Adjectives and Adverbs Flashcards
Base adjective or adverb
Basic form of modifying another word
Big, carefully, interesting
Comparative adjectives and adverbs
Comparing 2 instances adding -er or -ly on the end
Bigger, carefully
Superlative
The best example
Biggest, most interesting
Adverbs of manner
Provides information on how someone does something
Jack drives carefully
Adverbs of time
Provided information on when something is going to happen
We will make a decision next week
Adverbs of frequency
Provides information on how often something happens
They usually get to work at eight
Adverbs of degree
Provide information concerning how much if something is done
I like playing golf a lot
Adverbs of comment
Provide a comment or opinion about a situation
Fortunately, there were enough seats left
Adverbs of place
Provides information about where an activity is going on
The kids are playing upstairs
Attributive/ predicative adjective
Comes in front of a noun
Big, small, loud
Evaluative adjective
Implies a judgement about the noun
“The ugly jumper”
Pre-modification (predicative) adjective
Adjective before the noun/ pronoun
“The tiny cat”
Post-modification (predicative) adjective
Adjective after the noun
“The cat was tiny”