Adverbs vs

adjectives
Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing.
Adjectives can modify nouns (girl) or pronouns (she).

Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something.

Adverbs can modify verbs (drive), adjectives or other
adverbs.
Examples
Mandy is a careful driver. This
sentence is about Mandy, the
driver, so use the adjective.

Mandy drives carefully. This
sentence is about her way of
driving, so use the adverb.
form
If the adjective
ends in -le, the
adverb ends in
-ly.

If the adjective
ends in -e, then
add -ly.
 use of adverbs

To modify To modify To modify

verbs adjectives adverbs
The handball It was an extremely The handball team
team played badly  bad match. played extremely 
last Saturday. badly last
Wednesday.
 use of adverbs

To modify To modify
quantities sentences

There are quite a Unfortunately, the

lot of people here. flight to Dallas had
been cancelled.
 types of adverbs of degree

adverbs very
rather

adverbs of manner
adverbs of frequency
quickly
kindly sometimes
often
 types of adverbs of place

adverbs here
nowhere

adverbs of time

now
today
 conclusion
Use the adjective when
you say something about
the person itself.

Use the adverb, when you

want to say about
the action.