This document defines and provides examples of adjectives, adverbs, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses. Adjectives modify nouns and answer questions like what kind, which one, and how many. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs and answer questions like how, when, where, and to what extent. Adjective clauses are dependent clauses that modify nouns or pronouns, often introduced by relative pronouns. Adverb clauses are dependent clauses that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and are introduced by subordinating conjunctions.

1. Adjectives & Adverbs Dependent Clauses

2. Adjective A word that modifies, or describes, a noun or a pronoun

3. Adjectives Answer the Question What kind? Fast riders Crowded stadium Steamy afternoon

4. Adjectives Answer the Question Which one or ones? First lap Inner lanes Final race

5. Adjectives Answer the Question How many or how much? Five teams Many fans More applause

6. Adjectives Adjectives can be found near the word being modified. They can also be found in the predicate after a linking verb. The first bicycle was made of wood. The airplanes were strange .

7. Adverb A word that modifies, or describes, a verb, adjective, or another adverb

8. Adverbs Answer the Question How? Patiently Loudly Carefully

9. Adverbs Answer the Question When? Sometimes Daily Always

10. Adverbs Answer the Question Where? Inside There Everywhere

11. Adverbs Answer the Question To what extent? Extremely Nearly Almost

12. Adverbs Adverbs can be found after the verb, before the verb, or at the beginning of the sentence. The rocket ascended suddenly . The rocket suddenly ascended. Suddenly , the rocket ascended.

13. Adjective Clause A dependent clause used as an adjective Adjective clauses are usually introduced with a relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, that, which) The students, who studied all night , were prepared for the final exam.

14. Adverb Clause A dependent clause used as an adverb Adverb clauses are introduced by subordinating conjuctions such as if, because, even though, than, so that, while, where, when, as if, and since. The children were in trouble because they refused to brush their teeth.