{"id":1402,"date":"2016-04-27T22:55:41","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T22:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&p=1402"},"modified":"2016-07-18T16:35:01","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T16:35:01","slug":"try-it-adjectives-and-adverbs","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/try-it-adjectives-and-adverbs\/","title":{"raw":"Try It: Adjectives and Adverbs","rendered":"Try It: Adjectives and Adverbs"},"content":{"raw":"This activity is not graded. The text fields below are purely for self-reflection; you do not need to submit anything for this assignment.\r\n

Identify<\/h2>\r\nRead the paragraphs below. Identify any adjectives and adverbs.\u00a0Record them\u00a0in the text frame below:\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2176\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"400\"]\"Four The new fossil, identified as Theriosuchus, in different views[\/caption]\r\n

Colleagues from the University of Edinburgh and myself have described the first Scottish crocodile fossil! It\u2019s from the Isle of Skye, from a time known as the Middle Jurassic, and it dates back about\u00a0160 million years. Based on a partial bit of a jawbone, it\u2019s not going to be\u00a0the most spectacular fossil we\u2019ve ever found, but it tells a pretty\u00a0neat story.<\/p>\r\n

Based on the identifiable features of the jawbone, we were able to identify the specimen as belonging to Theriosuchus<\/em>. This genus has a quite complicated history, and currently the five\u00a0species that are assigned to it span\u00a0100 million years! That\u2019s pretty long lived for a single genus.<\/p>\r\n

Theriosuchus<\/em> belongs to a group known as Atoposauridae. Atoposaurids are a pretty cool group of crocodile ancestors, often characterized by a small, dwarfed body size;\u00a0multiple tooth types; and a\u00a0costal or an\u00a0inland habitation. They also show an unusual combination of \"primitive\" characteristics and features that we associate with more \"advanced\" crocs.<\/p>\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"786835\"]Click to Show\u00a0Adjectives[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"786835\"]\r\n\r\nYour list of adjectives\u00a0should look something like this:\r\n

first Scottish crocodile;\u00a0Middle;\u00a0160 million;\u00a0partial;\u00a0most spectacular;\u00a0neat; identifiable;\u00a0complicated; five; 100 million;\u00a0long lived;\u00a0\u00a0single; cool;\u00a0crocodile;\u00a0small, dwarfed body;\u00a0multiple tooth;\u00a0costal; inland; unusual; primitive;\u00a0more \"advanced\"<\/p>\r\nHere's the paragraph with the adjectives bolded:\r\n

Colleagues from the University of Edinburgh and myself have described the first Scottish crocodile<\/strong> fossil! It\u2019s from the Isle of Skye, from a time known as the Middle<\/strong> Jurassic, and it dates back about\u00a0160 million<\/strong> years. Based on a partial<\/strong> bit of a jawbone, it\u2019s not going to be\u00a0the most<\/strong> spectacular<\/strong> fossil we\u2019ve ever found, but it tells a pretty\u00a0neat<\/strong> story.<\/p>\r\n

Based on the identifiable<\/strong> features of the jawbone, we were able to identify the specimen as belonging to Theriosuchus<\/em>. This genus has a quite complicated<\/strong> history, and currently the five<\/strong>\u00a0species that are assigned to it span\u00a0100 million<\/strong> years! That\u2019s pretty long lived<\/strong> for a single<\/strong> genus.<\/p>\r\n

Theriosuchus<\/em> belongs to a group known as Atoposauridae. Atoposaurids are a pretty cool<\/strong> group of crocodile<\/strong> ancestors, often characterized by a small<\/strong>, dwarfed<\/strong> body<\/strong> size;\u00a0multiple<\/strong> tooth<\/strong> types; and a\u00a0costal<\/strong> or an\u00a0inland<\/strong> habitation. They also show an unusual<\/strong> combination of \"primitive<\/strong>\" characteristics and features that we associate with more<\/strong> \"advanced<\/strong>\" crocs.<\/p>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"786838\"]Click to Show Adverbs[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"786838\"]\r\n\r\nYour list of adverbs\u00a0should look something like this:\r\n

pretty; quite; currently; pretty; pretty; often; also<\/p>\r\nHere's the paragraph with the adverbs\u00a0bolded:\r\n

Colleagues from the University of Edinburgh and myself have described the first Scottish crocodile fossil! It\u2019s from the Isle of Skye, from a time known as the Middle Jurassic, and it dates back about\u00a0160 million years. Based on a partial bit of a jawbone, it\u2019s not going to be\u00a0the most spectacular fossil we\u2019ve ever found, but it tells a pretty<\/strong>\u00a0neat story.<\/p>\r\n

Based on the identifiable features of the jawbone, we were able to identify the specimen as belonging to Theriosuchus<\/em>. This genus has a quite<\/strong> complicated history, and currently<\/strong> the five\u00a0species that are assigned to it span\u00a0100 million years! That\u2019s pretty<\/strong> long lived for a single genus.<\/p>\r\n

Theriosuchus<\/em> belongs to a group known as Atoposauridae. Atoposaurids are a pretty<\/strong> cool group of crocodile ancestors, often<\/strong> characterized by a small, dwarfed body size;\u00a0multiple tooth types; and a\u00a0costal or an\u00a0inland habitation. They also<\/strong> show an unusual combination of \"primitive\" characteristics and features that we associate with more \"advanced\" crocs.<\/p>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\nLook back at the adjectives and adverbs you've just identified. Are\u00a0any of them comparatives, superlatives, or intensifiers? Record your answers in the text frame below:\r\n\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"786834\"]Click to Show Comparatives, Superlatives, and Intensifiers[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"786834\"]\r\n\r\nThere is one comparative (more), one superlative (most), and four intensifiers (pretty;\u00a0quite;\u00a0pretty; pretty).\r\n

Colleagues from the University of Edinburgh and I\u00a0have described the first Scottish crocodile fossil! It\u2019s from the Isle of Skye, from a time known as the Middle Jurassic, and it dates back about\u00a0160 million years. Based on a partial bit of a jawbone, it\u2019s not going to be\u00a0the most<\/strong> spectacular fossil we\u2019ve ever found, but it tells a pretty<\/strong>\u00a0neat story.<\/p>\r\n

Based on the identifiable features of the jawbone, we were able to identify the specimen as belonging to Theriosuchus<\/em>. This genus has a quite<\/strong> complicated history, and currently the five\u00a0species that are assigned to it span 100 million years! That\u2019s pretty<\/strong> long lived for a single genus.<\/p>\r\n

Theriosuchus<\/em> belongs to a group known as Atoposauridae. Atoposaurids are a pretty<\/strong> cool group of crocodile ancestors, often characterized by a small, dwarfed body size;\u00a0multiple tooth types; and costal or inland habitation. They also show an unusual combination of \"primitive\" characteristics and features that we associate with more<\/strong> \"advanced\" crocs.<\/p>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n

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This activity is not graded. The text fields below are purely for self-reflection; you do not need to submit anything for this assignment.<\/p>\n

Identify<\/h2>\n

Read the paragraphs below. Identify any adjectives and adverbs.\u00a0Record them\u00a0in the text frame below:<\/p>\n

\"Four<\/p>\n

The new fossil, identified as Theriosuchus, in different views<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Colleagues from the University of Edinburgh and myself have described the first Scottish crocodile fossil! It\u2019s from the Isle of Skye, from a time known as the Middle Jurassic, and it dates back about\u00a0160 million years. Based on a partial bit of a jawbone, it\u2019s not going to be\u00a0the most spectacular fossil we\u2019ve ever found, but it tells a pretty\u00a0neat story.<\/p>\n

Based on the identifiable features of the jawbone, we were able to identify the specimen as belonging to Theriosuchus<\/em>. This genus has a quite complicated history, and currently the five\u00a0species that are assigned to it span\u00a0100 million years! That\u2019s pretty long lived for a single genus.<\/p>\n

Theriosuchus<\/em> belongs to a group known as Atoposauridae. Atoposaurids are a pretty cool group of crocodile ancestors, often characterized by a small, dwarfed body size;\u00a0multiple tooth types; and a\u00a0costal or an\u00a0inland habitation. They also show an unusual combination of “primitive” characteristics and features that we associate with more “advanced” crocs.<\/p>\n