Examples of adjectives in the following topics:
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- In some situations, two adjectives may be used to describe a noun.
- But other times, the adjectives combine to become one adjective joined by a hyphen.
- Heavy-metal is the compound adjective describing the detector.
- The standard form for using adjectives for comparison is to add -er to the end of an adjective being used to compare two items (brighter, cooler) and -est to the end of an adjective used to compare more than two items (brightest, coolest).
- Sometimes, pronouns can be used as adjectives.
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- Just as adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
- Many adjectives can be made into adverbs simply by adding -ly to the end.
- ["Of this diet" describes the adjective "tired."]
- Hyphens can be used to combine an adverb and adjective to describe a noun.
- In this situation, the adverb is describing the adjective, and the adjective is describing the noun.
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- We need adverbs and adjectives in order to be descriptive in our writing.
- Like adjectives, adverbs can also help add details to your writing.
- Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
- Adverbs can also be used to modify adjectives and other adverbs.
- [The adverb reasonably modifies the adjective early.]
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- Hyphens are often used to connect adverbs and adjectives
when describing a noun.
- Hyphens can be used to combine an adverb and adjective to describe
a noun.
- In this situation, the adverb is describing the adjective, and the
adjective is describing the noun.
- If the adverb
and adjective come after the noun being described, a hyphen is not needed.
- Remember that using hyphens to combine adverbs and adjectives in
this way creates a new word.
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- You also might need to change some adjectives based on the grammatical context of the rest of your sentence.
- For example, if you’re trying to compare how sunny today’s weather is to yesterday’s weather, you would change the adjective “sunny” to “sunnier”: “Today is sunnier than yesterday.”
- Inflecting adverbs is very similar to how you change adjectives.
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- Two common types of modifiers are the adverb (a word that describes an adjective, a verb, or another adverb) and the adjective (a word that describes a noun or pronoun).
- However, though all adjectives and adverbs are modifiers, not all modifiers are adjectives and adverbs.
- Above all, it should always be clear to the reader which word an adjective, adverb, or modifying phrase is describing.
- By paying attention to placement and making sure that if you want to modify a verb you use an adverb instead of an adjective, you will make it much easier for your reader to pick up on your intended meaning.
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- Possessive adjectives show ownership.
- Possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.
- For example, when paired with the noun school in a sentence, his becomes a possessive adjective.
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- Avoid adjectives and adverbs; instead use nouns and verbs.
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- Research-based writing in the sciences generally uses a formal tone, third-person voice, and avoids personal references and needless adjectives.
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- Properly placed modifiers: Make sure your reader can clearly discern what each adjective and adverb is meant to describe.
- Also examine each use of the word "very" and see if you can find a more precise adjective that doesn't require its use.