5. Adjective vs Adverb
An adjective describes
or modifies a noun or a
pronoun.
☻ Adds info about what
kind, which one, or how
many
☻
Describes how things
look, smell, feel, taste,
sound
☻Usually an Adjective
comes before the noun
that it describes, as
in tall man. It can also
come after a form of
the word beas in The
man is tall.
■
An adverb describes or
modifies a verb, an
adjective, or another
adverb.
☻ Adds info about
how,
how
much,
when, where, or to
what extent.
☻ Describes how,
where, when, how
often
and
why
something happens.
☻
Often come after
the subject and
adverb ends in –ly.
6. Adjectives describe nouns
The man lay on the lay on the red couch.
handsome man couch.
I’m not sure
That’s not
handsome is
very
the right
descriptive!
adjective.
7. ANOTHER EXAMPLES OF
ADJECTIVE SENTENCES... .
She wore a yellow sweater to the picnic.
adjective
noun
My bedroom was messy.
noun
adjective
She lost her blue and white parka.
adjective
adjective
noun
8. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and
other adverbs.
The man flirted in a bold manner. an
man shamelessly flirted in
extremely bold manner.
Sometimes
successfully!
9. Another examples OF ADVERB......
David was extremely grumpy.
Extremely describes
how grumpy David was.
The runner easily finished first. Easily describes how
the runner finished
the race.
Jose, my oldest brother, drove slowly
by his girlfriend’s house.
Slowly describes
how the brother
drove the car.
10. Quick Test
Directions: In the items that follow, choose the
option that corrects an error in the underlined
portion(s). If no error exists, choose “No
change is necessary.”
Blow us away
with what you
know.
11. Item 1
Farzana did poorlyon her algebra quiz. She
Farzana did poor on her algebra quiz. She
poor on her algebra quiz. She
AA
couldn’t concentrate well because her tablemate
couldn’t concentrate well because her tablemate
well because her tablemate
BB
was chomping noisily on a apieceofofgum.
was chomping noisily on apiece ofgum.
noisily on piece gum.
CC
A.poorly
A.poorly
B.good
B.good
C.noisy
C.noisy
D.No change isis necessary.
D.No change necessary.
12. Item 2
Lawrence cheated on the chemistry test, but he is
still very happy with his A..
very happy with his A
A.real
A.real
B.so
so
C.well
well
D.No change is necessary.
change is necessary.
13. Item 3
The excruciatingly long school day put Wanda in
The excruciating long school day put Wanda in
excruciating long school day put Wanda in
A
A
a bad mood. She was very tired and just
bad mood. She was very tired and just
a bad mood. She was very tired and just
B
C
B
C
wanted to go home to relax.
wanted to go home to relax.
A.excruciatingly
A.excruciatingly
B.worser
B.worser
C.real
C.real
D.No change is necessary.
D.No change is necessary
14.
15. Item 4
Item 4
The horrifying news that Professor Anderson
horrifying news that Professor Anderson
A
was assigning another 10-page paper made his
students complain bitter about hishis very hard
bitterly about very hard
bitter about hisvery hard
B
C
requirements.
A.horrifyingly
B.bitterly
B.bitterly
C.real demanding
D.No change is necessary.
16. Item 5
Item 5
The duck quacked loud,, hoping that we would
loud hoping that we would
throw it some of our French fries.
A.loudest
B.real loud
C.loudly
loudly
D.No change is necessary.
17. Item 6
Item 6
Mr. Hodges says to quit gossiping about Veronica
and finish typing his report real quick. .
real quick
A.very quick
B.real quickly
C.right now
right now
D.No change is necessary.
18. Item 7
Item 7
We roasted in the very hot sun, sweat pouring
very hot sun, sweat pouring
A
profusely our skin. Thoughts of iced tea and
profuse offour skin. Thoughts of of iced tea and
profuse off off our skin. Thoughts iced tea and
B
B
lemonade plagued us mercilessly. .
mercilessly
C
A.real hot
B.profusely
B.profusely
C.merciless
D.No change is necessary.
19. Item 8
Item 8
We moved into the new apartment real easy..
easily.
real easy
AA
Rebecca shamelessly flirted with some strong
shamelessly flirted with some strong
B
neighbors who were happy to help with the
happy to help with the
C
heavy boxes.
A.easily
A.easily
B.shameless
C.happily
D.No change is necessary.
20. Item 9
Item 9
Alex did goodduring his speeches, addressing
well during his speeches, addressing
good during his speeches, addressing
A
A
his classmates with confidence and poise. But he
did poorly for the semester because he never
poorly for the semester because he never
B
submitted homework punctually. .
punctually
C
A.well
A.well
B.poor
C.punctual
D.No change is necessary.
21. Item 10
Item 10
The incessant loud barks of her neighbor’s dogs
incessantly loud barks her neighbor’s dogs
incessant loud barks ofof her neighbor’s dogs
A
kept Diane from getting a good night’s sleep. She
good night’s sleep. She
B
did not feel well rested the next day.
well rested the next day.
C
A.incessantly
A.incessantly
B.well
C.good
D.No change is necessary.
