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SUMMARY Past tense (+) S+V+C+. (-) S+DID NOT+V+C+. I did not eat pizza.

DID NOT (Compound verb [AUX+NP+SVF]). Questions? Y/n: DID+S+V+C+? Information: Wh+Did+S+V+C+? Be (auxiliary) Never use two auxiliaries together. Was (I, he, she, it) Were (You, we, they) Adverbs and Adjectives
This

Example: The dog is loud. What is the dog like? loud (Adjective) My car is blue. (P.A+C.N+V+D.A [Compound Subject]) My blue car is here. (P.A+D.A+C.N+V+C+. [Compound Subject]) Comparative Form and Superlative Form (-er/-est)

one-syllable adjectives ( new) two-syllable adjectives ending in -y or -er (easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever) comparative form cleaner silent e is dropped Example: late-later-latest final y after a consonant becomes i Example: easy-easier-easiest final consonant after short, stressed vowel is doubled Example: hot-hotter-hottest superlative form (the) cleanest

positive form clean

Exceptions in spelling when adding -er / -est

That Demostrative adjetives these Adjetives Possessive adjetives those Descriptive Adjetives

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (more/most)

adjectives of three or more syllables (and twosyllable adjectives not ending in -y/-er) comparative form more difficult superlative form most difficult

Personal Pronums

I he she it we they you

P.A

my his her its our their your

positive form difficult

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (irregular comparisons) positive form good bad / ill little (amount) little (size) much / many far (place + time) far (place) late (order) Adverbs comparative form better worse less smaller more further farther latter superlative form best worst least smallest most furthest farthest last

Adjectives are used to modify nouns. Adjective + noun The following verbs can only be used with adjectives: Be, become, get, grow, keep, remain, seem, sound, stay, turn, feel + adjective.

Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs, e.g. The dog barks loudly. How does the dog bark? loudly (Adverb). In general: adjective + -ly adjective adverb slow slowly Exceptions in spelling exception silent e is dropped in true, due, whole y becomes i

example true truly

happy happily le after a consonant is dropped sensible sensibly after ll only add y full fully Adjectives ending in -ic: adjective + -ally (exception: public-publicly) adjective adverb fantastically fantastic Adjectives ending in -ly: use in a way / manner or another adverb with similar meaning adjective adverb in a friendly way, in a friendly manner friendly probably likely Exceptions adjective adverb (meaning) adverb (meaning) well good with difficulty difficult publicly public deep (place) deeply (feeling) deep direct directly (=soon) direct hard hardly (=seldom) hard high (place) highly (figurative) high late lately (=recently) late most mostly (=usually) most near nearly (=almost) near pretty (=rather) prettily pretty short shortly (=soon) short The following adjectives daily, enough, early, far, fast, hourly, little, long, low, are also used as adverbs monthly, much, straight, (without modification): weekly, yearly,

one-syllable adverbs (hard) adverbs with the earlier earliest same form as adjectives (early) Comparison (more / most) Comparative Superlative formed with formed with more most adverbs more happily most happily ending in -ly (happily) Irregular comparisons positive form comparative superlative well badly ill little much far (place + time) far (place) late (time) better worse worse less more further farther later best worst worst least most furthest farthest latest

ending in -er ending in -est harder hardest

Some verbs can only be used with adjectives, others might change their meaning when used with an adverb. verb look used with an adjective look good (= appearance) feel good (= state of feel health/mind) smell smell good (= odour) taste taste good (= preference) used with an adverb look well (= healthy) feel well (= have a good sense of touch) smell well (= have a good sense of smell) taste well (= have a good sense of taste)

Use incredibly, extremely, very, really, so ,pretty and fairly to make some adjectives and adverbs stronger. Use absolutely or really with adjectives that are already very stronger. The expressions at all makes negatives stronger. Completely and totally maen 100%

Comparison Comparison (-er/-est) Comparative

Superlative

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