Adjectives and Adverbs

Nouns A noun describes a person, place or thing. Examples: city, man, movie, tree Proper nouns name specific people, places and things. They are capitalized. Examples: Toronto, Mr. Drebit, Spider-Man, Oak Abstract nouns name ideas, beliefs and other things that cannot be detected by your senses. Examples: joy, bravery, fear, love, happiness

Verbs Verbs are action words. They describe something that is being done. Examples: run, jump, think, read, believe, want, be, grow, climb, become You cannot write a sentence without including at least one verb.

Adjectives Adjectives are words that provide information about nouns. An adjective describes what something is like. Examples: quick, slow, happy, good What are the adjectives in these examples?: “The new students went to class.” “OISE is a big school.” “I am wearing a blue shirt.”

Adverbs Adverbs are words that provide information about verbs. Adverbs often look like adjectives with the letters “ly” added to the end. An Adverb describes how something is done. Examples: quickly, slowly, happily, What are the adverbs in these sentences?: “Always cross the street safely.” “He silently entered the building.” “She dances well.” well

Adjective or Adverb? In order to decide which descriptive word to use in a sentence, you must decide if you are describing the noun or the verb. For example: “Rabbits are __________. (quick or quickly?) “Turtles move __________. (slow or slowly?) I read _________. (good or well?) quick slowly well