Grammar Bank
Lesson 1
Adjectives vs. Adverbs
An adjective describes a noun. An adverb describes a verb (phrase), an adjective, or another adverb.

Examples |  | Explanation

a) The happy children were having a great time. b) The children were running around happily. |  | Happy (a) is an adjective. It describes a noun - in this case, children. Happily (b) is an adverb of manner. It tells you how children were running around. We form most adverbs of manner by putting -ly at the end of an adjective.

Samir remembered it all well. |  | The adverb for good is well.

He saw the incredibly beautiful Natavan Spring. |  | An adverb can come before an adjective.

He has a fast car. (adjective) The car goes fast. (adverb) |  | Some adjectives and adverbs have the same form: hard, fast, early and late.

Nearby, workers were working hard to restore the mosque. There was hardly any crime in the city. |  | Hard and hardly are both adverbs, but they have completely different meanings. She worked hard means she put a lot of effort into the work. Hardly means "very little" or "almost no."

He felt nervous when he was walking in the streets. The children seemed happy. |  | We use an adjective, not an adverb, after the following verbs if we are describing the subject: smell, sound, taste, look, seem, appear, and feel.