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Adjectives and Adverbs

20 一月, 2015 - 12:38

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. It often answers questions such as which one, what kind, or how many?

  1. The green sweater belongs to Iris.
  2. She looks beautiful.
    • In sentence 1, the adjective green describes the noun sweater.
    • In sentence 2, the adjective beautiful describes the pronoun she.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs frequently end in -ly. They answer questions such as how, to what extent, why, when, and where.

  1. Bertrand sings horribly.
  2. My sociology instructor is extremely wise.
  3. He threw the ball very accurately.
    • In sentence 3, horribly describes the verb sings. How does Bertrand sing? He sings horribly.
    • In sentence 4, extremely describes the adjective wise. How wise is the instructor? Extremely wise.
    • In sentence 5, very describes the adverb accurately. How accurately did he throw the ball? Very accurately.