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- Describing words make your writing more interesting.
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- Adjectives describe nouns.
- They tell:
- How many
- What color
- What size
- & lots more
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- Adverbs describe verbs.
- They tell how something is done.
- Often adverbs end in –ly.
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- Betty went to the zoo with her family.
While they were there a monkey escaped! The monkey jumped on Betty’s back. She
walked over and let the zookeeper take the monkey back to its cage.
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- Let’s look at this same story with adjectives and adverbs added.
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- Betty went to the world famous zoo
with her whole family. While they
were there a smart little monkey cleverly escaped! The monkey quickly jumped on Betty’s small
back. She slowly walked over and let the relieved zookeeper carefully
take the smart little monkey back to its comfortable cage.
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- Next time you write in Writer’s Workshop, use describing words to
improve your story.
- When you revise your writing always try to add:
- 2 adjectives
- 2 adverbs
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Notes