I always seem to have a hard time knowing what the heck an adjective and an adverb are. I mean we have learned them like our whole lives but i still couldnt tell ya what they are so here are a few rules on how to know when to use them and what they are:
1. Adjectives modify nouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
You can recognize adverbs easily because many of them are formed by adding -ly to an adjective. Ex. He is careless when driving. (adj) He drives carelessly (adv.)
2. An adjective always follows a form of the verb to be when it modifies the noun before the verb.
3. Likewise, an adjective always follows a sense verb or a verb of appearance -- feel, taste, smell, sound, look, appear, and seem -- when it modifies the noun before the verb.
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You are right we have been learning these for most of our school lives. This still has me a littl confused. I still am learning the differences between them so I am thinking I need to do a little more research on my own to better undestand them. Thanks though for the introduction for my start of research.I hope I will be able to understand it soon.
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