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12 Cards in this Set
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ADJECTIVE PURPOSE
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Adjectives ordinarily modify nouns or pronouns; occasionally they function as subject complements following linking verbs
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ADVERB PURPOSE
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Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
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ADVERB'S RELATIONSHIP TO VERB/VERBALS
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Adverbs nearly always answer the questions: when, where,why,how,under what conditions, how often and to what degree.
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ADVERB'S RELATIONSHIP TO ADJECTIVES
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When adverbs modify adjectives or other adverbs, they usually qualify or intensify the words they modify.
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GOOD / WELL
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good=adjective (he had a good grade.)
well=adverb (He had done well on the test) well=adjective when it means: healthy, satisfactory,fortunate |
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SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS
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Adjectives that follows linking verbs are subject complements...warning! Sometimes word following a linking verb modifies the verb, if it does, use an adverb.
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COMPARATIVE
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Use the comparative to compare 2 things
use: -er, -est, longer adj use more, most, less and least |
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SUPERLATIVE
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Use the superlative to compare 3 or more things.
use: -er and -est longer use more,most,less and least |
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IRREGULAR
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good, better, best, well
well, better, best bad, worse, worst badly, worse, worst |
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DOUBLE COMPARATIVE/
SUPERLATIVE |
Do not use double comparatives/superlatives when you have added 'er' or '-est' to an adj. or adv. do NOT use more/most/less/least.
ex: He was likely to win ..not.. He was more likely to win. |
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ABSOLUTE CONCEPTS
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Avoid expressions such as: more straight, less perfect, very round, most unique.
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DOUBLE NEGATIVE
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-English allows two negatives only if a positive meaning in intended (..was not unhappy..)
-Negative modifiers: never, no, and not should NOT be paired with words such as: neither, none, no one, nobody, nothing |
