Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns by describing attributes like quality, quantity, or which one. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs by describing manner, time, place, or degree. Adjectives usually come before nouns and answer questions like "what kind" or "which one". Adverbs cannot modify nouns and are used to modify verbs or other modifiers.

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2. What is the difference between adjective and adverb? Adjective : is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun. Adverb : is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.(When it modifies a verb tells how, when ,where , or to what extent).

3. Basic rules: Adjectives An adjective always follows a form of the verb to be when it modifies the noun before the verb. Examples: I was nervous . She has been sick all week . My car is black .

4. An adjective follows a sense verb or a verb of appearance ( feel, taste, smell, sound, look, appear, and seem ) when it modifies the noun before the verb. Examples: Castor oil tastes awful . The images on the negative appeared dark . The ocean air smells fresh .

5. Adjectives usually answer one of a few different questions: “ What kind? ” or “ Which? ” or “ How many? ” Examples: The tough professor gave us the final exam.( Tough tells us “ What kind of professor ” we’re talking about and final “ Which ” exam we’re talking about .) Fifteen students passed the midterm exam.( Fifteen tells us “ How many ” students and midterm tells us “ Which ” exam the students passed.

6. Most of the time, adjectives come before nouns. Examples: I ate an enormous breakfast. Jean Reuben has a new typewriter. It was a dangerous lake to swim in.

7. Basic rules : Adverbs Adverbs can’t modify nouns. Examples: He is a quietly man.(incorrect) He is a quiet man.(correct) I have a happily family.(incorrect) I have a happy family.(correct)