{"id":6163,"date":"2017-03-09T17:44:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T15:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=6163"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:28:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:28:04","slug":"adjectives-and-adverbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/03\/adjectives-and-adverbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjectives and Adverbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Adjectives and Adverbs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adjectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We use <strong>adjectives<\/strong> to describe<strong> nouns and pronouns<\/strong>.\u00a0 Adjectives can come before nouns or after linking verbs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Before the noun:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He bought a <strong>brand new <\/strong>car.<\/p>\n<p>What a <strong>brilliant <\/strong>story!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">After a linking verb :<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He seems <strong>disappointed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Dogs are <strong>loyal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The skyscrapers became <strong>old<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>(Note: \u00a0<strong>Linking verbs<\/strong> are verbs like &#8216;be&#8217;, &#8216;become&#8217; and &#8216;seem&#8217; which are not actions but instead link the subject to an adjective, noun or phrase that gives us more information about the subject.)<\/p>\n<p>We make the <strong>comparative and superlative<\/strong> of adjectives by adding either <strong>&#8216;-er \/ -est&#8217;<\/strong> or using <strong>&#8216;more \/ most&#8217;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>She is <strong>smart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>She is <strong>smarter <\/strong>than her sister.<\/p>\n<p>She is the <strong>smartest<\/strong> person in the class.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adverbs<\/strong> are used to describe <strong>verbs, adjectives or other adverbs<\/strong>. They are often (but not always) made by adding &#8216;ly&#8217; to the adjective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I type <strong>slowly<\/strong> (&#8216;slowly&#8217; tells us about the verb &#8216;walk&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p>They worked \u00a0<strong>quickly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We make the <strong>comparative<\/strong> and <strong>superlative forms of adverbs<\/strong> by using &#8216;more \/ most&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>She dances <strong>gracefully<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>She dances <strong>more gracefully<\/strong> than her friend.<\/p>\n<p>She dances <strong>most gracefully<\/strong> in the class.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adverb or Adjective?<\/strong>It&#8217;s important to remember to <strong>use an adjective after a linking verb<\/strong>. However, this can be tricky as some verbs can be used as both normal verbs and as linking verbs :<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She <strong>tasted<\/strong> the hot soup <strong>carefully<\/strong>. (Here we are talking about the action of \u2018tasting\u2019 \u00a0and using taste as a normal verb, so we need an<strong> adverb<\/strong>.)<\/li>\n<li>The soup <strong>tastes<\/strong> \u00a0<strong>good<\/strong>. (Here we are using &#8216;taste&#8217; as a linking verb, to describe the soup. We \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0can replace &#8216;tastes&#8217; with &#8216;is&#8217; and the sentence still makes sense. So, we need an <strong>adjective<\/strong>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Irregular forms<\/strong>Normally, we make an adverb by adding<strong> &#8216;ly&#8217; <\/strong>to an adjective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a <strong>quiet<\/strong> room. (adjective)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She spoke <strong>quietly<\/strong> (adverb)<\/p>\n<p>This juice is <strong>bad<\/strong>. (adjective) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He sings <strong>badly<\/strong> (adverb)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the adjective ends in &#8216;y&#8217;, we change &#8216;y&#8217; to &#8216;i&#8217; and add &#8216;ly&#8217;. If the adjective ends in &#8216;le&#8217;, we drop &#8216;e&#8217; and add &#8216;y&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He looks very <strong>happy<\/strong>. (adjective) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They danced <strong>happily.<\/strong> (adverb)<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s\u00a0 a <strong>gentle<\/strong> dog. (adjective)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She stroked the dog <strong>gently<\/strong>. (adverb)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>However, there are some exceptions:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>adjective<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<strong>adverb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a <strong>fast<\/strong> car.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She drives <strong>fast<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>She was <strong>early<\/strong> for our appointment. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0She arrived <strong>early<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He is always <strong>late<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0He got up <strong>late<\/strong> this morning.<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>\u2018lately\u2019 <\/strong>is also an adverb but means \u201crecently)<\/p>\n<p>The story is <strong>good<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0She did <strong>well<\/strong> on the exam.<\/p>\n<p>Math is <strong>hard<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She studies <strong>hard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>\u2018hardly\u2019<\/strong> is also an adverb, but means \u2018almost none\u2019)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are also some adjectives that end in &#8216;ly&#8217; and don&#8217;t have an adverb form. Instead we use &#8216;in a &#8212;way&#8217;. These are friendly, lovely, lonely, lively, and silly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He talked to me <strong>in a friendly way<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Good \/ well<\/strong>&#8216;Well&#8217; can be confusing because it is both the adverb form of &#8216;good&#8217;, and an adjective that means &#8216;healthy and fine&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My grandmother is <strong>well<\/strong> (&#8216;well&#8217; is an adjective that means &#8216;healthy and fine&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p>She did the work <strong>well<\/strong> (&#8216;well&#8217; is an adverb meaning &#8216;in a good way&#8217;).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Of course, we also use &#8216;good&#8217; as an adjective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This \u00a0dish is <strong>good<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>He can speak <strong>good<\/strong> Japanese.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hard \/ hardly<\/strong>&#8216;<strong>Hard&#8217;<\/strong> is both an adjective and an adverb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The bed is <strong>hard.<\/strong> (= adjective, meaning &#8216;not soft&#8217; or &#8216;difficult&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p>He works <strong>hard.<\/strong> (= adverb, meaning &#8216;with a lot of effort&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Hardly&#8217;<\/strong> is also an adverb, but it means &#8216;almost nothing&#8217; or &#8216;almost none&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>She <strong>hardly <\/strong>works. (= She does almost no work).<\/p>\n<p>We have <strong>hardly<\/strong> any money. (= We have almost no money).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Late \/ lately<\/strong><strong>&#8216;Late&#8217; <\/strong>is an adjective and an adverb. There is also an adverb <strong>&#8216;lately&#8217;<\/strong>, which means &#8216;recently&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m <strong>late.<\/strong> (= adjective, meaning &#8216;not on time&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p>He arrived <strong>late.<\/strong> (= adverb, meaning &#8216;not on time&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been working a lot <strong>lately.<\/strong> (= an adverb meaning &#8216;recently&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives We use adjectives to describe nouns and pronouns.\u00a0 Adjectives can come before nouns or after linking verbs. Before the noun: He bought a brand new car. What a brilliant story! After a linking verb : He seems disappointed. 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