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Using Adjectives To Express Emotional Responses

The document discusses using adjectives and adverbs to express emotional responses. It explains that adjectives are words that describe nouns and provide information about qualities like size, age, color etc. Adjectives can indicate positive or negative emotions. Some examples of adjectives for emotions are provided. The document also explains that adverbs are words used to describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Specifically, it focuses on adverbs of opinion, which emphasize the intensity of beliefs and clarify one's stance. Examples of adverbs commonly used for opinions are given.

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Using Adjectives To Express Emotional Responses

The document discusses using adjectives and adverbs to express emotional responses. It explains that adjectives are words that describe nouns and provide information about qualities like size, age, color etc. Adjectives can indicate positive or negative emotions. Some examples of adjectives for emotions are provided. The document also explains that adverbs are words used to describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Specifically, it focuses on adverbs of opinion, which emphasize the intensity of beliefs and clarify one's stance. Examples of adverbs commonly used for opinions are given.

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Using Adjectives to Express Emotional Responses:

What is adjective?

 An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun. In general, the purpose of an


adjective is to describe a noun or pronoun and provide more information about it. Adjectives
provide answers to questions such as “What kind?” “Which one?” and “Whose is it?

As we have learned, Adjectives come in three forms: absolute, comparative, and superlative .
Absolute adjectives describe something in its own right. Comparative adjectives, unsurprisingly, make
a comparison between two or more thing and superlative adjectives indicate that something has the
highest degree of the quality in question.

This time we will learn what is adjective for emotions.

Emotions cannot be seen. We can guess that someone is either happy or sad but emotions are not
always expressed. Rather, it’s something we sense.

Adjectives has positive and negative emotion.

In our presentation, you can see adjectives that shows positive and negative emotions. (pls. refer to
the power point)

Then read example sentence below the table for positive emotion.

Another example:

 I am thankful to God because He never fails to provide all my needs.


(The word thankful describes positive feelings towards God because of being a good provider.

Now let’s read the example for adjective that shows negative emotions.

(Refer to the example sentence for negative emotion)

Another example:

 Some teenagers are regretful that they were not able to spend time with their friends
before the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).
((The word regretful emphasizes the teenagers’ negative emotion on not being able to be
with their friends before the ECQ.)

Now, let’s move on to the next topic.


Using Adverbs to Express Emotional Responses
Adverbs describes a verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. And they are commonly classified into
time, place, manner, degree and frequency.
There are five types of adverbs: adverbs of degree, frequency, manner, place, and time.

Though there are many types of adverbs, we will be learning one type that is helpful
in expressing our emotional responses and reactions.

Adverbs of opinion
 Adverbs emphasizes the intensity of your stand or opinion. They help clarify your belief about
a certain issue.

In our presentation we can see adverbs that are commonly used for opinion. (pls. refer to ppt.)

Then read the example below the table:

Another example:( Refer to module)

 Filipinos’ sense of respect to old people is evidently shown on how they protect
and care for their old family members.
(The adverb evidently emphasizes the observation of the speaker that Filipinos’
sense of respect to old people is clearly seen on how they treat old family members.
The adverb is placed in between the word are and doing. This means that they can
be placed between an auxiliary verb and a main verb.)

That’s all for group 2 presentation.

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