What is

Adjective
and Adverb?
Introduct
ion
Today we are going
to learn all about
adjectives and
adverbs.
Introductio
n
An Adjective is a word that
describes a noun, noun
phrase or pronoun and
provides more information.
Adjectives can come either
before or after a noun.
 Before the noun:
He dropped the hot plate.
I have a black cat.
The small boy ran down the street.
What a beautiful view!
After a linking verb:
He seems tired.
The view is beautiful.
The weather became cold.
My cat is black.
 WHAT ARE
THE
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADJECTIVES
EXAMPLES
OF?
 Adjectives can:
• Describe feelings or
qualities.
Examples:
• He is a lonely man.
• They are honest.
2. Give nationality or origin.
Examples:
• I heard a French song.
• This clock is German.
 Adjectives can:
3. It tells more about a thing's
characteristics:
Examples:
• That is a flashy car.
• The knife is sharp.
4. Tell us about age.
Examples:
• He's a young man.
• My coat is old.
 Adjectives can:
5. Tell us about size and
measurement:
Examples
• John is a tall man.
• This film is long.
6. Tell us about color:
Examples
• Paul wore a red shirt.
• The sunset was crimson.
 Adjectives can:
7. Tell us what something is
made of,
Examples
• The table is wooden.
• She wore a cotton dress
8. Tell us about shape,
Examples
• I sat at a round table.
• The envelope is square.
 Adjectives can:
9. Express a judgement or a
value.

Examples
• That was a fantastic film.
• Grammar is complicated.
ADJECTIVES
An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
It tells what kind, how many, or which one.

WHAT KIND HOW MANY WHICH ONE

• happy • three • this

• brave • more • that
• excited • less • those
Adverbs
Adverbs are used to
change or add
detail to verbs or
adjectives in
sentences.
 WHAT ARE
THE
FUNCTIONS
AND
ADVERB
EXAMPLES
OF?
ADVERBS
An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
It tells what manner, time, place, and frequency.

MANNER TIME PLACE FREQUENCY

• quickly • before • above • always

• easily • now • below • often
• eagerly • later • outside • never
 Example
He clapped loudly.
Loudly is the adverb.
 Example
Loudly modifies the
word clapped, showing
how the subject clapped.
 Example
I went to the store today.
Today is the adverb.
 Example
Today modifies the verb
went, showing when
something happened.
 Adverbs
Adverbs describe how,
when, where, and to what
extent something
happened.
 Activity

On the following slides you will see a word. Read carefully

to decide whether the word you see is an adjective or an
adverb.
 Adjective
or Adverb?

tomorrow
 Adjective
or Adverb?

carefully
 Adjective
or Adverb?

large
 Adjective
or Adverb?

happily
 Adjective
or Adverb?

yesterday
 Adjective
or Adverb?

small
 Adjective
or Adverb?

quiet
 Adjective
or Adverb?

badly