The function of adjectives and adverbs Adjectives and adverbs are words that modify other words, or give

more information about them. Consider the following sentences: Melanie is a girl. Bill ran home. There are no adjectives or adverbs in these sentences. We only know that Melanie is a girl and that Bill ran home, nothing more. Adding an adjective or adverb provides more information: Melanie is a beautiful girl. Bill quickly ran home. Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, while adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. Beautiful is an adjective that tells us something about Melanie's appearance. Quickly is an adverb that tells us how fast Bill ran home. Adverbs are usually made by adding ly to an adjective: Adjective quick serious slow bad Adverb quickly seriously slowly badly

There is one adjective with an irregular adverb: good well And several adjectives are the same as their adverbs: fast fast early early late l late