Adjective or Adverb?

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun. For example, in 'The blue car,' 'blue' is an adjective that describes the car.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. For example, in 'She runs quickly,' 'quickly' is an adverb that describes how she runs.

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Identify the adjective in this sentence: 'The tall tree is swaying.'

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The adjective is 'tall' because it describes the tree.

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Identify the adverb in this sentence: 'He sings beautifully.'

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The adverb is 'beautifully' because it describes how he sings.

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What part of speech is 'happy' in the sentence: 'The happy child played outside'?

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'Happy' is an adjective because it describes the child.

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What part of speech is 'slowly' in the sentence: 'She walked slowly'?

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'Slowly' is an adverb because it describes how she walked.

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Give an example of an adjective.

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An example of an adjective is 'red' in the phrase 'red apple'.

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Give an example of an adverb.

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An example of an adverb is 'quickly' in the sentence 'He ran quickly'.

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What is the role of adjectives in a sentence?

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Adjectives modify nouns to provide more detail about them.

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What is the role of adverbs in a sentence?

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