1. Adjectives vs. adverbs

2. The function of adjectives
Adjectives modify nouns (a noun is a person, place, thing or idea) and pronouns. They tell us: What kind- yellow shirt, large stadium Which one- my house, his computer How much or how many- both feet, more time, several notebooks.

3. How to form adverbs
To form many adverbs simply add –ly to an adjective. beautiful beautifully immediate immediately Note: not all words that end in –ly are adverbs and not all adverbs end in –ly.

4. Function of adverbs with verbs
Adverbs can modify verbs and they tell us… something is done. How- They moved quickly. When- They moved immediately. Where- They moved forward. How much (to what extent)- They moved slightly.

5. Verbs of sense
When verbs of sense– taste, smell, look, feel– are used to describe, they do not take adverbs. Coffee tastes bitter. (The coffee is not tasting, it being described.) The woman looked angry. (She is not actively looking, this is a description of her appearance.) She feels bad about it. (She is not physically touching anything, this is a description of her emotions).

6. With adjectives and other adverbs
Adverbs can modify adjectives or other adverbs by telling how or to what extent The book is almost complete. She walked exactly 10 miles. We cleaned it very quickly. They danced rather awkwardly.

7. Other types of adverbs
Some adverbs are not easily categorized: Possibly However Not Therefore Indeed In many cases these words modify the whole idea rather than one word.

8. Position of adverbs
Adverbs that modify verbs do not have a fixed position in the sentence although they may convey nuance. Finally we finished the project. We finally finished the project. We finished the project finally.

9. Sometimes changing the position of the adverb changes the meaning of the sentence. She almost passed all her classes. (almost passed, she got all fives) She passed almost all her classes. (almost all, maybe 5 out of 6)

10. We only watched movies last night
We only watched movies last night. (only watched, we did nothing else) We watched only movies last night. (only movies, not TV shows) We watched movies only last night. (only last night, not any other night)

11. Adverbs vs. adjectives in action
Fill in the blank with either an adjective or adverb.
We always worked _______ (good) together.
Apples are ________ (good) for you.
She is a _________ (beautiful) girl.
She sings __________ (beautiful).
She looked ________ (hungry).
She looked _________ (hungry) at the buffet.