Comments on: Adjectives http://www.evandoyle.com/2010/02/adjectives/ Life and the pursuit of a Savior. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jordan fowler http://www.evandoyle.com/2010/02/adjectives/comment-page-1/#comment-1641 jordan fowler Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:27:45 +0000 http://www.evandoyle.com/?p=999#comment-1641 woops...boy's woops…boy’s

]]> By: jordan fowler http://www.evandoyle.com/2010/02/adjectives/comment-page-1/#comment-1640 jordan fowler Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:26:55 +0000 http://www.evandoyle.com/?p=999#comment-1640 Adverbs on the other hand should ONLY be used when they switch a verbs meaning, not intensify them. Example: The dog ran rapidly. Run means rapidly by its own definition. Only use adverbs to give stark contrasts or switch a verbs meaning. Example: She smiled sadly looking over her shoulder at the city she was leaving behind. You <strike>normally</strike> associate smile=happy. Not: The accident completely severed the boys arm. Instead: The accident severed the boys arm. Adverbs on the other hand should ONLY be used when they switch a verbs meaning, not intensify them. Example: The dog ran rapidly. Run means rapidly by its own definition.

Only use adverbs to give stark contrasts or switch a verbs meaning. Example: She smiled sadly looking over her shoulder at the city she was leaving behind. You normally associate smile=happy.

Not: The accident completely severed the boys arm.
Instead: The accident severed the boys arm.

]]> By: RKLN http://www.evandoyle.com/2010/02/adjectives/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 RKLN Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:19:37 +0000 http://www.evandoyle.com/?p=999#comment-1631 I'm a math teacher. Maybe I could bring fractions or algebra to life by elaborating more w/ the use of adjectives. Thanks for provoking thought. I’m a math teacher. Maybe I could bring fractions or algebra to life by elaborating more w/ the use of adjectives. Thanks for provoking thought.

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