Adverb And Adjective Sentences. In the following sentences, see if you can decide whether you need an adjective or an adverb. Adjectives modify nouns, while adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
And even more confusingly, some words sometimes act as adjectives, and sometimes act as adverbs. An adjective in its normal or usual form is A common error in using adjectives and adverbs arises from using the wrong form of comparison. One test is to replace the verb with the same form of 'be' and see if the sentence still makes sense.
One test is to replace the verb with the same form of 'be' and see if the sentence still makes sense.
Key Difference: Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns.
Basically, you're able to add more detail and description with noun modifying words. An adverb used to modify an adjective or another adverb usually goes before it. Adverbs indicate the time, place, manner.