the modifier Flashcards
Adjectives
They modify nouns and add description and change stuff
Articles
two = definite and indefinite
def= sing and plural and are specific like (the)
indef= not specific and sing (a and an )
Artlices -a and -an
-a when the next sounds is a consonant
-an when the next sound is a vowel
Adverbs
They modify everything else like adjectives and verbs
and mostly use -ly at the end
Relative adverbs
they connect two things together ,
3w: when, why, where
and they connect two clauses
Adjective order
Specific order
DOSASCOMP
determine, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and purpose then thing and its always left of the noun
Commas and adjectives
many adjectives you can check if comma or no
if in same category and you can switch and put a comma yes
no if their different categories and you cant switch or put and
comparative and superlatives
comparative = comparing two things / more than/less than -er
superlatives = included all things/people - est
intensifiers adverbs
words that intensifiy things like very, big, really , incredible