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Adjective or Adverb? Kruglak Danil №221 Teacher of English language: Gerasimova Svetlana Nikolaevna

Adjective? or Adverb?  • Adjectives answer the following questions: • Which one? • What kind? • How Many? • Adverbs answer the following questions: • When? • Where? • How? • To What Extent?

Bad (adjective) vs. Badly (adverb)  • Example: • That was a bad joke they played on the man. (answers the question what kind of a joke---adjective) • The program was badly printed. (answers the question how It was printed---adverb)

Bad (adjective) vs. Badly (adverb)  Examples: The ball was thrown so badly it hit a window. (answers the question how badly it was thrown---adverb) Use the adjective bad with a linking verb: Examples: The weather outside looked bad. That milk in that plastic jug smells bad.

Good (adjective) vs. Well (adverb)  Examples: • The baseball team gave a good performance. (answers the question “what kind” of a performance---adjective) • They played especially well during the ninth inning. (answers the question “how” they played---adverb)

Additional Use for Well  • Use well when it refers to health: ─ Example: • He feels well. • Sue doesn’t seem well. ─ Note: Well can be used as an adjective or as an adverb. However, only use well when it refers to health.

Slow (adjective) vs. Slowly (adverb)   • Example: ─ We took a slow drive through the countryside. (answers the question what kind of drive---adjective) ─ Although Terry is a slow worker, she does a good job. (answers the question what kind of worker---adjective) ─ The train slowly came to a stop in front of the station. (answers the question how the train came to a stop---adverb) ─ Drive slowly on slippery roads. (answers the questions how to drive---adverb

Real (adjective) vs. Really (adverb)  • Example: ─ Incorrect: He played real good in the game. ─ Correct: He played really well in the game. (tells how he played---adverb) ─ Incorrect: The fireworks exploded with a real loud bang. ─ Correct: The fireworks exploded with a really loud bang. (answers the question how loud---adverb)

Summary • Adjectives must modify nouns and pronouns. • Adjectives answer the questions: Which one? What kind? How Many?

Summary  • Adverbs must modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. • Adverbs answer the following questions: ─ When? ─ Where? ─ Why? ─ To what extent? Note: When you use well to refer to health, well is an adjective---He feels well (not good).