Transcript Adjective - Cloudschool

Adjectives
vs.
Adverbs
GRAMMAR
Adjective = bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Adjectives can be used to modify nouns
Voorbeelden:
The beautiful car.
My brother is a good footballer.
That is a perfect example.
An expensive present.
Adverb = bijwoord
An adverb can be used to
1. Modify a verb
2. Modify adjectives
3. Modify other adverbs
Adjective + ly
1. She sings beautifully.
2. The shoes were outrageously expensive. .
3. She spoke extremely confidently.
Adjective
Adjectives often follow linking verbs.
In such situations, the adjective describes the subject of the sentence rather
than the verb
•o appear
•to prove
•to be
•to remain
•to become
•to seem
•to feel
•to smell
•to get
•to sound
•to go
•to stay
•to grow
•to taste
•to look
•to turn
The verbs in the list above are not always used as linking verbs.
She grew angry.
The plant grew quickly.
Irregular adverbs
Adverbs without -ly
Adjective
Adverb
Good
Well
Hard
Hard
Low
Low
Long
Long
He is a good student.
He did well at the exam
Practice:
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord of bijwoord?
1. That is an __________________ car. (expensive)
2. She speaks ____________________.
(slow)
3. That is a __________________ view. (wonderful)
4. He is __________________
tall. (extreme)
5. We have been working ________ . (late)
6. We made that test _____________. (good)
7. My dad always drives too _______ . (fast)
8. She sings _______________________. (beautiful)
9. They are _______ working students. (hard)
10. I _________________ set the table. (quick)