HOMEWORK
Write two adjective adverb pairs of your own.
Adjective careful, thankful
Adverb carefuly, thankfully
Write two adjective adverb pairs of your own. Adding ly
Adjectives easy, merry
Adverbs easily, merrily
Some adverbs do not end in ly. Add two examples
Adverbs; first, ever , before
A. I. Underline all of the adjectives in the following paragraph. (There are eighteen adjectives in
the six sentences.)
2. Be prepared to tell which word each adjective describes.
The new owner of the dry cleaner's near my house is very attractive. She is slim and petite. "She
has shining black hair, friendly brown eyes, and thick black eyelashes. She greets her customers
with a warm smile. She says a few pleasant words to everyone who comes into her spotlessly
clean shop. °She is also a hard worker, and I feel certain that she will be successful in her new
business.
B. 1. Underline all of the adverbs in the following paragraph. (There are sixteen adverbs in the
seven sentences. One sentence doesn't contain any)
2. Be able to tell which word each adverb modifies.
3. Also tell what question it answers: hou, where, when, or how ofen.
4. Finally, find the three adjectives in this paragraph.
My roommate and I are exactly opposite, but we get along very well. He walks, talks, eats, and
works slowly, but I do everything quickly. "He gets up early, but I like to sleep late. He does his
homework eagerly, but I do mine unenthusiastically. His room is very neat, but I leave my clothes
and books everywhere. °He always drives cautiously and says that2 I often drive too fast. "In fact,
he thinks that I am a reckless driver.
How? Exactly opposite, very well, slowly, quickly, unenthusiastically, cautiously, eagerly, very
neat
When? Early, late
Where?
How often? Always, often
C. I. Tell whether the underlined words are adjectives or adverbs.
2. Draw an arrow to the word each one describes.
3. Be able to tell what question it answers.
1. The sick child/adj (what kind) sat quietly reading/(How?) a comic book
2. I am very shy/adv (how?), so I don't talk easily/adv.(how?) in front of strangers.
3. The little girl/ adj( what kind) smiled shyly/ adv (how?) at her new friend.
4. The barking dog adj (what kind) disturbed the neighborhood.
5. The loudly barking adv.(how?) dog disturbed the whole neighborhood adj. ( how many)
D. Choose the words from the list that fit the meaning of the sentence. Then write the correct
form of the word (adjective or adverb) from each pair in the blanks.
noisy-noisily
reckless-recklessly
polite-politely
joyous-joyously
angry-angrily
1. My teenage cousin is a reckless driver. He always drives recklessly and last week he got a ticket.
2. The tourists listened politely while the tour guide explained the importance of the monument.
One polite turista asked the guide to please speak louder.
3. The angry crowd listened to the speech. Then they began to shout and shake their fists angrily
at the speaker. The women in the audience were especially angry because the speaker had
attacked women's rights.
4. The little children ran joyous downstairs to see what Santa Claus had left for them under the
Christmas tree. Christmas is one of the most joyously holidays in the United States.
5. Last night, there was a noisy party in my apartment building
People were singing and dancing noisily half the night while. I was trying to study.
E. For each pair of words, write two sentences of your own. In one sentence, use the adjective
form. In the other sentence, use the adverb form.
dangerous-dangerously
1. I have a dangerous dog.
2. My mom drives dangerously
rude-rudely
1. He rudely took my wallet from me.
2. My mom is a bit rude.
passionate-passionately
1. I am passionate about literature
2. I read my books passionately
REVIEW QUESTION
Organization
What are the three parts of a paragraph?
The three parts of a paragraph are the topic sentence, supporting sentences, and the concluding
sentence.
What are the two parts of a topic sentence?
The two parts of a topic sentence are the topic and the controlling idea
What does the controlling idea do?
The controlling idea tells the reader what the paragraph will say about the topic
What is unity in a paragraph?
Unity means that all the sentences in a paragraph are about one main idea
What is listing order?
Listing order is a pattern of organizing ideas in a paragraph. In listing order, you divide a topic into
separate points and discuss each point one after the other.
What are some listing-order transition signals?
Some listing-order transition signals are First, Second, Third, Also, and In addition. How do you
write a concluding sentence?
2. Sentence Structure
What are two serious sentence errors?
Two common sentence errors are comma splices and run-ons
What are two ways to correct them?
Put the comma in a compound sentence before the coordinating conjunction.
3. Grammar and Mechanics
What kinds of words do adverbs modify?
A verb, an adjective or another adverb.
What questions do they answer?
How?, when?, where?, how often?
