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Modifiers
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- 1Modifiers.All adjectives and adverbs are
modifiers but not all modifiers belong
to the two groups. - 2Description.form a picture in the reader's mind, through the 5 senses.
- 3Descriptive language.The use of adjectives and
adverbs. - 4Adjectives.further describes or modifies
a noun or pronoun. - 5Adverbs.anything that an adjective
doesn't modify.
(verbs, other adverbs, adjectives). - 6The royal order of Adjectives.To lead a reader down a logical
path: obsrvtn, phys desc:
size, shape, age, color; origin;
material; qualifier. - 7Comparative adjectives.comparative -er, superlative -est.
- 8One syllable ends with 2 consonants.Simply add -er & -est
at the end: Fast, faster, fastest. - 9CVC pattern: consonant, vowel, consonant.Double the final consonant.
Big, bigger, biggest. - 102 syllables & end in -yDrop the -y and replace it with -ier.
Happy, happier, happiest. - 11Anything else.Add more and (the) most before
the main adjective.
Modern, more modern,
the most modern. - 12Irregular.doesn't follow the pattern.
Good, better, best.
Bad, worse, the worst. - 13Compound adjectives.2 adjectives connected with a hyphen
to make 1 adjective with one meaning. - 14examples.man-eating, heavy-metal.
- 15Pronouns as adjectives.Demonstrative & possessive.
It's is [her] car.
We are using [that] shovel. - 16Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives.The books [on the curriculum]
Don't judge a book [by its cover]. - 17Adverbs.Come after the verb,
modifies verbs, adjectives & other
adverbs. - 18Hyphenated Adverbs.An adjective attached to an
adverb. Adv modifies the Adj and
Adj is modifying the noun. - 19Example.[Beautiful-looking] flowers.
[best-known] author. - 20How to chose between adjectives and adverbs.Want to modify the noun or pronoun:
Adjectives.
Want to modify an action or anything else:
Adverbs. - 21an intuitive way to chose.As a writer, what do you want
to emphasize to the reader more?
The action or the noun? - 22Speech rules.She plays basketball [well].
I am doing [well].
both plays and doing are verbs.
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- An in-depth description of adjectives and adverbs as well as how to use them correctly.
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- Tahirintsoa Naharivelo
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