<p>Class Notes / Textbook Notes Name: Class: Period/Block: Date:</p><p>Topic/Objective: Grammar</p><p>Essential Question: What is are adjectives and adverbs?</p><p>What is an adjective? Describes/modifies a noun or pronoun EX: Great books are in the library. Tells about looks (ugly), behavior (nice), number (23), set apart phrase (with the red pants), ownership (my) Articles A Not specific, used with words beginning with a consonant sound An Not specific, used with words beginning with a vowel sound The Is specific Demonstrative Adjectives This These That Those Which one about a specific person, place, or thing Comparative adjectives – compares two nouns, uses “er” or “more” or “less” Ex: He is taller than Fred. She is more beautiful than a cow. Superlative adjectives – compares more than two nouns, uses “est” or “most” or least Ex: I am the fastest runner. I am the most remarkable person. Irregular comparative and superlative adjectives Positive Comparative Superlative Much More Most Good Better Best Bad Worse Worst Proper adjectives – formed from a proper noun, capitalized Suffix Noun Adjective` N, an, ian Africa, Egypt African, Egyptian Ish Ireland Irish Ese Japan Japanese Predicate adjective – used with a linking verb, describes the subject of the sentence Ex: Language Arts is awesome! (subject) (l.v.) (pred. adj.) What is an adverb? Modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective, Tells: how, when, where, to what extent Most adverbs end in –ly Common adverbs not ending in -ly Somewhat Then Always Rather Quite Well Yesterday Already Seldom Almost Very Also Everywhere First Nearby Just Now Later Tomorrow Often Away Late Today Here Still There Soon Adverb placement - adverbs modifying an adjective or another adverb come just before the word they modify Ex: The day was very exciting. (adverb) (adj.) Adverbs modifying verbs come almost anywhere in the sentence Ex: Swiftly they climbed the slope. They swiftly climbed the slope. They climbed the slope swiftly. Positive adverbs – no comparison Ex: Mike ran fast. Mike ran quickly. Comparative adverbs – compares two Ex: Mike ran faster than Joe. Mike ran more quickly than Joe. Superlative adverbs – compares more than two Ex: Mike ran the fastest. Mike ran the most quickly. Irregular comparative and superlative adverbs Positive Comparative Superlative Well Better Best Badly Worse Worst Little Less Least Much More Most Far Farther/further Farthest/furthest Some regular superlative and superlative forms of adverbs Positive Comparative Superlative Lightly More lightly Most lightly Near Nearer Nearest Hard Harder Hardest Shyly More shyly Most shyly Often More often Most often Negatives: two negative words should not be used together Ex: Mexico wasn’t independent until 1921. No one could stop the fight for independence Common negative words No Not Never Nowhere Nobody Nothing None No one n’t Adjective or Adverb? Adverb modifies: verb, adjective, adverb Adjective modifies: noun or pronoun Bad – adjective Ex: The nurse felt bad. Badly – adverb Ex: The work went badly. Good – adjective Ex: Clara Barton was a good nurse. Well – adjective Ex: She helped soldiers who did not feel well. Well – adverb Ex: She did her job well.</p><p>Questions/Main Ideas: Notes:</p><p>Summarize by answering the Essential Question Here </p>