8 adjective adverb

Adjective - Adverb

Adjective Adjective modifies • a noun or a pronoun.

Do you see that descending parachute?

It is awesome.

Adverb Adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Dan skates skillfully.

This dog is blindly obedient.

Dan runs very quickly.

Verbs of senses • smell – feel – taste – seem – appear –sound – look

+ Adjective

The raspberry tasted awesome.

The sushi dish smelt nice.

Double Adjectives • Adjective +ly adjective

The test was real tough.

The test was really tough.

The movie was incredible funny.

The movie was incredibly funny.

Double Negative • hardly – barely – scarcely – merely  not – no – never – without

We hardly had any chance.

We hardly had no chance.

He did not scarcely pass the driving test.

He scarcely passed the driving test.

Absolutes • perfect - excellent – correct - impossible - unique inevitable – major – minor – unanimous  more - most - very - so

The show was more than perfect.

The show was perfect.

My answer was so correct.

My answer was correct.

Comparison • fast → faster , fastest • expensive → more - most expensive Compared to his brother, he is the youngest.

Compared to his brother, he is the younger.

This car is more faster than mine.

This car is faster than mine.

Number Shif • a swimmer

swimmers

John and Brian want to be a director.

John and Brian want to be directors.

Many students dream to be a lifeguard.

Many students dream to be lifeguards.

Pairs • • •

•as fast as not so much interested as so irritated that Just as … so

• Mark writes so fast as a typist.

• Mark writes as fast as a typist.

I am not so much interested in traveling like you do.

I am not so much interested in traveling as you do.