NEXT UP! 3 20 19 Adjectives and adverbs Read the sentences: I would take care of myself in this new situation. I could think bad grammar all I wanted. She didn’t get mad as I expected. One Sunday when the ixora were in full bloom and everything was bright red we went up to Loxahachee. a) Find the adjectives in each sentence and write a list. Write the corresponding adverbs next to the adjectives you found. Example: quiet (adj.) – quietly (adv.) c) Write sentences of your own using the adverbs. Example: He talked quietly so he wouldn’t wake the children. 20 Synonyms and antonyms Write down at least one synonym and one antonym for each of the following adjectives: rich, little, hot, dirty, mad Share your results with a partner. How many different words can you come up with? 21 It and there Work with a partner. Read the following sentences from Rubyfruit Jungle: There were many rich kids at Naval Air. Then there was the problem of clothes. It was about this time during the last of eighth grade that Leroy and I began to understand that we weren’t going to run away together and become famous actors. Hæfniviðmið • Sýnt góð tök á orða- forða, meginreglum málnotkunar og notað tengiorð við hæfi.
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