1. Adjectives and Adverbs
Parts of Speech
Adjectives and Adverbs

2. An adjective clarifies the meaning of a noun or pronouns by providing information about its appearance, location, and so on.
An adjective is a word used to describe a noun or pronoun or to give it a more specific meaning.
Examples:
Green fields (what kind of fields?)
That garden (which garden?)
Six roses (How many roses?)
Extensive rainfall (How much rainfall?)
When an adjective modifies a noun, it usually precedes the noun. Occasionally, the adjective may follow the noun.
The expert was tactful about my limited knowledge.
I considered the expert tactful.

3. Indefinite vs. Definite Articles
Articles: Three common adjectives- a, an, and the- are known as articles.
A and an are indefinite articles
The refers to a specific nouns and, therefore, is called the definite article.

4. Nouns Used as Adjectives
Words that are usually nouns sometimes act as adjectives. In this case, the noun answers the questions What kind? or Which one? about another noun.
NOUNS USED AS ADJECTIVES
Flower
Flower garden
Lawn
Lawn mower

5. Proper Adjectives
Adjectives can also be proper. Proper adjectives are proper nouns used as adjectives or adjectives formed from proper nouns. They usually begin with capital letters.
PROPER NOUNS
PROPER ADJETIVES
Monday
Monday morning
San Francisco
San Francisco streets
Europe
European roses
Rome
Roman hyacinth

6. PRONOUNS USED AS ADJECTIVES
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS OR ADJECTIVES
My, your, his, her, its, our, their
The bride threw her bouquet.
DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
This, that, these, those
This lettuce and these dandelions are composite flowers.
INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES
Which, what, whose
Which game do you want to play?
INDEFINITE ADCTIVES
Singular nouns: another, each, either, little, much, neither, one
Plural nouns: both, few, many, several
Singular or plural nouns: all, any, more, most, other, some
Each rose had thorns.
Several plants bloomed this spring.
We appreciate any donations.

7. ADVERBS MODIFYING VERBS
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
When an adverb modifies a verb, it will answer any of the following questions:
Where? When? In what way? To what extent?
ADVERBS MODIFYING VERBS
Where?
The plant grew here.
The bushes were planted there.
The snake slid underground.
When?
She never raked the leaves
Later, we toured the greenhouses.
The boat sails daily to the city.
In what way?
He officially announced it.
She was graciously helping.
Jeff left quickly after the party.
To what extent?
The bees were still buzzing loudly.
He always did it right.
Wash completely after painting.

8. Evenings are restful times. I work evenings.
ADVERBS MODIFYING ADJECTIVES
ADVERBS MODIFYING ADVERBS
To what extent?
The solution was quite logical.
He worked very competently.
It was an extremely overgrown garden.
I am not completely finished.
Several nouns can function as adverbs that answer questions. Where? Or When? Some of these words are home, yesterday, today, tomorrow, mornings, afternoons, evenings, nights, week, month, and year.
NOUNS USED AS ADVERBS
NOUNS
AS ADVERBS
Evenings are restful times.
I work evenings.
My home is miles from here.
Lets head home.
Yesterday was a lovely day.
I saw them yesterday at the show.