Adjectives Adjectives VS. AdverbsVS. Adverbs

AdjectivesAdjectives

An adjective is a word used to An adjective is a word used to describe a noun or pronoun or to give describe a noun or pronoun or to give a noun or pronoun a more specific a noun or pronoun a more specific meaning.meaning.

The process by which an adjective The process by which an adjective does this is called modification; does this is called modification; therefore, an adjective is a type of therefore, an adjective is a type of modifier.modifier.

Examples:

Ex: Jacky and Kathy were eating dark chocolate.

~Answers What Kind?Ex: The tall, blonde girl is in the classroom. ~Answers Which One?Ex: There are several dresses in her closet. ~Answers How Many?Ex: “Those jeans cost fifty dollars,” said

mom.~Answers How Much?

AdverbsAdverbs

• An adverb is a word that modifies a An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another verb, an adjective, or another adverb.adverb.

• An adverb modifying a verb answers An adverb modifying a verb answers the questions Where? When? In what the questions Where? When? In what way? How? Or To what extent?way? How? Or To what extent?

Examples:

o Ex: The fork fell below the table.Answers~ Where?o Ex: My grandma arrived today from Utah.Answers~ When?o Ex: The little girl ran happily up the hill.Answers~ In what way? How?o Ex: Amy partly understands the math homework.Answers~ To what extent?

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