ADJECTIVES OR ADVERBS

An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (“he sings loudly”), an adjective (“very tall”), another adverb (“ended too quickly”), or even a whole sentence (“Fortunately, I had brought an umbrella.”). Adverbs often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look exactly the same as their adjective counterparts.

Adverb examples

Adverbs are easy to recognize because they usually end in –ly, but not always. Some of the most common adverb examples include:

• really, very
• well, badly
• today, yesterday, everyday, etc.
• sometimes, often, rarely, etc.
• early, late, soon, etc.
• here, there, everywhere, etc.

Adjectives are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns: enormous, doglike, silly, yellow, fun, fast. They can also describe the quantity of nouns: many, few, millions, eleven.

Adjectives modify nouns

As you may already know, adjectives are words that modify (describe) nouns. Adjectives do not modify verbs or adverbs or other adjectives.