Chalk Talk Fall 2011 Marks/Pattisall

Adjectives—modify/describe nouns and pronouns --answer the questions How many? How much? What kind? Which one? Ex: sweet candy, the blue sweater, the obnoxious student, chocolate cake, sixteen candles What kind of candy? Which sweater? Which student? What kind of cake? How many candles?

Adverbs—modify/describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs --answer the questions When? Where? Why? How? To what extent? Ex: He arrived late. We went home. Bobby ran slowly. The puppy is too cute. He was so very late. Arrived when? Went where? Ran how? How cute? Late to what extent?

Phrase—a group of words without a subject and verb that acts like one word

Adjective Phrases—Prepositional Phrases that act like adjective-> modify/describe nouns and pronouns Ex: the girl in the blue sweater, the obnoxious student in my class, a beautiful view of sand and sea Which girl? The one in the blue sweater Which student? The one in my class What kind of view? The one of sand and sea

Adverb Phrases—Prepositional Phrases that act like adverbs-> modify/describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs Ex: Many people travel during the summer. Travel when? during the summer We locked Earl in the trunk and dumped him in the lake. Locked him where? in the trunk Dumped him where? in the lake