Adverbs and Adjectives

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Adjectives

Adjectives are words that modify nouns or pronouns by defining, describing, limiting, or qualifying those nouns or pronouns.

An adjective describes how something 'is'. For this reason, we usually use the verb 'to be' when using adjectives. Adjectives are used to describe nouns.
Example: He is a good doctor. Rule: Adjectives describe nouns. Example: beautiful trees, they are happy

Be careful!
Adjectives don't have a singular and plural form OR a masculine, feminine and neuter form.
Adjectives are always the same! Never add a final -s to an adjective.
Adjectives can also be placed at the end of a sentence if they describe the subject of a sentence. Example: My doctor is excellent.
NOT!!: difficults books

Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and that express such ideas as time, place, manner, cause, and degree.

They tell you How something is done. Example: How does he she sing? - She sings beautifully.
Rule: Adverbs are often formed by adding -ly to an adjective
Example: beautiful - beautifully, careful – carefully

Be Careful!
Some adjectives don't change in the adverb form. The most important of these are: fast - fast, hard - hard
Good is probably the most important exception. The adverb form of 'good' is 'well'. Unfortunately, this is a common mistake that many of us make!
NOT!!: He plays tennis good.

Rule: Adverbs can also modify an adjective. In this case, the adverb is placed before the adjective.
Example: She is extremely happy. They are absolutely sure.
Be Careful!
Do not use 'very' with adjectives that express an increased quality of a basic adjective Example: good - fantastic
NOT!!: She is a very beautiful woman

Rule: Adverbs of frequency (always, never, sometimes, often) usually come before the main verb
Example: Do you always eat in a restaurant? They don't usually travel on Fridays.
Be Careful!
Adverbs of frequency expressing infrequency are not usually used in the negative or question form. NOT!!: Does she rarely eat fish? They don't seldom go to the cinema.
Adverbs of frequency are often placed at the beginning of a sentence. Example: Sometimes, he likes to go to museums.
Adverbs of frequency follow - come after - the verb 'to be'. Example: He is sometimes late for work.

Use adjectives as subject complements with linking verbs; use adverbs with action verbs.
Examples:
The old man's speech was eloquent. (ADJ)
Mr. Potter speaks eloquently. (ADV)
Please be careful. (ADJ)
Drive carefully. (ADV)

Well may be either an adverb or an adjective. As an adjective, well means "in good health."
Correct:
He plays well. (Well is an adverb.)
My mother is not well. (Well is an adjective.)

BAD OR BADLY
Bad is an adjective used after sense verbs such as look, smell, taste, feel, or sound or after linking verbs (is, am, are, was, were, and other forms of to be).
Example:
I feel bad about the delay.
Badly is an adverb used after all other verbs.
Example:
It doesn't hurt so badly now.

REAL OR REALLY
Real is an adjective meaning "genuine"; its use as an adverb is colloquial or nonstandard.
Nonstandard:
He writes real well.
Have a real nice day.
The company is real pleased with your work.
Correct:
This is real leather. (ADJ)
Really is an adverb.
Examples:
He writes really well.
Have a really nice day.
The company is very/really pleased with your work.

SORT OF AND KIND OF
Sort of and kind of are often misused in written English by writers who actually mean rather or somewhat.
Incorrect:
Lannie was kind of saddened by the results of the test.
Correct:
Lannie was somewhat saddened by the results of the test

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