English Second Language·Grammar & language usage · NSSCO 1.5
Adjectives, adverbs & degrees of comparison
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Words don't just name things — they describe them. In this lesson Miss Veronica shows you how adjectives paint a noun (a tall boy, a red dress), how adverbs describe an action and usually end in -ly (she sings well, not good), and how we compare things in three neat steps: tall, taller, tallest. We'll fix the mistakes almost everyone makes — 'she sings good' and 'more taller' — and leave you able to describe and compare anything, correctly.
What you'll learn in this lesson
By the end you should be able to (NSSCO English Second Language 1.5):
- Identify an adjective and explain that it describes a noun
- Place two or more adjectives in the usual order (opinion, size, age, colour)
- Identify an adverb and explain that it describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb
- Form adverbs from adjectives, including the regular -ly rule and common irregulars (good/well, fast/fast)
- Recognise adverbs of manner, time, place and frequency
- Form the comparative and superlative of adjectives using the correct rules
- Use irregular comparatives and superlatives (good/better/best, bad/worse/worst, far/further/furthest)
- Correct common errors such as 'she sings good', 'more taller' and 'gooder'
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