Two For the Price of One: Comparatives and Using Adj. and Adverbs Correctly

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Two For the Price of One Comparatives and Using
Adj. and Adverbs Correctly

• Adjectives and Adverbs Unit
• 8th Grade English

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Yesterday

• We talked about adverbs.
• What are they, exactly?
• How do you make an adverb?
• What are intensifiers?

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Adverbs

• An adverb is a word that modifies, or describes,
  a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
• You make an adverb out of an adjective by adding
  ly in most cases (but not all)
• Intensifiers are adverbs like very and extremely
  that give more power to what you are saying.

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Great!

• Today, we are going to take that and extend it
  into our next lesson.
• We are going to talk about
• Comparative Adverbs
• Superlative Adverbs
• How to use Adjectives and Adverbs correctly.

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Just like adjectives

• Adverbs have three forms.
• Positive
• Comparative
• Superlative
• I bet you even know how many each represent!

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Positive Adverbs

• A positive adverb doesnt compare any actions.
• It stands alone with the verb, adjective, or
  adverb.
• Example Josh waited sadly for the bus to arrive.
  

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Comparative Adverbs

• Compare two ACTIONS!
• Short adverbs are going to use er
  in the Comparative form.
• Ex Did the drummer play louder
  than the bassist?
• Long adverbs require the word more in from of the
  verb.
• Ex. The audience was more enthusiastic than the
  band was!

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Superlative Adverbs

• The superlative form of an adverb compares more
  than two actions.
• Short adverbs need est longer adverbs need more
  or most.
• Ex. Did the guitarist play loudest of all?
• Ex. No, but he played most enthusiastically.

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Irregular Adverbs

• Some adverbs are irregular, meaning the spelling
  and sound changes with the form.
• Well better - best
• Badly worse worst
• Little (amount) less
  - least

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Exercise A Comparatives and Superlatives

• Complete the chart on the next slide.

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Comparatives and Superlatives
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Remember

• Comparative Adverbs compare two actions.
• Superlative Adverbs compare more than two
  actions.
• Some comparatives and superlatives are irregular.
  

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Nowas a bonus

• Lets make sure we understand how to use
  adjectives and adverbs correctly.

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Dazed and Confused

• Adverbs and adjectives are often confused,
  especially when they appear after verbs.

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Predicate Adjectives versus Adverbs

• A predicate adjective follows a linking verb.
• Example The musicians
  arent professional.
• In the sentence above, the predicate adjective
  professional describes musicians.

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Nowcheck this

• In the sentence below, the adverb professionally
  describes the action verb behaved.
• The musicians behaved professionally.

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People are Crazy!

• People also sometimes confuse the words bad,
  badly, good, and well.
• Bad and good are both adjectives. They are used
  after a linking verb.
• Badly is an adverb. It is used after an action
  verb.
• Well is mean. It can be either.
  When it describes a person,
  it is an adjective.
  Otherwise, it
  is an adverb!

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Distinguishing Adjectives from Adverbs
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People are also confused

• People also confuse real, really, sure, surely,
  and most, almost.
• Real, sure, and most are adjectives
• Really, surely, and almost are adverbs.

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Lets go to the charts
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Exercise B

• In the following slide identify the correct
  adjective or adverb given in parentheses.

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Exercise B.

• The big bands did very (good, well) during the
  1930s and 1940s.
• As (good, well) as they were, they needed
  national radio to succeed.
• Even (bad, badly) bands took advantage of the
  interest in this music.
• The big bands era is over, but their records
  still sell (good, well)
• If you listen really (good, well) youll still
  hear bands with that sound.

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Remember

• A comparative adverb compares two actions.
• A superlative adverb compares more than two
  actions.
• Some comparatives and superlatives are
  irregular.
• Adverbs and adjectives are often confused,
  especially when they appear after verbs.
• People also sometimes confuse the words bad,
  badly, good, and well.

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Lets add it to our list
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• An adjective is a word that modifies, or
  describes, a noun or a pronoun.
• An adjective describes a person, place, thing, or
  idea.
• It gives more info about the noun or pronoun.
• A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and
  modifies the subject of the sentence.
• A and an are called indefinite articles because
  they refer to one of a general group of people,
  places, things, or ideas.
• The is called a definite article because it
  identifies specific people, places, things, or
  ideas.
• The comparative form of an adjective compares two
  things or people.
• The superlative form of an adjective compares
  more than two things or people.
• Demonstrative adjectives point out something and
  describe nouns by answering the questions which
  one or which ones.

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• An adverb is a word that modifies, or describes,
  a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
• An adverb can answer one of these questions
  where, when, how, how often, how much, or how
  long.
• Most adverbs are formed by adding ly to the
  adjective, if you see an ly word, its usually
  an adverb.
• Some adverbs answer the question to what extent a
  quality exists.
• These adverbs are called intensifiers.
• A comparative adverb compares two actions.
• A superlative adverb compares more than two
  actions.
• Some comparatives and superlatives are
  irregular.
• Adverbs and adjectives are often confused,
  especially when they appear after verbs.
• People also sometimes confuse the words bad,
  badly, good, and well.

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I smell a test coming up!