Adjective or Adverb?

We use adjectives to describe things, people and places.

Examples:

sad, funny, tall, big, fast, slow, warm, nice, good, green, blue, etc.

"Our new neighbor Adam is a tall, nice person."

"The dark sky is beautiful and full of shiny stars."

Adverbs describe, how something happens or how somebody does something. They always refer to a verb.

Regular adverbs are formed with the ending "-ly"

Examples:

quickly, slowly, nicely, carefully, surely

"Come here quickly! You can surely help."

"You did a good job. Nicely done!"

Some adverbs are not regular! We have to remember them and study them just like vocabulary.

Examples:

good / well, fast / fast, hard / hard