119 3 Role models c) There is more than one adjective in the text that ends with a -y. What happens with the -y in the comparative and the superlative form? Write a short explanation. If you need to revise how to compare adjectives, go to page 268 in the Reference section. 19 Work with adjectives a) Replace the adjectives in task 18 with other adjectives. Read the text to a partner. Talk about how the text changes when you change the adjectives. b) Rewrite the following text without any adjectives: Ever since she moved, she’s sent me all these great Montana postcards. Beautiful landscapes and beautiful Indians. Buffalo. Rivers. Huge insects. Great postcards. Read the text aloud. Explain to a partner how this text changes when there aren’t any adjectives. If you find this difficult to explain, you can try it in Icelandic first, then in English. 20 Adjectives and adverbs a) Change these adjectives into adverbs: wild, beautiful, easy, slow, good, angry Example: bad – badly b) Use the words in sentences of your own, once as an adjective, and once as an adverb. Example: It was a bad day. He treated her badly. c) Adverbs of frequency tell us how often something happens: often, rarely, sometimes, never, always, usually, seldom Write sentences using at least five of these adverbs. Example: He never writes her back. Hæfniviðmið • Sýnt góð tök á orða- forða, meginreglum málnotkunar og notað tengiorð við hæfi.
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