Adjectives and Adverbs English Grammar Parts of Speech Adjectives and Adverbs Questions How can I teach definite and indefinite articles in a classroom setting? What are the differences between definite articles and indefinite articles? Is the word "vegetarian" a noun or adjective? I figured both "vegetarian" and "vegan" were adjectives describing ones diet and lifestyle but I just wanted to know for sure. What are the adjectives in the following sentence?: The green gate was rusty. What are the adjectives in the following sentence?: The green shutters on the tallest house are closed. What are the adjectives in the following sentence?: It is often problematic when bad computers produce incorrect results. What are the adjectives in the following sentence?: A lot of small cars were involved in a large traffic jam near the busy intersection. What are the adjectives in the following sentence?: The lengthy detective novel had a plot that was too simple. What are the adverbs in the following sentence?: He read the book very quickly and ended up poorly summarizing it. What are the adverbs in the following sentence?: They hurriedly set up their tents because the rain was falling very hard. What are the adverbs in the following sentence?: The rain was falling very hard as the delivery man quickly delivered the package. What are the numeral adjectives, if any, in the following sentence?: The five large roosters crowed six times. What are the numeral adjectives, if any, in the following sentence?: There were many reasons why the five jurors refused to submit a guilty verdict. What is/are the adverb(s) in the following sentence?: He accurately guessed the weather for the whole week. What is/are the adverb(s) in the following sentence?: The snail quickly crawled past the hare that was slowly hopping forward. What is the participle adjective in the following sentence?: The instruction manual is very confusing. What is the participle adjective in the following sentence?: The funny sound coming from the car was very alarming. What is the participle adjective in the following sentence?: We were excited by our friend's visit. Can numbers be adjectives? What are the numeral adjectives in the following sentence?: The three pronged approach worked very well. What are the numeral adjectives in the following sentence?: The wanted to use 32 ounce cups. What are the numeral adjectives in the following sentence?: The flock of thirty birds migrated south during the winter. What is a proper adjective? Does the following sentence have any proper adjectives? If so, where?: The data seems to be following a Gaussian distribution. Does the following sentence have any proper adjectives? If so, where?: Were hamburgers named after the German city? Does the following sentence have any proper adjectives? If so, where?: These paintings are from the Victorian era. Does the following sentence have any proper adjectives? If so, where?: We will likely follow the Gregorian for the next millennium. Does the following sentence have any proper adjectives? If so, where?: She will be serving Alaskan salmon for dinner. Does the following sentence have any proper adjectives? If so, where?: Swiss chocolate is supposed to be the best in the world. Does the following sentence have any proper adjectives? If so, where?: The data seem to reflect a Brownian motion. Does the following sentence have any proper adjectives? If so, where?: Ricardian equivalence is a very important concept in economics. Does the following sentence have any adverbs? If so, where?: A glow just barely appears on the northern horizon. Does the following sentence have any adverbs? If so, where?: The plane slowly landed. Does the following sentence have any adverbs? If so, where?: Lights moved unexpectedly fast across the sky. Does the following sentence have any adverbs? If so, where?: Fran quickly toward the finish line. Does the following sentence have any adverbs? If so, where?: Many explorers searched endlessly for new lands. Does the following sentence have any adverbs? If so, where?: My friend drove away in her new car. Does the following sentence have any adverbs? If so, where?: The stream near our house is heavily polluted. How can you use an adverb to change the following sentence?: They walked to the edge of the pool before jumping in. How an the following sentence be improved with the addition of an adverb?: The divers swam along the coral reef, but swam back to the boat after seeing several sharks. How can the following sentence be improved with the addition of an adverb?: Mark and John were riding their bicycles when Mark fell off of his. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: Several students voiced their disagreement when the university's president announced the new policy. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: The mayor pledged to spend more money on the city's roads after many residents complained about the numerous potholes. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: The last time the movie theater did not play a newly released movie was when it was being run by the old owner. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: The police were pursuing the car as it raced through town. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: They put a tarp over their truck because they were worried that the incoming sandstorm could damage the truck's new paint. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: The crew followed the captains orders, as the boat headed toward a several icebergs. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: The crew followed the captains orders, as the boat headed toward several icebergs. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: Birds were chirping, while I watched several deer run through the woods. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: The scientists were shocked that someone cloned a woolly mammoth; the scientific community had believed that this would be impossible to accomplish. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: She drove through the snowstorm. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: She laid back in her chair and sipped some lemonade, as the breeze blew over her. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: He cried out for help when he got stuck in the revolving door. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: When he walked outside, the sun was shining so he put on his favorite pair of sunglasses. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: We were waiting for the train to arrive, when we heard someone playing the violin. What is one way that the following sentence can be improved with the addition of an adverb?: The folder with the incriminating evidence was lying on the table, while the detectives were searching the apartment. What is one adjective that can be added to the following sentence to improve it?: We went to bed early, because we had a drive ahead of us the next day. What adjectives can be added to the following sentence to make it more informative?: The dog chased after the ball that I threw. What adjectives can be added to the following sentence to make it more informative?: The coach handed the players their jerseys, before the game. What are some adjectives that can be added to the following sentence to make it more informative?: We had to cut down the tree near my house, because we were worried that it may fall. What is/are the adjective(s) in the following sentence?: The air quality was low due to pollution. What is/are the adjective(s) in the following sentence?: We had a lot of high quality work come through ever since the new employees were hired. What is/are the adjective(s) in the following sentence?: The new solar plant will produce enough electricity for the small town and possibly enough for the nearby unincorporated neighborhoods. What is/are the adjective(s) in the following sentence?: Where are the blue birds that were perched on the old tree? What is/are the adjective(s) in the following sentence?: His broken alarm clock startled him in the middle of the night. What is/are the adjective(s) in the following sentence?: The window is broken, so a lot of cold air is coming in. What is/are the adjective(s) in the following sentence?: The large mansion is said to be inhabited by scary ghosts. What is/are the adjective(s) in the following sentence?: The old professor kept records of all of his crazy science experiments. What is/are the adjective(s) in the following sentence?: The eccentric billionaire made sure that no one would know much about his secret life. What is the difference between evaluative and descriptive adjectives? What is an evaluative adjective? What are descriptive adjectives to describe Odysseus from The Odyssey? What are examples of adjectives? What is an interrogative adjective? What are examples of interrogative adjectives? What are examples of indefinite adjectives? Can a proper noun function as a possessive adjective? Can the names of specific people act as adjectives? What is the difference between an adjective and a determiner? What are possessive adjectives? What are the possessive adjective(s) in this sentence? My Sister and I love our new apartment. What is the compound adjective in the sentence below? Is the word "ugly" a compound noun or adjective? My friend and I are having a debate about this. Which word completes the sentence with a compound adjective? Some birds thrive in _____ forests. Which word completes the sentence with a compound adjective? tempera? Some birds thrive in _____ forests. Which word is the compound adjective in this sentence? Those hothouse tomatoes grow in humid glass enclosures. What is the job of adverb? Is it used to modify a verb or what? Please explain. Is the word "challenging" a noun, verb, adjective? Which word in the sentence is a predicate adjective? Please explain why along with the answer. Are these adjectives or adverbs? Can someone explain the difference between an adjective and adverb? Could you help me identify the adverb in the following sentences? Can you help me find the adverbs in this sentence? How do you identify adverbs in a sentence? Is there a rule? Is this an adverb or noun? Do adverbs have to describe a main verb? Is "already" an adverb? I need help with English, and there is this one sentence that I have stumbled upon and I am wondering if already is the adverb modifying another adverb. Is the word "fair" a noun, adverb, verb, or adjective? What is an adverb clause introduced by? What category does the word "no" fall in to? Is it a negative adverb? What are some adjectives that describe snow or winter? What are good adjectives that start with the letter "J"? What adjectives can I use to describe attitude? Do you know any adjectives to describe one's laughter? I need adjectives to describe ones laughter, for example: chiming laughter. Question #3bfb1 Is the word "large" an Adverb, Adjective, Pronoun, or Noun? What's the adjective form of "leader"? Could you explain comparative and superlative adjectives? What are the differences between adverbs and adjectives? I want to know why they are easily confused as well. Is "excited" an adjective or a verb? When do adjectives come AFTER the noun in English? Example:I speak English well. What is a demonstrative adjective? What is an Adjective Phrases? Is this an adjective phrases? "My college roommate was smart, pretty, and had tons of friends." How do you use United States as an adjective?? What is the adverb and adjectives in these following sentences? What is the difference between adjectives and adverbs? Which words make up the adjective phrase in this sentence? Do these sentences contain an adjective, adverb, or noun clause and why? Is there an adjective form of "career"? Kind of like how the adjective form of "money" is "financial." I know that this is kind of a weird sounding question. What word in the following sentence is an adjective? Jason's sturdy ship sailed bravely across the wine-dark sea. Which one of the following sentences correctly uses a comparative adjective? Can you end a sentence with an adjective? Example: Hey son, you played exceptional! Are these adjectives or adverbs? I need some help with my home work, can someone help me out? Is "deadly" an adjective or adverb? What is the adjective for the word "courage"? Is the word "so" an adjective? ex: That dress was sooooooooooooooo fabulous. Is "a lot" an adjective? Are numbers adjectives? Is two or three an adjective? Is several or many an adjective? When can "either" and "most" be considered adjectives? What is another (correct) word for 1,000 trillion? What is the difference between a number and a numeral? Can I start a sentence with a number? If so, do have to write the number out, or can I use the numeral (if it is over ten)? How do I hyphenate an age, such as 23 year old or twenty three year old? Is it 23 year-old and twenty-three year-old? What are the different classes of nouns? What is the ordinal number? What is the meaning of the word "the"? Is it a noun or verb or what? What is the meaning of "myriad"? Is this word a noun or an adjective? What are the proper adjectives for Rome, Alaska, and Norway? Is "are" an adjective or adverb? I'm writing a typography and it is going to be about life. What are some adjectives describing life? What are some words starting with "N" that can be used to describe someone? What is a noun phrase in linguistics? Can it be a single pronoun? Can it be a noun preceded by an article and an adjective? What is an alphanumeric character? What is an opening adverb? What is an example of descriptive adjective sentence? In this sentence: "Laughing is good for health," is "laughing" a noun? Which one of the words or phrases is the superlative form of an adjective: less, slower, more rapidly, or most active? What is the verb form of the noun "surveillance"? What is a "clause" in English? What does "crude" mean? Is it correct to say "It's a 4 hour stopover."? What is an adjective, other than awesome, that starts with the letter "A" to describe a person? What is the definition of colloquial language? What is an adjective for the word "modern"? Why do some people say "maths" instead of "math"? Is this the way it is pronounced in European countries? In English, numbers less than how much must be written as words, not as numerals? Two or more nouns are connected by what punctuation if they are used as adjectives? What is the use of a word that sounds like the meaning of the word? What are some adjectives for the word "six"? We had the 70's the 80's and the 90's. What is this decade called? Is there a single word in English for denote a period of 12 years (like "Decade" for a period of 10 years)? What is the difference between routine and schedule? Are these words adjectives? Which is the proper way of writing about the 20th century? Should 20th be written out? Should there be a hyphen between the two words? Should either or both words be capitalized? Is "wages" a countable noun? Are all possessives and demonstratives pronouns, rather than adjectives? If so, why is this? How do you know when to use "a" or "the" is a sentence? For example, "Are you riding a bus?" or "Are you riding the bus?" What is the noun and what is the adjective in this sentence: "An allegory is a narrative."? What are some examples of numeral adjectives? What is a definite numeral adjective? What is a distributive numeral adjective? Question #a5ba6 Is 'this" a possessive adjective? Is "her" a possessive pronoun or an object pronoun or does it depend on the sentence it is used in? What are some examples? Can anyone give me a list of possessive pronouns? If I use the word "accused" as a noun, representing multiple people who are accused, what would the possessive form be? As in "the accused lives"? What is the correct plural possessive spelling of lady? Is it Lady's, Ladys' Ladies'? Do adjectives modify nouns, pronouns, and often adjectives? What are 10 possessive adjectives? What are all of the possessive pronouns that can be used as predicate nouns? When a noun ends in "x" where does the possessive apostrophe go? How can you tell if possessive pronoun is used as an adjective? What is the plural possessive form of American? What is the plural possessive form of American? Are possessive pronouns spelled with apostrophes? Do possessive pronouns sometimes take the place of a noun? What are the 10 types of adjectives? What are the 10 types of adjectives? What is the antonym of possessive? What part of speech is the word "its" (possessive form)? Is it a noun, verb, or what? Is the word "it" a noun? Is “that” an interrogative pronoun? In the phrases "my book" and "his book" are "my" and "his" both pronouns or adjectives? Or is one of them a pronoun and the other an adjective? Is it correct to say "The dog plays with its bone" or "the dog plays with his bone"? Are both correct and why? Do indefinite pronouns require specific antecedents? Are reciprocal pronouns formed from the personal pronoun plus “self” such as “himself”? Is it true that, in general, modifiers should be placed close to the words they modify? Could male and female be a compound antecedent referenced by the plural pronoun “them”? Which of these pronouns is the third person plural possessive: That, They, Who, or theirs? In the sentence, "I'm cleaning my room," Cleaning is the verb, my is the possessive adjective. Which is the subject and why? How can I teach possessive adjectives? Question #eeee9 Question #8055e What do adverbs modify? Question #5868d What is the adverb in this sentence "The team eagerly awaited their next opponent"? What is the adverb in this sentence "The player politely asked the official a question"? Question #19fd4 Question #8b1da Is it "all right" or "alright"? Question #8a443 Question #7fca6 Question #c631e Question #0cce7 Which letters do most adverbs end in? Is "recorded accordingly" incorrect grammar? Question #0c6f6 Without DNA, humans wouldn’t exist. Is it wouldn't or won't? Question #f22ed Question #b9b71 Which word is the adverb in the sentence: "Quietly, they made their way home."? Question #df55b Parts of Speech View all chapters Nouns Verbs Subjects Subject-Verb Agreement Clauses and Phrases Pronouns Who vs. Whom Who, That, Which Adjectives and Adverbs Prepositions Other Parts of Speech Prev Next