“Marc Anthony’s Speech”

List 10 Review
Using Adjectives/Adverbs
 arbitrary tyrannical
celestial heaven
culinary cookery
ecclesiastical church
 EXEMPLARY

worthy of imitation; fit to serve as a

model or example

S : laudable, model, praiseworthy

A : evil, sinful
 GUTTURAL
A guttural growl apprised the hunter of
the nearness of his prey.

sounded in the throat; hence, harsh,

grating, or rasping

S : gravelly, hoarse, throaty

A : clear, musical
 HUMANE
having or showing the
best human qualities,
such as kindness, mercy
or compassion

S : altruistic, benevolent,
charitable, humanitarian
A : atrocious, barbarous,
cruel, inhuman, merciless
 INTEGRAL

The Constitution is an integral component to

American’s freedom.

a necessary part of something

S : basic, essential, fundamental, vital

A : secondary, unnecessary, supplementary
 List 10
arbitrary exemplary
tyrannical laudable
celestial guttural
heavenly
throaty
culinary humane
cookery benevolent
ecclesiastical integral
church vital
 9. PATERNAL (ADJ.)
a. Some countries have different
names for the paternal and
maternal grandparents.
b. His touching love for his
worthless son is one of the most
beautiful descriptions of paternal
affection.
having to do with fathers;
pertaining to the father’s side of
the family
S : fatherly
03/31/2023 A : maternal 13
 10. PRISTINE
(ADJ.)
a. In the cool freshness of the morning,
Adam lingered in the meadow and savored
the pristine beauty of Eden.
b. Katie grabbed her purse and walked
quickly down a pristine hall to a placard
that read Officer David.
pertaining to or typical of the earliest
time or condition; pure ; untouched
S : primal, prime, primeval, primitive,
03/31/2023 primordial 14
 11. SALINE (ADJ.)
a. For the second time, he ran the
saline solution through the
distiller, but it still emerged
brackish and unusable.
b. In the neighbouring village of
Salinetas de Elda there are warm
sulphur and saline baths.

consisting of or containing salt

S : brackish, briny,
saliferous, salty
03/31/2023 A : nonsaline , unsalted 15
 12. URBANE (ADJ.)
a. Clym Yeobright was equally
comfortable in the urbane drawing
rooms of Paris or in the rustic cottages
of Egdon Heath.
b. Brett is our best appliance salesman
because his urbane personality can
win over even the grouchiest female.
having or showing the polish and
elegance of polite society;
courteous
S : cultured, diplomatic, refined,
smooth, suave
03/31/2023
A : bucolic, clownish, rude, rustic 16
urbane ecclesiastical arbitrary pristine
paternal culinary guttural integral
celestial humane saline exemplary
1. Because the president did not interview
applicants, his choice of staff was
completely __________________.
2. The ice makes the Arctic ocean look
_______________.

3. It was not just a ____________ delight, but a

comfortable, effortless, night out that we
enjoyed in my friend’s house.
urbane ecclesiastical arbitrary pristine
paternal culinary guttural integral
celestial humane saline exemplary
4. Many of his paintings are mainly
_______________ and are displayed in
different churches in the land.
5. Mother Theresa’s _______________
works were worth emulating.
6. His cough and colds give him a
_____________ voice.
7. His ______________ deeds for the less
fortunate were never known to the public.
 A B C D
1. amature auxiliary minuscule heroine

2. nuisanse arguing continuous disastrous

3. financial privilege exagerrated flourish

4. discipline clothes controversy liquify

5. atheletics disease conscientious ascend

6.disapprove interfere controversial sucession

 Using Adjectives Correctly
1. The speaker said that our parents have a more
greater influence on our lives than anyone.else
2. Of the two sisters, I believe Andrea is thebetter
best
cook.
3. The city of Tokyo, Japan, ranks as the largest
cities among other cities in Asia..
4. Attaching the rigging to the model of “Old
Ironsides” was themost
difficultest thing I have ever
attempted.
worst case of measles the doctor
5. Sam has the worse
has ever seen.
 Positive Comparative Superlative
good better best
well
bad
ill
many
much

Fewer – can be counted; less-quantity of a

substance
Rewrite five out of the following seven sentences
that need correction in the use of adjectives.

1. The interests of the family are better served by

open communication.
2. Naturally, a person’s outlook on life is more mature
at eighteen.
3. Who in the quartet has the powerful voice?
4. Building houses with brick is harder than lumber.
5. Mr. Lincoln’s speech was shorter than Mr. Everett.
6. The story of the Titanic is more interesting than
the story of any disaster at sea.
7. Alaska has more square miles – but less people –
than almost any state in America.
 Using Vivid and colorful adjectives
Adjectives are
necessary to help
nouns present a
clear mental
picture of a
person, place, or
thing.
Beautiful – stunning,
eye- catching,
spectacular, striking,
amazing, impressive
cluttered,
disorderly,
messy,
higgledy-
piggledy,
topsy-turvy,
disarray ,
mixed up
 Using vivid and colorful adjectives
Fill in the blanks with vivid, colorful adjectives.
1. The _______ motor bikers raced around the
________ track.
2. As we looked down the ______ path, we
heard a ______ noise.
3. Our _____ family looks forward to our
_________ reunions.
4. The burglar sped through the ______ streets
and into the ______ alley.
5. The ______ divers rescued the _____ woman
from the sea.
 Using vivid and colorful adjectives
6. The ______ student body sat in _______
silence during the assembly.
7. That _______ house has a ______
foundation.
8. The _______ scarf was given to me by my
grandmother.
9. My _______ sister made me clean my
_______ room.
10. The woman’s ________ hair reached down
to her knees.
 What are adjectives?
• Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns
• These words are all adjectives
 A hot day
 A happy camper
 A silly twit
 A big, bloody mess (both “big” and
“bloody” modify “mess”)
 She is creative (“creative” is a subject
complement that follows the linking verb
“is”)
 A boring course (present participle used as
an adjective
 So what are adverbs?
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and
other adverbs
Many adverbs end with ly
Many adverbs answer the question
“How?”
These are adverbs
Eating quickly (modifying a verb)
Trying very hard (modifying an
adverb)
A really big show (modifying an
adjective)
 Recognizing Adjectives & Adverbs
Many words have both an adjective and adverb form

Adjective Adverb
Happy kids Playing happily
Smooth rock Running smoothly
Good night Eating Well
Efficient workers Working efficiently
Casual dress Dressing casually
Quick meeting Talking quickly
hopeful children Waiting hopefully
Real butter Really hot
 Distinguishing ADVERBS from
ADJECTIVES
• Use adjectives after sense verbs such
as look, smell, taste, feel, or sound or
after linking verbs (is, am, are, was,
were and other forms of be): The steak
tastes very good.

• Most adverbs end in –ly; use adverbs

after transitive and intransitive
verbs/verbs of action: She submits her
paperwork promptly.
 Bad and Badly

Bad is an adjective:
I feel bad about the
delay.

Badly is an adverb:
It doesn't hurt so
badly now.
 Good and Well

Good is an adjective:
You look good in blue.

Well is an adverb:
He wears it well.
He gets along well with his co-
workers.
Well is also an adjective when
it is used to refer to health:
I am not well today.
Real and Really

Real is an adjective
meaning "genuine";
really is an adverb:

The admiral has real

charm, so he is really
charismatic.
 LET’S PRACTICE!!!
1. Our minister pronounces his
words very (precise, precisely).
2. My pen was writing so (bad,
badly) that I threw it away.
3. The woman looked (different,
differently) than she did the day
before.
4. She looks (different, differently)
at the situation now.
 5. I feel (bad, badly) about missing
the concert.

6. Make sure that she stirs the

cookie batter (good, well).

HW :
Read “Julius Caesar” by Plutarch and
prepare for comprehension test
tomorrow.