Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverbs

by RUBY BICO

​What are adjectives?

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• Adjectives are parts of speech used to modify a noun or a pronoun.

• They are used to provide descriptions of the items they modify.

• They answer these questions: What kind?, How many? or Which ones?

Multiple Choice

Practice Question 1                                                                                                                     Choose the adjective(s) in this sentence:  This enchanting hotel boasts spectacular views and fine cuisine in exclusive surroundings.

• hotel boasts views exclusive

• hotel views cuisine surroundings

• enchanting spectacular fine exclusive

Practice Question 1 REVIEW                                                      In previous question, enchanting,spectacular, fine and exclusive are adjectives because they  describe nouns.

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​enchanting describes the hotel.                                                         spectacular describes the views.

fine tells something about the cuisine  

exclusive describes the surroundings.                                             

Multiple Choice

Identify the correct adjective in the sentence below:                                        Standing majestically on Paradise Beach, nestled beneath the imposing cliffs. This tastefully furnished hotel mixes with elegant and a fun-loving atmosphere, offering a relaxed time.

• majestically

• tastefully

• fun-loving

• time

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Practice Question 2 REVIEW

​In previous question, fun loving is the adjective describing the atmosphere.

​What are adverbs?

Adverbs are words that modify (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. Adverbs typically express manner, place, time, frequency, degree, level of certainty, etc., answering questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent?.

Multiple Choice

Choose the adverb in this sentence:                                                                            Any wrong decision of the government will inevitably lead to instability in society.

• wrong

• government

• inevitably

• society

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Practice Question 3 Review

In the question inevitably is the adverb. "Inevitably" tells us how was the lead to instability in the society.

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb in this sentence:                                                                                Mica was  very excited to learn that her parents were planning to adopt a rescue dog.            

• Mica

• very

• excited

• adopt