Here's some basic information to help you brush up on adjectives and adverbs. Using adjectives and adverbs in your writing can help make it more interesting.

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Adjectives and adverbs are modifiers. That means they describe or give additional information about another word in a sentence. They are not always necessary to the sentence. Sometimes they can be taken out and the sentence would still make sense.

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The thing to remember about adjectives is that they describe nouns and pronouns in a sentence. They add detail to your writing by giving the reader more information.

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Sarah kicked the blue ball. In this sentence blue is the adjective and it is modifying the noun, ball.

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Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. A helpful thing to remember is that a lot of adverbs end in -ly.

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Tom quickly ran the race. Quickly is the adverb in this sentence and it is modifying the verb ran.

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Suddenly, blinding light filled the room. Suddenly is the adverb in this sentence and it is modifying the adjective blinding.