the (The adverb describes the adjective priceless.)adjective priceless.)
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INCORRECT:INCORRECT:
The behavior of the The behavior of the wrongfully accused wrongfully accused boy changed boy changed real real suddensudden when the boy when the boy found out that a found out that a private investigator private investigator would help prove him would help prove him innocent.innocent.
CORRECT:CORRECT:
The behavior of the The behavior of the wrongfully accused wrongfully accused boy changed boy changed suddenlysuddenly......
Three mistakes to avoid withThree mistakes to avoid withadjectives and adverbs.adjectives and adverbs.Three mistakes to avoid withThree mistakes to avoid withadjectives and adverbs.adjectives and adverbs.
1. A common mistake is to use an adjective1. A common mistake is to use an adjective instead of an adverb with a verb.instead of an adverb with a verb.
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Detective Price did a Detective Price did a goodgood job on the job on the reports. ( reports. ( Good Good describes the noun job.)describes the noun job.)
She She phrased phrased the questions the questions wellwell. (. (WellWell is is an adverb describing the verb an adverb describing the verb phrasedphrased.).)
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2. Do not confuse 2. Do not confuse good good and and wellwell. The word . The word goodgood is is an an adjectiveadjective; it describes nouns. The word ; it describes nouns. The word wellwell is an is an adverbadverb..
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NOT:NOT:
The The technologytechnology advancements of advancements of the twentieth the twentieth century make it century make it easier to easier to investigate fraud.investigate fraud.
AdverbsAdverbs3. Do not use a noun as an adjective3. Do not use a noun as an adjective..
CORRECT:CORRECT:
The The technological technological advancements of advancements of the twentieth the twentieth century make it century make it easier to easier to investigate fraud.investigate fraud.
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Practice ExercisesPractice Exercises
Although Sean Although Sean does not speak does not speak Spanish Spanish too too goodgood, he went to , he went to visit Costa Rica visit Costa Rica with his high with his high school school classmates.classmates.
Correct each of the following sentences.Correct each of the following sentences.
speak Spanishspeak Spanishwellwell
speak Spanishspeak Spanishwellwell
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He was He was surprised to see surprised to see how how quick quick his his Spanish Spanish improved while improved while he was visiting he was visiting Central America.Central America.
Correct each of the following sentences.Correct each of the following sentences.
how quickly how quickly his Spanishhis Spanishhow quickly how quickly his Spanishhis Spanish
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One day Sean One day Sean and his and his classmates rode classmates rode horses to a horses to a breathtaking breathtaking beautiful beautiful waterfall.waterfall.
Correct each of the following sentences.Correct each of the following sentences.
breathtakinglybreathtakinglybreathtakinglybreathtakingly
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Since Sean was Since Sean was the the taller taller of the of the boys on the trip, boys on the trip, he often he often attracted attracted attention.attention.
Correct each of the following sentences.Correct each of the following sentences.
tallesttallesttallesttallest
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The students The students were were good good hikers, so they hikers, so they walked to view walked to view an active an active volcano.volcano.
Correct each of the following sentences.Correct each of the following sentences.
correctcorrectcorrectcorrect
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The people they The people they met on the met on the Pacific coast Pacific coast swam swam wellwell in the in the ocean.ocean.
Correct each of the following sentences.Correct each of the following sentences.
correctcorrectcorrectcorrect
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There are over There are over 400 species of 400 species of birds to see in birds to see in Costa Rica, and Costa Rica, and the the more more interesting ones interesting ones to photograph to photograph are the tucans.are the tucans.
Correct each of the following sentences.Correct each of the following sentences.
most most interestinginteresting
most most interestinginteresting
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The The most most biggestbiggest spiders spiders Sean has ever Sean has ever seen were in seen were in Costa Rica.Costa Rica.
Correct each of the following sentences.Correct each of the following sentences.
delete mostdelete mostdelete mostdelete most
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One One biology biology phenomenonphenomenon was the walking was the walking tree which tree which moves five to moves five to eight inches per eight inches per year.year.
Correct each of the following sentences.Correct each of the following sentences.
biological biological phenomenonphenomenon
biological biological phenomenonphenomenon
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The students The students rode on an aerial rode on an aerial tram which tram which moved slowmoved slow over over the canopy of the canopy of the rain forest.the rain forest.
Correct each of the following sentences.Correct each of the following sentences.
moved slowlymoved slowlymoved slowlymoved slowly
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