ENGLISH

ADJECTIVE
adjective
(A) h i s a ca&l driver. camful
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-. slow
adverb
(b) Ann drives ca+lly. e~
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adjective
(c) Johnisa fat driver.
hard
adverb
early
(d) John drives fat. hte
ADVERB
camfully
slowly
easily
fa&
hard
earbt
hte
An adjective describes a noun. In
(a): ca+l describes driver.
An adverb describes the action of
a verb. In (b): camfully
describes driwes.
Most adverbs are formed by
adding -1. to an adjective.
The adjective form and the
adverb form are the same for
fast, hard, early, late.
adjective
Well is the adverb form of
(e) Linda is a good writer.
.-
adverb
(f) Linda writes dl. , .
*Wen can also be used as an adjective to mean "not sick."
Paul u ~ sick s larr week, but ~o he's weU.
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EXERCISE 37: Complete the sentences by using the ADIECTIW or ADVERB in italics.
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1. quiet, quietly My hometown is small and t
. - 2. quiet, quietly Mr. Wilson whispered. He spoke
J - 6 3. clear, clearly Anna pronounces every word
a~ie
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4. clear, clearly
5. careless, carelessly
6. careless, carelessly
7. easy, em&
8. easy, easily
We like to go boating in
Boris makes a lot of mistakes when he writes. He's a
writer.
Boris writes
The teacher asked an
I answered the teacher's question
weather.
question.
9 od, well
10. good, we-.
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You speak English very
Your English is very
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