1.6 the difference between adjectives and adverbs Flashcards

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what is the difference between an ajdective and a adverb?

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  • adjectives: refer back to the noun or pronoun and define it. Adjecvtives come before nouns and /or adter verbs like “be”

exemples:

jenny is a beatiful girl

I am usually very careful.

  • adjverbs generally describe how something happens or how somebody does something. the refer back to a verb or adjective
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how do we form an adverb?

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by adding the ending “ly” to the adjective.

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

slow

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slowly

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

quick

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quickly

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

bad

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badly

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

happy

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happily

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

gay

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gaily

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

funny

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funnily

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

usual

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usually

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

beautiful

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beautifully

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

careful

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carefully

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

terrible

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terribly

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

probable

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probably

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

simple

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simply

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

tragic

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tragically

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

dramatic

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dramatically

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what is the adverb form of the adjective:

pessimistic

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pessimistically

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what do we use if a ajdective ends already in “ly”?

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we use:

“in a … way”

“in a … manner”

or

“in a … fashion”

examples:

she smiled at me in a lovely manner

she waved her hands around in a lively fashion