TABLE 9.

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ADJECTIVES
BEFORE NOUNS
ARTICLE

There was

ADJECTIVE

a
The
an

They have

NOUN

green
old
awesome

t-shirt
truck
backyard

for sale.
wouldnt start.
with a pool.

AFTER CERTAIN NOUNS

NOUN

The school is 100

Has
The fish was 30

ADJECTIVE

years
someone
inches

old
fantastic
long.

this fall.
been by?

AFTER STATIVE VERBS

STATIVE VERB

She
The cat
The moon

looks
seems
appears

ADJECTIVE

beautiful
upset.
blue

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today.
at this time of year.

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ADVERBS
ADVERBS OF MANNER
SUBJECT

(AUXILIARY +) VERB

eat
are eating

They
SUBJECT

noisily.

(AUXILIARY +) VERB

eat
are eating

They
SUBJECT

They

ADVERB

DIRECT OBJECT

their noodles
AUXILIARY

are

ADVERB

noisily.
ADVERB

noisily

VERB

eating

OBJECT

their noodles.

ADVERBS OF POSSIBILITY
SUBJECT

We

ADVERB

We

ADVERB

certainly
SUBJECT

We

are

are

happy with our new home.

ADVERB

certainly
AUXILIARY

had

too much.
BE

BE

SUBJECT

We

drank
had drunk

definitely
SUBJECT

(AUXILIARY +) VERB

happy with our new home.

ADVERB

definitely

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VERB

drunk

too much.

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ADVERBS OF TIME

ADVERBS OF OPINION

Recently

weve been cooking at home.

Surprisingly

they are winning.

Weve been cooking at home

recently.

They are winning

surprisingly.

We have

been cooking at home.

They are

recently

surprisingly

winning.

ADVERBS OF DEGREE
ADVERB

Their car is
That band is
I am

ADJECTIVE

fairly
quite
really

ADVERB

new.
good.
cold.

He was driving
The band plays
You are acting

ADVERB

extremely
very
so

fast.
loudly.
poorly.

SO THAT
SO

They played
The sun was
We are

ADJECTIVE/ADVERB

poorly
bright
happy

so

THAT CLAUSE

(that) they lost the game.

(that) I was blinded.
(that) you came to see us.

SUCH THAT
SUCH

It was

ARTICLE

such

a
SUCH

They were

such

They play

such

ADJECTIVE

juicy
ADJECTIVE

juicy
SUCH

SINGULAR COUNT NOUN

(that) it dripped when I ate it.

PLURAL COUNT NOUN

peaches

ADJECTIVE

awesome

The curry is
He plays

too
too

ADVERB/ ADJECTIVE

spicy
aggressively

THAT CLAUSE

(that) they dripped when you ate

them.

NONCOUNT NOUN

THAT CLAUSE

music

(that) I bought all their albums.

TOO
TOO

THAT CLAUSE

peach

ENOUGH
INFINITIVE PHRASE

to eat right now.

to be in this league.

You arent
She sang

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ADVERB/ ADJECTIVE

ENOUGH

INFINITIVE PHRASE

tall
well

enough
enough

to go on this ride.
to win the contest.