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Adverbs and Adjectives
Roughly speaking, adjectives are used to tell us about things, people, ideas. In grammar terms this means
that adjectives are used to describe nouns (eg. house) and pronouns (eg. you, he, she, it).
Adverbs, on the other hand, tell us about the way we do things, how often, how much, etc. This means that
adverbs are used to describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and sometimes whole sentences.
Adjectives
You have beautiful classmates.
beautiful describes ‘classmates’ (noun)
He is nice.
nice describes ‘he’ (pronoun)
Adjectives can also be used for comparisons, as in:
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He is nicer than her
He is the nicest person I know
Adverbs
You have extremely beautiful classmates.
extremely describes ‘beautiful’ (adjective) – it tells
us to what degree they are beautiful
She danced beautifully.
beautifully describes ‘danced’ (verb) – it tells us in
what way she danced
He thought very highly of her.
very describes ‘highly’ (adverb) – it tells us how
much he thinks of her
They often played online
often describes ‘played’ – it tells us how frequent
they play
As we can see, adverbs are used for many things. Other uses are:
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To say where something happens: "He went upstairs"
To say when something happens: "He went there yesterday"
To describe whole sentences: "Fortunately, this is the last example..."
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1. Adverbs vs. Adjectives
-Use the word in the left-hand column as an adverb and as an adjective in the sentences on the right.
Close
They were standing __________ to each other
I watched him __________
Direct
We were not __________ involved
The car took a __________ hit
High
The ball was too __________ for him to catch
I thought __________ of him
Late
John came in __________ this morning
We haven’t seen much of him __________
Clear
He __________ made a mistake
It was a __________ mistake
Cheap
He bought the car __________
The car was __________ built
2. Choosing an adverb
3. Frequency
-Fill in each blank using a relevant adverb.
-Use the adverbs/adverbial phrases in brackets to
express how often the action takes place
1. Come back __________
2. He is __________ intelligent
3. They __________ meet on Tuesdays
4. He __________ forgot to ask for a raise
5. She plays tennis __________
1. He listens to the radio (often)
2. They read a book (sometimes)
3. Peter gets upset (never)
4. Tom is very friendly (usually)
5. My neighbour goes for a walk in the evening
(always)
6. They watch TV in the afternoon (rarely)
7. She goes to their house in the countryside (every
weekend)
8. During that period, I was in contact with him
(constantly)
9. John uses his computer (seldom)
10. In the summer, they go swimming in the lake
(frequently)
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