English Language Subject 7th meeting

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Adjectives
and adverbs function as modifiers they
qualify or restrict the meaning of other words.
Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns.
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other
adverbs.
Adjective:
The sudden change
A probable cause
An unusual, large one

Adverbs :
Changed suddenly
probably caused
An unusually large one

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Generally
speaking, adjectives answer the following
questions:
Which?
What kind of?
How many?
On the other hand, adverbs answer the question
how. They can also answer the questions
when, where, and why

ly
The ly- or y-ending can be an adjective-forming
suffix as well as an adverb-forming one.
Noun to adjective
: friend - friendly
Adjective to adverbs : rapid - rapidly

Use adverbs to modify verbs, adjectives, and other

adverbs.
His clothes fit him perfectly.
We have a reasonably secure future.
Jean eats exceptionally fast.

adjective or adverb?
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She did really well on that test

I did well on my exam
I am well
I am sure that you were there.
He is surely ready to take on the project
This apple smells sweet
Your dog smells carefully
Is she really going out with him?
We are nearly finished with this project
My boyfriend is friendly

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He (correct, correctly) defined the terms. The answer

sounded (correctly, correct).
She (quickly, quick) adjusted the fees. She adapted (quick,
quickly) to any situation.
He measured the floor (exact, exactly). They proved to be
(perfectly, perfect) (exact, exactly) measurements.
The stillness of the tomb was (awfully, awful). The tomb
was (awfully, awful) still.
It was a (dangerously, dangerous) lake to swim in. The man
was (dangerous, dangerously) drunk. The gas smelled
(dangerously,dangerous).

Adjective or adverb?
She performed (magnificent, magnificently). It was a
(magnificent, magnificently) beautiful performance.
7. Her voice sounds (beautifully, beautiful). She sang the song
(exact, exactly) as it was written. We heard it (perfectly,
perfect).
8. He was a very (sensibly, sensible) person. He acted very
(sensible, sensibly).
9. Mike wrote too (slow, slowly) on the exam. He always
writes (slow, slowly).
10. Talk (softly, soft) or don't talk at all. The music played
(softly, soft).
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Andrea knows the material very (good, well). She always

treats us (good, well).
The mechanic's tools were (well, good). The foreman said
that his work was (good, well) done.
She worked (careful, carefully) with the sick child. She was
a very (careful, carefully) worker.
He did not pass the course as (easy, easily) as he thought
he would.
I find this novel very (interesting, interestingly). It was
(interesting, interestingly) written.

Comparative or superlative?

A common error in using adjectives and adverbs arises from

using the wrong form for comparison.
Examples:
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
sweet
sweeter
sweetest
bad
worse
worst
efficient*
more efficient*
most efficient*

Tips:
Usually with words of three or more syllables, don't add -er or est. Use more or most in front of the words.

QUESTION TAG
Tags are used in spoken English but not in formal
written English.
They are not really questions but are a way of
asking the other person to make a comment and so
keep the conversation open.
Making a tag is very mechanical. To make a tag, use
the first auxiliary. If there is no auxiliary, use do,
does or did. With a positive sentence, make a
negative tag and with a negative sentence, make a
positive tag.

QUESTION TAG - examples

It's beautiful, isn't it?

You can, can't you?
You know him, dont you?
It isn't very good, is it?
There isn't an ATM here, is there?
Let's have a cup of coffee, shall we?
It's beautiful, isn't it?
~ Yes, it is. I think it's fabulous.

Question tag: Finish the sentence

He sometimes reads the newspaper,..?
2. You are Indian, ..?
3. Peggy didn't use the pencil, ..?
4. Mary has answered the teacher's question, ?
5. The boy is from Turkey, ..?
6. Sue wasn't listening, ..?
7. Andrew isn't sleeping, ..?
8. Tom and Maria will arrive at Heathrow, ?
9. Lovely day today, ..?
10. Dogs like meat, ..?
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Finish the sentence

Andrew isn't sleeping, ..?
2. He's been to Texas,....?
3. There are some apples left, ..?
4. I'm late, ..?
5. Don't smoke, ..?
6. He does sing in the bathroom, ....?
7. He'll never know, ..?
8. I think, he's from India, ..?
9. She is collecting stickers, ..?
10. We often watch TV in the afternoon, ..?
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