Objectives:


to know the structures of
modification(adverbs and adjectives) ;
 to distinguish each part of speech in
the given activity;
 to use the structures of modification in
a dialogue.
(Adjectives and Adverbs)
 

Adjective as Head
 Qualifier as Adjective
Modifier

The word that is mostly used as modifier of adjective is
a qualifier such as very, rather, prettys,etc.

Example:

 The sound was loud enough

 She is very pretty.
 Qualifiers

Examples:
very, quite, rather, somewhat, more,
most, less, least, too, so, just, enough,
indeed, still, almost, fairly, really, pretty,
even, a bit, a little, a (whole) lot, a good
deal, a great deal, kind of, sort of.
 Qualifiers + Adjectives

Very + Bright = Very bright. The sun was shining very
bright.

Pretty + Cool = Pretty cool. His idea to hitch a bus is

pretty cool.

Quite + Delicious = Quite delicious. The bread that was

baked by mom is quite delicious.
 Adverb as Adjective
Modifier

An adverb that can modify the adjective is adverb that
is ended by {-ly}

Example:
 The widely famous (singer)
 Accidentally wrong
 Crazily in love
 
If the adjective comes after the linking verb, the adverb
does not modify the adjective anymore. The function is
as the modifier of the structure of complementation

Example:
The house seems clean everywhere.
 Adverb + Adjective

Extremely + Strange = Extremely strange. I feel
extremely strange on that house.

Mysteriously + romantic = Mysteriously romantic. I

received love letters from a mysteriously romantic guy.

Lightly + damaged = Lightly damaged. The lightly

damaged car was held in the Police station.
 Noun as Adjective
Modifier

In some special expression, noun can modify the
adjective.

Example:
 stone cold (coffee)
 sea green (cloth)
 Noun + Adjective

Pool + indoor = The pool was indoor

Baby + asleep = The baby’s asleep.

Daughter + upset = My daughter is upset.

 Verb as Adjective
Modifier

Adjective can be modified by the verb in present
participle form (-ing) that usually precedes the
adjective, or by to-infinitive that follows adjective

Example:
 freezing cold
 Hard to say
 Boiling hot
 Good to see
 Verb + Adjective

Blinking + gold = blinking gold. The thief was
captivated to the woman’s blinking gold bracelet.

Spinning + loud = Spinning loud = I am destruct by the

spinning loud engine.

Hard + believe
= Her story was hard to believe, and it finally was pro
ven to be a lie.
 Adjective as Adjective
Modifier

For special expression, adjective can modify the other
adjective
Example:
 icy cold
 Dark blue
 deathly pale
 Adjective + Adjective

Abundant + generous = Abundant generous. The
abundant generous man gives charity to the needy.

Courageous + old = Courageous old. I was amazed

about the story of a courageous old man in New York.

Hopeless + romantic = Hopeless romantic. That girl is

hopeless romantic, she never ha a boyfriend since
birth.
 Prepositional Phrases
as Adjective Modifier

The position of the prepositional phrases as adjective
modifier is after the adjective.
example:
 easy on the eyes
 good for nothing
 stronger than ever
 Examples of
Prepositional Phrases

Down the tree In spite of
Up the hill Instead of
Around the mulberry bush Any more
On account of
Into the woods To the fact that
With chopped nuts Because of
Near a fast-flowing river
Within the book’s pages
Through the tunnel
 Prepositional Phrases
+Adjective

Hungry + because of = I am hungry \because of this
diet.

Quickly + in those high heels . You can run pretty

quickly \in those high heels.
 Adverb as Head

There are four class words that can modify the adverb.

 Qualifiers as Adverb Modifier

 Adverbs as adverb Modifier

 Noun as adverb modifier

 Prepositional Phrases as Adverb Modifier

 Qualifiers as Adverb
Modifier
Example:

 very easily
 rather slowly
 happily enough
 Qualifiers

Examples:
very, quite, rather, somewhat, more,
most, less, least, too, so, just, enough,
indeed, still, almost, fairly, really, pretty,
even, a bit, a little, a (whole) lot, a good
deal, a great deal, kind of, sort of.
 Qualifiers + Adverb

More + truthfully = He tell me more truthfully than his
brother Elsa.

Almost + Beautifully = The painting was done almost

beautifully than I am expecting.

Indeed + sorrowfully = Ben’s story was indeed

sorrowfully.
 Adverbs as adverb
Modifier

Example: far away, sometimes below
 Adverbs + adverb

Later + today = Later today, I was in a deep thinking.

Often + Inside = Steph saw me often inside the office.

 Noun as adverb
modifier

Example:
 a meter away
 some way up
 Prepositional Phrases
as AdverbModifier
Example:
 away for a week
 behind in his work
 outside in the cold
Words/phrases Head Function explanation
Large as a Adjective Adjective A thousand
thousand modifier churches are
churches described by the
 word large
which is also an
adjective
Empty as a 1)
broken jar
Longingly 2)
Storm-clouds 3)
Within reach 4)
Requires 5)
something like
a dozen stars
Manfully 6)
Ever kindly 8)
Delightedly 9)
Very simple 10)
Stretches 11)

from the sea
to the sea

Soar on his 12)

wings from
star to star

Old peak 13)

 Assignment

Choose a partner and then create a
dialogue using the words/phrases found
on the table. Just a brief dialogue and
then you will present that to the class
tomorrow.
 Large as a thousand churches
 Empty as a broken jar
 Longingly
 Storm-clouds
 Within reach

 Requires something like a dozen stars
 Manfully
 Rightly
 Ever kindly
 Delightedly
 Very simple
 Stretches from the sea to the sea
 Soar on his wings from star to star
 Old peak