Some adjectives and adverbs express qualities which are gradable. Examples are: funny, interesting, difficult, hard etc. Stories can be more or less interesting. Jobs can be more or less difficult. Other adjectives and adverbs express qualities which are not gradable. Examples are: perfect, impossible, dead, round etc. We do not usually say that people are more or less dead or perfect.

An adverb is a word that modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

In the following sentences, pick out the adverbs and tell what each modifies.

Some words are sometimes used as adjectives and sometimes as adverbs. Examples are: loud, fast, high, next, back, little, hard, ill, best, quick, early, only, enough, much etc.

What part of speech is the word or phrase given in bold letters?

1. He fasted for a week.

a) Adjective
b) Verb
c) Adverb
d) Preposition

Correct the following sentences and state your reason for doing so.

Avoid the use of double negatives

Two negatives should not be used in the same sentence because they destroy each other.

We should say: