Adverbs and Adjectives

The use of adjectives and adverbs is used to add more explanation to the words that come before or after it.

Adverbs are generally used to describe a verb. It is also used to let the user know about the intense of the verb. Usually adverbs ends with -ly. Two other important adverbs are also well and badly (as opposed to good/bad which is an adjective)

Examples:

- The number of people increased erratically --> Describes the verb rise that is unstable
- The boy speaks English fluently --> Describes the intensity of speaking
- The victim reported the event directly to the police --> Describes the time event of doing the report

Adjectives are used to describe nouns or pronouns, and comes usually before the noun itself.

Examples:

- There is a cubical wooden toy --> Describes about the toy (noun) that has a cubical shape and made from wood.
- There is an erratic increase in the number of people --> Erratic here describes the increase (noun) not the verb "is".
- I bought an orange colored orange --> An orange (fruit) that has an orange color.

Adverbs can also be used to describe adjectives (which in turn describes the noun).

Examples:

- You are extremely annoying --> Extremely is an adverb, that describes the adjective word "annoying". Annoying describes the person "you". It can be made clearer by adding words up to complete the sentence such as: You are an extremely annoying person.
- He is really gentle --> Same as above really is an adverb, describing the word gentle (adjective), which in turn describes about the person's character (noun).

Short but powerful basic explanation. Hope that this explanation can make you understand the difference between adverbs and adjectives.