English

BAS NOTES [MWL]

ADJECTIVES

AIM: convey your ideas

* Modify or describe nouns or pronouns

* Test were controlled. Rigourous and fair

* Illustrate writing (

* Definition and clarity

Basic forms

* Basic adjectives [more information, enhance mind]

Participle adjectives

* Ending “-ed” = quality

* Ending “-ing” = clarity

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Add –er or –ier

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

-est or –iest

-consider appropriateness

Avoid slang and informalities

Use precise not vague expressions

Use formal vocab

Ensure ideas ar conveyd with clarity

Add interest and definition

ADVERBS

What is it used for?

* Used to modify or descriube vers

The testwe re performed rigoursrly and fairly

Help illustrate visualie

Add definition and clarity to help avoid vaguess ness

Saim- convery ur ideas to a clear, consice effective manner

Basic advers

* More information

Comparative adverbs

* ‘more’ or ‘less’ + adverb

Superlative verbs

‘most’ or ‘least’ + adverb

Formal vs information language,

* Consider appropiatenss

* Use formal vocabulary

* Avoid slang and infomralities

* Use precie not vague expressions

Conjunctions

* Link word,s phrases and clauses

* Add structure and flow (academic writing)

* Demosntrase critical thinking and show logic by illustrating relationships

* Guide reader by signally

Coordinating cconjcutionstions

* Join equal sentence elements

* And, but, or, nor, for, so, yet

Conjunctive adverbs

* Join independed clauses together

* Demosnttarte relationships

* Consequently, in other words, otherwise, finally, instread, still and so on

Subordinationg conjunction

* Add second clasue, 1 clayuse dpenetd over the other

* Shows relo between the clauses

* After, although, as, becauss,e before, how, until,. When, where, while

* Don’t udse comman when the depend clause is second

Correlative conjuctiuons...