Mini- Grammar Tutorials

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1、Mini-GrammarTutorialsAdverbs/Adjectives/LinkingVerbsAlso/Too/EitherEvenLet/Make/Have/GetSo/SuchSubjunctiveWho/Whom/WhoseAdverbs/Adjectives/LinkingVerbsThefollowingisamini-tutorialontheuseofAdverbs,AdjectivesandLinkingVerbs.Afteryouhavestudiedthetutorial,completethea

2、ssociatedexercises.Ifyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththesetopics,youcanskiptheexplanationandgodirectlytotheexercises. AdverbsFORMADJECTIVE+ly(Therearealsoirregularadverbssuchas"well.")USE1Adverbscanbeusedtomodifyverbs.EXAMPLES:Johnwalkedquicklytowardsthedoor.Sallysatsilent

3、lywaitingforsomebodyelsetospeakfirst.USE2Adverbscanbeusedtomodifyadjectives.EXAMPLES:Theredwoodtreewasimpressivelytall.Theblousewasoutrageouslyexpensive.USE3Adverbscanbeusedtomodifyotheradverbs.EXAMPLES:Shespokeextremelyconfidently.Thecheetahranincrediblyquickly.  A

4、djectivesFORMTherearemanydifferentadjectiveendingsincluding"-ive,""-ous,""-y,""-ful,""-ent"andmanyothers."Attractive,""envious,""lazy,""beautiful,"and"intelligent"arealladjectives.USE1Adjectivescanbeusedtomodifynouns.EXAMPLES:Jackdrivesabigcar.Sallywritesbeautifulpo

5、ems. USE2AdjectivesoftenfollowLinkingVerbs.(SeeLinkingVerbsdescriptionbelow.)EXAMPLES:Maxistall.Sandraseemsmad.  LinkingVerbsLISTtoappeartobetobecometofeeltogettogotogrowtolooktoprovetoremaintoseemtosmelltosoundtostaytotastetoturn USETheLinkingVerbsaboveareoftenfoll

6、owedbyadjectivesinsteadofadverbs.Insuchsituations,theadjectivedescribesthesubjectofthesentenceratherthantheverb.EXAMPLES:Maryseemedsad.CORRECTMaryseemedsadly. NOTCORRECTThecaketastesgood.CORRECTThecaketasteswell.NOTCORRECTThetrainisslow.Jamesgrewtired.Sarahremainedc

7、alm.Themilkwentbad.Theseasturnedrough.Thenegotiationsprovedpointless. IMPORTANTTheverbsinthelistabovearenotalwaysusedasLinkingVerbs.Comparetheexamplesbelow.EXAMPLES:Sallygrewangry.("Angry"describesSally.Inthissentence,"togrow"isbeingusedasaLinkingVerb.)Theplantgrewq

8、uickly.("Quickly"doesnotdescribetheplant,itdescribesthemannerinwhichitgrows.Inthissentence,"togrow"isnotbeingusedasaLinkingVerb.) Also/Too