Parts of Speech II

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PARTS OF SPEECH II

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Adjectives

• An adjective describes a noun or pronoun or makes
  it more specific.

They answer one of three questions Which? What
kind? Or How many?
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Special Types

• Special Types

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Types of Adjectives

• ARTICLES

• A, an, and the are the most frequently used
  (though often forgotten Articles.

• A and an are indefinite articles because they
  do not specify a particular person place or
  thing.

• The is a definite article because it always
  points out a particular item.

• PRONOUNS

• A pronoun functions as an adjective if it
  modifies a noun or a pronoun.
• E.g. Has anyone seen our dog?
• Possessive pronouns, indefinite pronouns,
  demonstrative pronouns and interrogative pronouns
  may all serve as adverbs.

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Types of Adjectives

• PROPER

• A proper adjective is a name that functions as
  the modifier of a noun or a pronoun.

• A proper adjective is always capitalized.

• To create a proper adjective, you add the suffix,
  -n, -an, -ian, or ish, or ese to the name.

• NOUNS

• Possessive nouns function as adjectives because
  they modify nouns or pronouns.
• Most singular possessives are formed by adding
  s
• Form plural possessive by adding s or es.
• Sometimes, nouns function as adjectives without
  changing form.
• E.g. Lets go to the football match?

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Placement of Adjectives

• Often, adjectives appear directly before the
  nouns or pronouns they modify, sometimes
  separated by a comma.
• An adjective may come after a linking verb and
  modify the subject.
• Sometimes an adjective follows the word that it
  modifies and is separated by a comma.

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Adverbs

• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb,
  adjective, or another adverb.

Adverbs answer one of five questions How? When?
Where? How often? To what extent?
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Adverb Work Placement

• When an adverb modifies the verb, it modifies the
  entire verb phrase, which includes the main verb
  and any auxiliary verbs.
• An adverb that modifies a verb does not have to
  appear next to that verb.

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Adverb Work Placement

• Adverbs modifying adjectives are usually placed
  directly before the adjective being modified.
• E.g. The play was absolutely delightful.
• The exam was very difficult.

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Adverb Work Placement

• Adverbs modifying other adverbs usually precede
  the adverbs they modify.
• The class covered the material rather quickly.
• Lisa behaved very differently when her parents
  were present.

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Interjections

• An interjection is an exclamatory word or phrase
  that can stand by itself, but may also appear in
  a sentence.

Many interjections express strong emotions and
are followed by exclamation points (!).
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Interjections
My heavens!
Whoops
Well,
Good grief!
Ugh!
Ahem,