Adjectives and Adverbs
www.occc.edu › wp-content › legacyAdjectives and Adverbs Adjectives Adjectives describe or modify nouns or pronouns. A noun is a person, place or thing, and a pronoun takes the place of a noun. For example, she is a pronoun for Margie. Typically, an adjective answers how many, what kind, and which one. For example: Two boys are left in the spelling bee.
Adjectives and Adverbs
uvu.edu › adjectivesandadverbs2018Choosing Adjectives and Adverbs Students sometimes use an adjective where an adverb is needed, or vice versa. Remember that adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, and adverbs modify verbs, adverbs, or other adjectives. INCORRECT: Brandon and Melissa took the joke too . serious. (Serious. is intended to modify . took, so an adverb— seriously