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Grammar and Style
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Grammar and Style

by Mark Peters
February 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
352 pages
6h 29m
English
Alpha
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CHAPTER7

Describing Words: Adjectives and Adverbs

In This Chapter

  • Describing nouns and pronouns with adjectives
  • Looking at different types of adjectives
  • Using definite and indefinite articles
  • Describing verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs with adverbs

Nouns and verbs do the heavy lifting of language, but there’s more to language than heavy lifting. If there were nothing but nouns and verbs, we’d all sound a little like a toddler or the Hulk. You can only say so much with sentences such as “Want toy!” and “Hulk smash!”

That’s where adjectives and adverbs come in. These words modify other words, adding color, detail, and vibrancy to people, ...

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ISBN: 9781615644407