Module 7: Modifiers and Sentence Elements

### Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns. They provide more information about a noun’s size, shape, age, color, origin, or material.

#### Examples:

– The **beautiful** garden.

– A **tall** building.

– An **ancient** artifact.

### Types of Adjectives:

1. **Descriptive Adjectives:** Describe qualities or states (e.g., happy, sad, large)

2. **Quantitative Adjectives:** Indicate quantity (e.g., some, many, few)

3. **Demonstrative Adjectives:** Point out specific items (e.g., this, that, these, those)

4. **Possessive Adjectives:** Show ownership (e.g., my, your, his, her)

5. **Interrogative Adjectives:** Used in questions (e.g., which, what, whose)

6. **Comparative and Superlative Adjectives:** Compare two or more items (e.g., bigger, biggest)

### Adverbs

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They provide more information about how, when, where, and to what extent something happens.

#### Examples:

– She sings **beautifully**.

– The meeting ended **quickly**.

– He is **very** tall.

### Types of Adverbs:

1. **Manner:** Describes how something happens (e.g., quickly, slowly, beautifully)

2. **Time:** Indicates when something happens (e.g., now, later, yesterday)

3. **Place:** Tells where something happens (e.g., here, there, everywhere)

4. **Degree:** Expresses the level or intensity (e.g., very, quite, almost)

5. **Frequency:** Describes how often something happens (e.g., always, never, often)

### Usage Tips:

– **Adjective:** “She wore a **red** dress.” (Describing the noun ‘dress’)

– **Adverb:** “She sang **sweetly**.” (Modifying the verb ‘sang’)

Understanding the difference between adjectives and adverbs helps in constructing clear and precise sentences. Adjectives make the nouns more specific, while adverbs provide more context about verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.