1. Individual Assignment: Practice with Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Comparisons
• Write several sentences describing a recent interaction with a friend or family member about personal finance or credit cards. This interaction may be imagined or real.
• Use at least five different pronouns, adverbs, and adjectives in your sentences.
• Identify all pronouns used by italicizing them.
• Bold each adverb.
• Underline each adjective.
• Compare the event to one or more similar events. When comparing, use at least three comparatives and three superlatives.
These are my sentences:(Please let me know if I have any errors or mistakes on my sentences. Thank you in advance.)
My cousin Rudy and his fiancée Gina have been carefully(adverb) saving money for the past four years to get married this(pronoun) beautiful(adj.) summer. They told me that they secretly(adverb) limited their(pronoun) budget for the perfect old-fashioned(adj.) wedding. Gina took a basic(adj.) beginner cooking class probably(adv.) to learn the primary essentials of baking. With this class that she(pronoun) has been taking, it has truthfully(adv.) helped them(pronoun) save a big(adj.) amount of money, by eating homemade meals instead of eating out. My cousin would like to have a big enchanted(adv.) wedding, and Gina wanted a small(adj.) family wedding. The first couple of years were pretty(adv.) bad(adj.) for them(pronoun) because of the debts they had to pay. Both(pronoun) of them went to a pricey(adj.) university and they were surprisingly(adv.) in debt with a couple of students loans. In the end, they managed to happily(adv.) save money for their(pronoun) perfect(adj.) wedding.
*These are my comparing sentences:
Saving money is harder than spending money. When one has children, the most interesting changes happen in life. The fascinating wonders of having children, is that they are beautiful beings to have. My cousin does not have children and I do so I am busier than him. It seems that we are happier than him, because he is always at work and spends less time with his wife. I am always with my family and we have the most wonderful days a mother can ask for. Children are more expensive than having just a fiancé and it makes my cousin a better money saver than me.
so I am busier than him. <~~ Use "he" not "him" (same error elsewhere, too)
better money saver than me. <~~How should you correct this one?
comparatives:
harder, busier, happier, less, more expensive, better
superlatives:
most interesting, most wonderful,
Do I have five different pronouns, adverbs, and adjectives in my sentences?
My cousin Rudy and his fiancée Gina have been carefully(adverb) saving money for the past four years to get married this(pronoun) beautiful(adj.) summer. They told me that they secretly(adverb) limited their(pronoun) budget for the perfect old-fashioned(adj.) wedding. Gina took a basic(adj.) beginner cooking class probably(adv.) to learn the primary essentials of baking. With this class that she(pronoun) has been taking, it has truthfully(adv.) helped them(pronoun) save a big(adj.) amount of money, by eating homemade meals instead of eating out. My cousin would like to have a big enchanted(adv.) wedding, and Gina wanted a small(adj.) family wedding. The first couple of years were pretty(adv.) bad(adj.) for them(pronoun) because of the debts they had to pay. Both(pronoun) of them went to a pricey(adj.) university and they were surprisingly(adv.) in debt with a couple of students loans. In the end, they managed to happily(adv.) save money for their(pronoun) perfect(adj.) wedding.
My cousin Rudy and his fiancée Gina have been carefully(adverb)yes saving money for the pastadj four years to get married this(pronoun)yes beautiful(adj.)yes summer. They told mepronoun that theypronoun secretly(adverb)yes limited their(pronoun)yes budget for the perfectadj old-fashioned(adj.)yes wedding. Gina took a basic(adj.)yes beginner cookingyes class probably(adv.)adj to learn the primaryadj essentials of baking. With this class that she(pronoun)yes has been taking, it has truthfully(adv.)yes helped them(pronoun)yes save a big(adj.)yes amount of money, by eating homemadeadj meals instead of eating out. My cousin would like to have a big enchanted(adv.)no wedding, and Gina wanted a small(adj.)yes family wedding. The firstadj couple of years were pretty(adv.)yes bad(adj.)yes for them(pronoun)yes because of the debts they had to pay. Both of them(pronoun)<~~yes went to a pricey(adj.)yes university and they were surprisingly(adv.)yes, but add "deep" here~~> in debt with a couple of studentsadj, but remove the "s" loans. In the end, they managed to happily(adv.)yes save money for their(pronoun)yes perfect(adj.)yes wedding.
Thank you!
For the three comparatives and three superlatives, I only had two superlatives?
Is this what you were talking about? To include "deep" between "surprisingly" and "in"? Then to remove the "s" in "students"?
Both of them went to a pricey university and they were surprisingly deep in debt with a couple of student loans. In the end, they managed to save money happily for their perfect wedding.
Your sentences look good! Here is an explanation of how you included pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and comparisons in your sentences:
1. My cousin Rudy and his fiancée Gina have been carefully saving money for the past four years to get married this beautiful summer.
- "My" is a pronoun that shows possession.
- "carefully" is an adverb that describes how they have been saving money.
- "this" is a pronoun that refers to the specific summer they are referring to.
- "beautiful" is an adjective that describes the summer.
2. They told me that they secretly limited their budget for the perfect old-fashioned wedding.
- "they" is a pronoun that refers to Rudy and Gina.
- "secretly" is an adverb that describes how they limited their budget.
- "their" is a pronoun that shows possession.
- "perfect" is an adjective that describes the wedding.
- "old-fashioned" is an adjective that describes the style of the wedding.
3. Gina took a basic beginner cooking class probably to learn the primary essentials of baking.
- "a" is an adjective that describes the cooking class.
- "basic" is an adjective that describes the level of the cooking class.
- "beginner" is an adjective that describes the level of the cooking class.
- "probably" is an adverb that indicates uncertainty or speculation.
4. With this class that she has been taking, it has truthfully helped them save a big amount of money, by eating homemade meals instead of eating out.
- "she" is a pronoun that refers to Gina.
- "this" is a pronoun that refers to the cooking class.
- "truthfully" is an adverb that emphasizes the statement.
- "a" is an adjective that describes the amount of money.
- "big" is an adjective that describes the amount of money.
5. My cousin would like to have a big enchanted wedding, and Gina wanted a small family wedding.
- "My" is a pronoun that shows possession.
- "big" is an adjective that describes the size of the wedding.
- "enchanted" is an adjective that describes the ambiance of the wedding.
- "small" is an adjective that describes the size of the wedding.
- "family" is an adjective that describes the type of wedding.
For the comparing sentences:
1. Saving money is harder than spending money.
- "harder" is a comparative adverb that compares the difficulty of saving money to spending money.
2. When one has children, the most interesting changes happen in life.
- "most" is a superlative adjective that describes the degree of interesting changes.
3. The fascinating wonders of having children, is that they are beautiful beings to have.
- "beautiful" is an adjective that describes the children.
4. My cousin does not have children and I do so I am busier than him.
- "busier" is a comparative adjective that compares the level of busyness between you and your cousin.
5. It seems that we are happier than him, because he is always at work and spends less time with his wife.
- "happier" is a comparative adjective that compares the level of happiness between you and your cousin.
6. I am always with my family and we have the most wonderful days a mother can ask for.
- "most" is a superlative adjective that describes the degree of wonderful days.
7. Children are more expensive than having just a fiancé and it makes my cousin a better money saver than me.
- "more" is a comparative adjective that compares the expense of having children to having just a fiancé.
- "better" is a comparative adjective that compares the skill of money-saving between your cousin and yourself.
Overall, your sentences include a good variety of pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, and comparisons. Great job!