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Adjectives and Adverbs
Learn to use adjectives and adverbs correctly to make your language more descriptive.
Descriptive Language
Adjectives and adverbs add color to your sentences.
Describing Things and Actions
Understand the difference between adjectives and adverbs.
Describing Things and Actions
Adjectives
Describe nouns (people, things). They answer 'What kind?'.
- The car is fast.
- She is a careful driver.
Adverbs
Describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They answer 'How?'.
- He drives fast.
- She drives carefully.
Many adverbs are formed by adding "-ly" to an adjective (e.g., careful -> carefully), but some are irregular (e.g., fast -> fast, good -> well).
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Adjective or Adverb?
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
1
The exam was ___ .
2
He explained the situation very .
3
Please be ___ in the library.
4
She sings .