ADJECTIVE & ADVERB [DWS] [DWS] Adj & Adv

Adjectives modify only noun, pronouns, and linking verbs Adjectives modify only noun, pronouns, and linking verbs. Adjectives normally precede the noun they modify, or follow linking verbs. [DWS] Adj & Adv

Example: Beautiful girl Interesting story Red dress Important meeting [DWS] Adj & Adv

Adverbs modify verbs (except the linking verbs), adjective, or other adverbs. Many descriptive adjectives can be changed to adverbs by adding –ly to the adjective base. [DWS] Adj & Adv

Adjective Adverb Bright Brightly Careful Carefully Slow Slowly Quiet Quietly [DWS] Adj & Adv

Exercise [Adjecvtive or Adverb] Rita plays the violin [good/well] That is an [intense/intensely] game. The sun is shining [bright/brightly] The girls speak [fluent/fluently] English. [DWS] Adj & Adv

The boys speak Spanish [fluent/fluently] The table has a [smooth/smoothly] surface. We must figure our income tax returns [accurate/accurately] [DWS] Adj & Adv

We don’t like to drink [bitter/bitterly] tea. The plane will arrive [soon/soonly] He had an accident because he was driving too [fast/fastly] [DWS] Adj & Adv

LINKING VERBS [COPULATIVE VERBS] Be Seem Taste Become Sound Appear Remain Feel Smell Stay Look [DWS] Adj & Adv

Marry feels bad about her test grade. Children become tired quite easily. Lucy will look radiant in her new dress. They were sorry to see us leave. The flowers smell sweet. [DWS] Adj & Adv

Exercises Your cold sounds [terrible/terribly] The pianist plays very [good/well] The food in the restaurant always taste [good/well] The campers remained [calm/calmly] despite the thunderstorm] Exercises [DWS] Adj & Adv

Exercises The became [sick/sickly] after eating the contaminated food. Our neighbour appeared [relaxed/relaxedly] after their vacation. The music sounded too [noisy/noisily] to be classical. Exercises [DWS] Adj & Adv