2.6 Adjectives and Adverbs (8/13) -- Successful Writing (ENC0025)

2.6 Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives and Adverbs An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. It often answers questions such as which one, what kind, or how many? - The green sweater belongs to Iris. - She looks beautiful. - In sentence 1, the adjective green describes the noun sweater. - In sentence 2, the adjective beautiful describes the pronoun she. - An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs frequently end in -ly. They answer questions such as how, to what extent, why, when, and where. - Bertrand sings horribly. - My sociology instructor is extremely wise. - He threw the ball very accurately. - In sentence 3, horribly describes the verb sings. How does Bertrand sing? He sings horribly. - In sentence 4, extremely describes the adjective wise. How wise is the instructor? Extremelywise. - In sentence 5, very describes the adverb accurately. How accurately did he throw the ball? Very accurately. Exercise 1 Complete the following sentences by adding the correct adjective or adverb from the list in the previous section. Identify the word as an adjective or an adverb (Adj, Adv). - Frederick ________ choked on the piece of chicken when he saw Margaret walk through the door. - His ________ eyes looked at everyone and everything as if they were specimens in a biology lab. - Despite her pessimistic views on life, Lauren believes that most people have ________ hearts. - Although Stefan took the criticism ________, he remained calm. - The child developed a ________ imagination because he read a lot of books. - Madeleine spoke ________ while she was visiting her grandmother in the hospital. - Hector’s most ________ possession was his father’s bass guitar from the 1970s. - My definition of a ________ afternoon is walking to the park on a beautiful day, spreading out my blanket, and losing myself in a good book. - She ________ eyed her new coworker and wondered if he was single. - At the party, Denise ________ devoured two pieces of pepperoni pizza and a several slices of ripe watermelon.