Download Adjectives and Adverbs - College Composition I | ENG 1010 and more Study notes Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Adjectives and Adverbs presented by Emanuel Hughley Jr. Professor of English and Journalism Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus Adjectives Describes a noun or pronoun. Answers questions – Which one? • My house in Maine is a log cabin. • That book belongs to me. – What kind? • The yellow Volkswagen belongs to my wife. – How many? • I own twelve baseball caps. – How? (with linking verb) • I feel fine. 2 Adverbs An adverb describes verbs, adjectives or other adverbs Answers the question – How? • That shirt is too big. – When? • She said that she will arrive soon. – Where? • I saw the bird fly over my head. – Why? – Under what circumstances? – To what extent? Three forms Positive/basic -- happy Comparative – happier –more beautiful Superlative –happiest –most beautiful 5 Articles: a, an, the Definite article tells which specific person, place, thing. – “the” is a definite article – The dancer, the house Indefinite article tells which one of many persons, places, things. – “a” and “an” are indefinite articles. – a lawyer, an apple. Articles: a, an, the Use “a” before words beginning with consonants. – a ball, a house, a girl. Use “an” before words beginning with vowels or vowel sounds. – An orange, an elephant, an honest man. 6 Prepositions A preposition shows relationship between two parts of sentence. – We are in Room 3403. – “in” shows relation between “we” and “Room 3403.” Usually precedes a noun or pronoun. – The noun or pronoun is the object of the preposition. Conjunction Links words, phrases, or clauses and signals their relationship as grammatically equal or unequal. 7 Four kinds of conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions or Fanboys – For – And – Nor – But – Or – Yet – So Coordinating conjunctions link equal parts of a sentence. Correlative conjunctions both/and – Both my mother and my father live in Cleveland, Ohio. either/or – Either come inside or leave. neither/nor not only/but – Not only do we write, but we read also. whether/ or – Whether you are right, or whether you are wrong, we will accept your decision.
