• 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.
Practice with Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Comparisons
Jana Hutton
COM/170
February 8, 2011
Marc Lyncheski
Practice with Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Comparisons
Curtis, my children’s father and I are in the process of finding us a larger (adj.), updated (adj.) apartment; better (adj.) than the one we currently (adv.) reside in. Therefore, our personal (adj.) finances have been the main topic of conversations as of late. There is concern; whether or not; his income and mine will sufficiently (adv.) cover the expenses each month. For that reason, I strongly (adv.) believe that as long as we set aside our portions of the bills each week, we will be alright. This move will be a new (adj.) experience for us, because it is the first (adj.) time moving together. I am anxiously (adv.) waiting, to finally (adv.) have a place of our own, without a roommate. The apartments looked at so far, has been disappointing (adj.). The cheapest (adj.) one was all tiles, which was the worst (adj.), because none of them matched. The tile job was badly (adv.) done, not the most intelligent (adj.) idea. We will probably end up going with a more expensive (adj.) apartment than expected. It may be challenging (adj.) at first, but once I return to the work force, financially (adv.) we should be fine. The happiest (adj.) times of my life, has been with Curtis and the twins. So, as long as we work together a bright (adj.), wonderful (adj.) future is ours.
pronouns;I,ours,we,them,it,mine,his,my
Do i have all the adverbs and adjectives labeled correctly?
Comparitives, superlatives?
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I see comparatives and superlatives in there, but they aren't labeled.
I also don't see any part of your assignment that addresses this: "Compare the event to one or more similar events. "
Yes, you have correctly labeled the adverbs and adjectives in your sentences. The adverbs "currently," "sufficiently," "strongly," "anxiously," and "finally" are all bolded, and the adjectives "larger," "updated," "better," "personal," "new," "cheapest," "disappointing," "badly," "most intelligent," "expensive," "challenging," "financially," "happiest," "bright," and "wonderful" are all underlined.
To answer your question about comparatives and superlatives, you did not use any comparatives or superlatives in your sentences. Comparatives are used to compare two things, while superlatives are used to compare more than two things. For example, a comparative sentence could be: "The larger apartment is better than the smaller one." And a superlative sentence could be: "The largest apartment is the best one."
In your sentences, you compared the current apartment to the potential new apartment by describing it as "better" and "updated." However, you did not use explicit comparatives or superlatives.