Adjectives are words that modify a given noun in a sentence. Words that describe the subject of the sentence are then called as an example of adjective. For example, in the sentence “a large pizza”, the word large is an adjective to the common noun pizza.

Adjectives are classified according to the following:  Titles of a person  Mr., Mrs., Miss, Auntie, Uncle and Dr are examples of an adjective that is under the classification of titles of a person.  Example: Auntie Leonora believes that miracles can occur.  Articles  Since adjectives go together with nouns, determiners such as the, a and an are also the basic example of adjectives.  Example: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.  Numbers  All numbers used in a sentence is classified as number adjectives  Example: Nine cans of beer are all that he can take.

Adjectives are further classified according to the degree of modification. In the sentence, Lorna is fast, but Darla is faster than Lorna, and Michaela is the fastest among the three. Fast is the adjective used to modify the nouns in the sentence, Lorna, Darla and Michaela. Fast is the positive degree of the adjective, faster is the comparative degree for it sets a comparison between Lorna and Darla’s speed while fastest is the superlative for it denotes comparison of three or more things.

Adverbs modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb in a sentence. Adverbs tell the when, where, why and what of something that happened or occurred. One distinction of an adverb is that it ends in –ly though there are other scenarios that it don’t.

Adverbs can be classified according to the following:  Adverbs of Manner  Adverbs that answer the question “how”.  Example: The lady walks slowly when the boy hit her in the head.  Adverbs of Time  Adverbs that answer the question “when”.  Example: John left early without even saying goodbye.  Adverbs of Place  Adverbs that answer the question “where”.  Example: There is a sudden hush I heard in the kitchen.  Adverbs of Frequency  Adverbs that answer the question “how often”.  Example: Maria prays every night.  Adverbs of Purpose  Adverbs that answer the question “why”.  Example: The lady stopped the car immediately to avoid hitting the bo