5. Adjectives and Adverbs

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Autor	American English at State
Área	Comunicación y Lenguaje L 3, Inglés
Tipo de licencia	Estándar de YouTube
Formato	Vídeo
Responsable de curación	Editor
Última actualización	2016/05/02
Localización	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6KzAj7CZXQ

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0:07	Hi, I'm Anne, and I speak American English.
0:10	I'm a student, and I like to read and learn about languages.
0:15	Today, we will learn about adjectives and adverbs.
0:22	Let's begin with adjectives. We use adjectives to describe people and things
0:28	Adjectives go before a noun or pronoun or after "to be" or a sense verbs, like "to feel" or "to taste."
0:41	We use adverbs to describe a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
0:47	Adverbs give information about time, manner, place, or degree.
0:53	Adverbs often end in -ly.
1:01	Now I'll use adjectives and adverbs to tell you about my friend who is a great engineer.
1:08	The adjectives are in red, and the adverbs are in purple.
1:15	My friend was a good student.
1:17	She performed well in her math and science classes.
1:26	Her trips to the library were frequent.
1:29	She loved reading books about engineering.
1:37	At home, she frequently designed bridges and railways.
1:45	She won awards for her designs, and she was happy.
1:55	Two words that were in this story were good and well.
1:59	Good and well both have positive meaning.
2:02	But that good as an adjective, and well is an adverb.
2:06	However, in informal spoken American English, good is sometimes used as an adverb also.
2:14	This food tastes good.
2:15	This famous chef cooks well.
2:19	The adverb here gives us information about the manner in which the chef cooks.
2:29	Another two words in this story were frequent and frequently.
2:33	Frequent is an adjective and describes something that happens often.
2:38	I make frequent trips to the supermarket.
2:42	Frequently is an adverb that means "often."
2:45	She plays soccer frequently.
2:48	The adverb here gives us information about how often she plays soccer.
3:04	Now it's your turn.
3:06	Choose the adjective or adverb in each sentence.
3:35	Task of the week! Describe your talents using adjectives and adverbs.
3:46	Next time, we will learn about the difference between "enough" and "too."
3:51	This is American English. Thank you for watching.

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