Adverb or Adjective - Which should I use? (good or well, careful or carefully, etc.)

Adjectives Modify Nouns

• Adjectives are placed directly before a noun:

  Examples:

  Tom is an excellent singer.

  I bought a comfortable chair.

  She's thinking about buying a new house.

• Adjectives are also used in simple sentences with the verb 'to be'. In this case, the adjective describes the subject of the sentence:

  Examples:

  Jack is happy.

  Peter was very tired.

  Mary'll be excited when you tell her.

Adverbs Modify Verbs, Adjectives and Other Adverbs

• Adverbs are easily recognized because they end in '-ly' (with a few exceptions!):

  Examples:

  Adjective - careful / Adverb - carefully

  Adjective - quick / Adverb - quickly

• Adverbs are often used at the end of a sentence to modify the verb:

  Examples:

  Jack drove carelessly.

  Tom played the match intelligently.

  Jason talks about his classes constantly.