ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
RULES TO FOLLOW
ADJECTIVES
Modifies Nouns
Modifies Pronouns
DEFINITION OF AN ADJECTIVE:
It tells what kind of person, place, or thing. A noun or a pronoun is.
It may also point out which one or how many.
EXAMPLES:
The ship was an English vessel. (what kind)


This factory is mine. (which one)
Many people enjoy the annual dinner. (how many, which one)
AN ADVERB:
Modifies an active verb or a verb phrase by expressing manner, place, time, degree, or number.
TYPES OF ADVERBS:
Simple
Interrogative
Negative
EXAMPLES:
SIMPLE:
She moved quietly. (Manner and tell how)
I waited there for an hour. (Place and tell where)
You may leave soon. (Time, tells when)
I called you once. (Number, tells how many)
He sat very still. (Degree, tells how much)
Interrogative Adverb

Introduces a sentence that asks a question
where, when, why and how
EXAMPLES:
Interrogative:
When will you return?
How is the trunk being sent?
Negative Adverb
Denies or contradicts a statement
no, not , never, only, scarcely and hardly

Note: two negative adverbs should not be used together.
EXAMPLES:
Negative
- I can scarcely believe my eyes. ( correct)
- I haven’t no more sea shells. (incorrect)
Familiar Adverbs
to Know
almost finally seldom unusually certainly hardly
quite so usually just rather
very rather fairly nearly too
scarcely well
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