English Language Arts
Grade 5
15 min
Choose between adjectives and adverbs
Choose between adjectives and adverbs
What you'll learn
- Identify and correctly punctuate direct quotations and dialogue within complex sentences with 80% accuracy on a formative assessment.
- Apply MLA guidelines to format quotations of varying lengths (short quotations, block quotations) in analytical essays, demonstrating proper citation and integration techniques in a practice paragraph.
- Analyze examples of correctly and incorrectly formatted dialogue, explaining the grammatical rules that govern speaker attribution and punctuation in a written reflection.
- Revise and edit a provided passage of text to accurately incorporate dialogue, using correct punctuation and speaker attribution, achieving a score of 4 out of 5 on a rubric assessing accuracy and clarity.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Define adjectives and adverbs and state their primary functions.
Identify the specific word an adjective or adverb is modifying in a sentence.
Differentiate between adjectives and adverbs, including those ending in '-ly'.
Correctly choose between an adjective and an adverb to complete a sentence.
Use both adjectives and adverbs accurately to add detail to their own writing.
Identify and correct sentences that use an adjective where an adverb is needed, and vice versa.
How would you describe your favorite superhero in action? 🦸 The words you choose can make your description either boring or spectacular!
In this lesson, we'll become word detectives, learning the difference between two types of describing words: adjectives and adverbs. Maste...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
NounA word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.The 'dog' chased the 'ball' in the 'park'.
VerbA word that shows an action or a state of being.The dog 'ran' and 'jumped'.
AdjectiveA word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. It answers questions like: What kind? How many? Which one?The 'big', 'brown' dog chased the ball.
AdverbA word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It answers questions like: How? When? Where? To what extent?The dog 'quickly' ran and 'happily' jumped.
ModifierA general term for a word or phrase that describes another word. Both adjectives and adverbs are types of modifiers.In 'the red car drove fast', &#...
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Key Rules & Conventions
The Adjective Rule
Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns.
Use an adjective to describe a person, place, thing, or idea. If you are describing the 'what' or 'who', you need an adjective. Adjectives also follow linking verbs (like is, are, was, seem, feel, look, sound) to describe the subject.
The Adverb Rule
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Use an adverb to describe an action (a verb) or to strengthen another describing word (an adjective or adverb). If you are describing 'how' an action is done, you most likely need an adverb.
The '-ly' Suffix Clue
Many adverbs are formed by adding '-ly' to an adjective.
This is a great clue, but be careful! Not all words ending in '-ly' are adverbs (like...
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Challenging
Read the sentence: 'The team played bad, and the coach looked sad at the end of the game.' Which revision corrects the error(s)?
A.The team played bad, and the coach looked sadly.
B.The team played badly, and the coach looked sadly.
C.The team played badly, and the coach looked sad.
D.The team played badder, and the coach looked sad.
Challenging
Analyze the sentence: 'He felt bad about his bad performance.' What are the functions of the first 'bad' and the second 'bad'?
A.Both are adverbs modifying 'felt' and 'performance'.
B.The first is an adjective (after a linking verb), and the second is an adjective (modifying a noun).
C.The first is an adverb (modifying 'felt'), and the second is an adjective (modifying 'performance').
D.Both are adjectives, but the first one is used incorrectly.
Challenging
Read the paragraph: 'Maria ran quick to the window. The storm looked angrily. The rain fell heavy against the glass.' How many modifier errors are in this paragraph?
A.Zero
B.One
C.Two
D.Three
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