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Adverb vs Adjective

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Definitions

·         An adjective is a word or set of words that modifies (i.e., describes) a noun or pronoun. Adjectives may come before the word they modify. 

Examples:
That is a cute puppy.
She likes a high school senior.

Adjectives may also follow the word they modify:

Examples:
That puppy looks cute.
The technology is state-of-the-art.

·         An adverb is a word or set of words that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. 

Examples:
He speaks slowly (modifies the verb speaks)
He is especially clever (modifies the adjective clever)
He speaks all too slowly (modifies the adverb slowly)

An adverb answers how, when, where, or to what extent—how often or how much (e.g., daily, completely). 

Examples:
He speaks slowly (answers the question how)
He speaks very slowly (answers the question how slowly)

The Difference between Adjectives and Adverbs

The Basic Rules: Adjectives

Adjectives modify nouns. To modify means to change in some way. For example:

• "I ate a meal." Meal is a noun. We don't know what kind of meal; all we know is that someone ate a meal.
• "I ate an enormous lunch." Lunch is a noun, and enormous is an adjective that modifies it. It tells us what kind of meal the person ate.

Adjectives usually answer one of a few different questions: "What kind?" or "Which?" or "How many?" For example:

• "The tall girl is riding a new bike." Tall tells us which girl we're talking about. New tells us what kind of bike we're talking about.
• "The tough professor gave us the final exam." Tough tells us what kind of professor we're talking about. Final tells us which exam we're talking about.
• "Fifteen students passed the midterm exam; twelve students passed the final exam." Fifteen and twelve both tell us how many students; midterm and final both tell us which exam.

Adverbs and Adjectives with the same form

There are a number of adjectives / adverbs that take the same form. It therefore depends on the sentence context as to whether it is an adjective or an adverb.

The adjectives / adverbs that take the same form include: fast, hard, early, late, high, low, right, wrong, straight and long.

• Adam has a fast car. (Adjective)
• Adam speaks fast. (Adverb)

Sumber :

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/536/

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/adjAdv.asp

http://www.grammar.cl/Notes/Adverbs_vs_Adjectives.htm

Comparisson Degree

Adjective is a word and it qualifies a noun. It gives more information about the noun.
eg. The lion is a strong animal. Rita is a beautiful girl.
Adjectives are of three degrees. (1) Positive (2) Comparative (3) Superlative

The Comparative Degree is used to compare the qualities of two persons or things.

1. Pasitive Degree

The Pasitive Degree is used to denote the mere existence of quality. The Positive Degree of an adjective in comparison is the adjective in its simple form. It is used to denote the mere existence of some quality of what we speak about. It is used when no comparison is made.

• It is a tall building.
• Apple is sweet to taste.
• This house is big.
  In this sentence only one noun “The house” is talked about.
• He is a tall student.
• This flower is beautiful.

2. Comparative Degree

 

The Comparative Degree denotes the existence of a higher degree of the quality than the positive. It is used when two things (or two sets of things) are compared.

• This building is taller than any other building.
• Apple is sweeter than pear.
• This house is bigger than that one
• This flower is more beautiful than that.
• He is more intelligent than this boy.

3. Superlative Degree

The Superlative Degree denotes the existence of the highest degree of the quality. It is used when more than two things are compared.

• This is the tallest building.
• Apple is the sweetest fruit.
• This is the biggest house in this street.
• This flower is the most beautiful one in this garden.
• He is the tallest student in this class.

SUMBER :

http://www.english-for-students.com/Degrees-of-Comparison.html

http://www.weblearn.in/degrees_of_comparison/