Adjectives and Adverbs Usage

This video tutorial covers the correct use of adjectives and adverbs. It explains how adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, while adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. The tutorial provides examples and practice exercises to help distinguish between adjectives and adverbs, emphasizing the importance of using them correctly in sentences. It also discusses linking verbs and when to use adjectives instead of adverbs.

What question does an adjective answer when modifying a noun?

• Which one?

• How?

• When?

• Why?

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following is an example of an adverb modifying a verb?

• The tall building

• A beautiful painting

• He ran quickly

• The quick fox

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which sentence correctly uses an adverb?

• They worked efficiently

• He runs fastly

• The cake tastes sweetly

• She sings beautiful

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a common mistake when using adjectives and adverbs?

• Using adjectives to describe verbs

• Using adverbs to describe adverbs

• Using adverbs to describe nouns

• Using adjectives to describe adjectives

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which verb is typically a linking verb?

• Jump

• Write

• Run

• Seem

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

In the sentence 'The soup tastes delicious,' what role does 'delicious' play?

• Adjective describing 'tastes'

• Adjective describing 'soup'

• Adverb modifying 'tastes'

• Adverb modifying 'soup'

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Choose the correct word: 'She performed ______.'

• magnificent

• magnificentness

• magnificence

• magnificently

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Select the correct form: 'He measured the floor ______.'

• exact

• exactly

• exactness

• exactitude

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The gas smelled ______.'

• dangerous

• dangerously

• danger

• endanger

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Identify the correct choice: 'Her voice sounds ______.'

• beauty

• beautify

• beautifully

• beautiful

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G