Adjectives+and+Adverbs

Adverbs and adjectives are words that describe verbs and nouns. Choosing the right descriptive words to use in your writing is really important - the right words will bring your writing to life.
 * Adjectives and adverbs **

**__Adjectives__** An adjective is a word that describes a noun (the name of a thing or a place). // It was a ** terrible ** book. // The word **terrible ** is an adjective. It tells us what the book (the noun) was like.
 * Part One - What is an adjective? **

Adjectives can come before or after the noun. // The book he read on holiday was ** terrible **. // Try putting adjectives in different places in your sentences to make your writing more interesting.
 * Part Two - Where can I put an adjective?**

If you want to describe a noun in detail, you can use more than one adjective. // He had a ** mouldy **, ** smelly **, ** overpriced ** sandwich for lunch. // When you have a list of adjectives like this, separate them with commas.
 * Part Three - Using more than one adjective **

An adverb is a word that describes a verb (an action or a doing word). He ate his breakfast **quickly **. The word **quickly ** is an adverb – it tells us how he ate (the verb) his breakfast.
 * __Adverbs __**
 * Part One - What is an adverb? **

Sometimes more than one word can do the adverb’s job. This is called an **adverbial phrase **. He ate his lunch **really quickly **. The words **really quickly ** are an adverbial phrase. Words like **very **, **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">more **, **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">really ** and **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">extremely ** are often used to make an adverb even stronger.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Part Two - What’s an adverbial phrase? **

Adverbs and adverbial phrases don’t always come after the verb. He **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">quickly ** ate his lunch. Try putting adverbs and adverbial phrases in different places in your sentences to make your writing more interesting. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> media type="custom" key="3673515"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Part Three - Where can I put an adverb? **