Transcript Unit 8
Unit 8 Adverbs Comparative of Adverbs Agent Nouns If-Clauses Parts of Speech Nouns - people, animals, places, things (eg. Boy, tiger, Korea, desk) Verbs - action words (eg. Run, dance, shoot, play) Adjectives - Describe nouns (eg. Beautiful, lazy, rude) Adverbs - Describe verbs (eg. Quickly, slowly, fast) Agent Nouns Many verbs can be changed into ‘Agent Nouns’ ‘Agent Nouns’ are often people that do a specific action ie. Someone that ‘dances’ is a ‘dancer.’ ‘Dancer’ is an Agent Noun. We are creating a Noun by using a Verb Agent Nouns: Rules To change a Verb into an Agent Noun, usually we simply add “er” ie. Sometimes, we add “or” or “ar” ie. teach = teacher dance = dancer act = actor beg = beggar For one syllable verbs that end with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, we double the final consonant ie. run = runner dig = digger More Agent Nouns! Often, Agent Nouns describe jobs or occupations http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Eng lish_agent_nouns Adverbs Remember: adjectives?, (fast) comparative adjectives?, (fast = faster) and, superlatives? (fast = fastest) Adverbs describe Verbs (actions). We are describing how someone does something. Adverbs use the same base words as adjectives (ie. slow, fast, tall) Example: Bill is slow (adjective). Bill is runs (verb) slowly (adverb). Adverbs: Rules Similar to comparatives & superlatives rules!!! 1. Most adverbs are formed by adding “ly” to the adjective (slow = slowly) (careful = carefully) 2. For adjectives that end in “y,” the “y” changes to an “i” and add “ly” (lazy = lazily) 3. There are many irregular adverbs (fast = fast) (hard = hard) (good = well) Adverbs: Rules for Comparatives Similar to rules for comparative adjectives (tall = taller) 1. For one syllable adverbs, add “er” (fast = faster) (hard = harder) 2. For adverbs with three or more syllables, add “more” (carefully = more carefully) (accurately = more accurately) 3. Some comparative adverbs have both of the above forms! “If” Clauses ‘If’ we want to talk about the probabilities in the future, we can use The ‘if’ clause describes a condition: ie. “If it rains….” And the main clause describes the results: ie. “I will watch a movie tonight.” the word “if.” (or the negative: “If it doesn’t rain tonight, I’ll go for a walk”) We can also talk about possibilities, and use the word ‘might’: ie. “If you work hard, you might get rewarded.” Samuel’s Chicken Recipe *Please note: this is a very inexact science! 1. Pour a quarter of a cup of olive oil (or sesame seed) in a plastic bag 2. Slice one onion and two green/red peppers and place them in the bag 3. Crush 4 cloves of garlic and place them in the bag 4. Sprinkle in some parsley, salt, and any other mixed herbs you desire 5. Add in 4 (or however many you desire) unfrozen chicken breasts 6. Mix and lightly crush all the ingredients in the bag 7. Let this sit in the refrigerator for 1-2 days (3 days maximum) 8. Grill chicken breasts using medium heat for around 4 minutes 9. Flip chicken breast and melt cheese on top 10. Sprinkle pepper on cheese and serve with vegetables. ***when cooking chicken breasts, it is VERY important that the chicken is FULLY cooked. Slice the center to make sure it is NOT pink.***