Adverbs and Adjectives

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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

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Adjectives

• 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

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Adjective Rules

• Rule Adjectives are placed before the noun.
• Example a wonderful book very interesting
  people
• Be careful!
• Don't place an adjective after the noun

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Adverbs

• 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

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Adverb Rules

• 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.

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Adverb Rules

• 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

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Adverb Rules

• 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.

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Adverb and Adjective Use

• 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)

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Good and Well

• Good is an adjective its use as an adverb is
  colloquial or nonstandard.
• Correct
• He looks good to be an octogenarian.
• The quiche tastes very good.
• He gets along well with his co-workers.
• Colloquial
• He gets along good with his co-workers.
• NOT ACCEPTABLE!

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Good and Well

• 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.)

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Bad and Badly

• 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.

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Real or Really

• 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.

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Sort of and Kind of

• 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