What are adjectives and adverbs?

Answer 1

Adjectives are words that modify (describe) nouns.

Adverbs are words that modify (describe) verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Examples:

The car is slow. (adjective slow describes car)

The car moves slowly. (adverb slowly describes moves)

The car is very slow. (adverb very describes adjective slow)

The car was driving very slowly. (adverb very describes adverb slowly)

Note that the antonym "fast" is both an adjective and an adverb.

Answer 2

Adjectives are words that describe nouns.

A noun is a person, place, or thing, like horse, girl, desk, tree, mountain, water, etc. So if you want to use an adjective to make your sentence more descriptive, all you have to do is think of the color, smell, texture, taste, and sound of your noun. Take this basic sentence:

The girl walked her dog across the park.

The nouns in this sentence are "the girl", "dog", and "the park." There are no adjectives in this sentence, so let's take the first noun, "the girl." What are some ways we can make this girl more descriptive to the reader? Well, imagine it in your head- is the girl walking the dog because her parents made her? Does she consider it a chore? Or is she happy to be freed from the constraints of her dreary house? Depending on those factors, the girl could be a number of things. Let's say she considers walking her dog to be a chore. Instead of "the girl," we could say "the dragging girl." This implies that she is being dragged along by her dog.

Now we need to deal with "dog." Is the dog dragging like the girl? Or is he happy to finally be free in the warm summer air? Since dogs are usually energetic and happy, let's rename "dog" "energetic dog."

Now for "the park." Is the park deserted? Is it full of people? Is it a big or small park? All of this is up to you when writing a sentence, but let's call it "the crowded park."

Now look at our sentence:

The dragging girl walked her energetic dog across the crowded park.

This has become a completely difference sentence, therefore an improved image for our reader. He/she now has a much more vivid picture in his/her head of what the girl walking her dog across the park looks like.

So the adjectives we have added are "dragging", "energetic", and "crowded." Not only do adjectives describe nouns, but they also enhance the quality of any sentence, making it a better and entirely different image.