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

1. Two For the Price of One: Comparatives and Using Adj. and Adverbs Correctly Adjectives and Adverbs Unit 8th Grade English

2. Get in here close, camera guy… • Congratulations! • For the next 24 hours, you…the smart 8th grader that you are…will be the recipient of a HUGE deal. • Not only will you get ONE lesson…you will get an ADDITIONAL lesson at no cost.

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

7. Positive Adverbs • A positive adverb doesn’t compare any actions. • It stands alone with the verb, adjective, or adverb. • Example: Josh waited sadly for the bus to arrive.

8. 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!

9. 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.

10. 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

11. Exercise A: Comparatives and Superlatives • Complete the chart on the next slide.

12. Comparatives and Superlatives

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

14. Now…as a bonus… • Let’s make sure we understand how to use adjectives and adverbs correctly.

15. Dazed and Confused… • Adverbs and adjectives are often confused, especially when they appear after verbs.

16. Predicate Adjectives versus Adverbs • A predicate adjective follows a linking verb. • Example: The musicians aren’t professional. • In the sentence above, the predicate adjective professional describes musicians.

17. Now…check this… • In the sentence below, the adverb professionally describes the action verb behaved. • The musicians behaved professionally.

18. 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!

19. Distinguishing Adjectives from Adverbs

20. 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.

21. Let’s go to the charts…

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

23. Exercise B. • The big bands did very (good, well) during the 1930’s and 1940’s. • 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) you’ll still hear bands with that sound.

24. 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.

25. Let’s add it to our list…

26. 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.

27. 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, it’s 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.

28. I smell a test coming up!