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Adjectives, Verbs, and Adverbs
ADJECTIVE
An
adjective is a word
that describes a noun or
pronoun.
This old man is a frequent visitor.
Types of Adjectives

Proper = start with a capital (formed
from a proper noun)
 Examples: the Canadian team, the
Atlantic ocean, Herculean strength, the
English coast

Compound = made up of more than one
word
 Examples: three-day-long journey, well-
worn shoes, black-and-blue bruise
More types of Adjectives

Comparative and Superlative = show a
comparison
 Examples: That cyclist is slower than the other
one. That turtle is the slowest of the group.

Possessive = my, your, his, her, its, our, their

Articles = a, an, the
Demonstrative = this, these, that, those

VERB
 Verbs
are action words.
They make a statement, ask
a question, give a
command, or link two parts
of a sentence.
Be careful!
Who believes that?
She ran up the stairs.
More Specific Types of Verbs:

Helping = a verb that comes before a
main verb
 Examples:
○ I will wash the car.
○ They are going to the mall.
○ Joe should be cleaning his room.

Transitive = has a direct object
 Examples:
○ A fierce storm hit the coast. (usually answers
“what”?)
More types of verbs

Intransitive = does not have a direct
object
 The storm hit at two in the morning. (doesn’t
answer “what?”)

Linking = expresses a state of being;
connects a subject to an adjective or
another noun (not much meaning in
itself)
 Examples: The clouds seem darker.
 She is happy.
ADVERB
 An
adverb is a word that
describe a verb, an adjective,
or an adverb.
 We
left early and in a very
short time we were travelling
too slowly to arrive at our
destination.
Adverbs that describe verbs:
These adverbs answer the questions:
How? When? or Where?
Examples:
He ran quickly through the woods.
Jonathan eagerly ate his hamburger.
Mr. Johnson arrived late to class.
McDonald’s will be selling croissants
tomorrow.
The boys threw the football outside.
Adverbs that describe
adjectives:
These adverbs answer the question “to
what extent?” or “how much?”
Examples:
The sick girl was deathly pale.
Sean did amazingly well on the entrance
exams.
That English test was really hard.
Goldilocks is more hungry than Jack Sprat.
Adverbs that describe other
adverbs:

These adverbs answer the question “to
what extent?”
The rabbit jumped very nimbly. (adverb)
 How did the rabbit jump?
 Nimbly
 To what extent was the rabbit nimble?
 very

Another example of an
adverb describing an
adverb:
Joe passed the test quite easily.
 How did Joe pass the test?
 Easily
 To what extent did he pass easily?
 quite
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