Ms Garcia and Ms Wile 6 th

* Ms. Garcia and Ms. Wile 6 th Grade Language Arts

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*Adjectives are modifiers. *They give information about nouns and pronouns they modify. *

*What kind? * Gray clouds, crisp apple, *How many? * Three weeks, several quiet pond mistakes *How much? *Which one? * Less noise, more dessert * Next year, this jacket, best poster *

*Two or more adjectives may modify the same noun. *Example: *1. Five funny, clumsy ducklings waddled after their mother. *2. Picasso’s ceramics are colorful and humorous. *

*Regional and ethnic music in America has many roots. Traditional American Indian Music uses male voices and sometimes drums and rattles. *

* Example: A man served the food. * The woman lives in a house on a street. * The child played with a ball. * * Example: The elderly owner of the Cuban restaurant served us a delicious meal with rice and beans.

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*Adverbs modify-or tell more about-verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. *They tell when, where, how, and to what extent. *

*Modifies Verb *We happily visited *Modifies Adjective *The extremely *Modifies Adverb *Jackie ran very quickly. Adam. graceful swan swims. *

*Mandy adverbs can come either before or after the verbs they modify. *Suddenly, the light went out. *The light went out suddenly. *The light suddenly went out. *

*Most adverbs end with the suffix –ly *Quickly *Easily *Carefully *

*If you need to modify a noun or a pronoun, use an adjective. *The drill was quick. a verb, adjective, or another adverb, use an adverb. *The towel dried quickly. *

*Jimmy ate his lunch. *Jimmy ate his lunch *The boy picked up his *The boy slowly picked *The girl danced on *The girl gracefully notebook. stage. rather quickly. up his notebook. danced on stage. *

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