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Target 8: Describing Words (Adjectives and Adverbs)


So, adverbs and adjectives make
your writing more interesting?






Yes, they make your writing more colourful
– they give detail, add atmosphere, build up
tension and excitement and allow the
reader to ‘picture’ your story.


Summary: Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives
 Adjectives are describing words that are used

to add information to nouns.
 They tell us things like size, shape, colour, age
and texture.
 Adjectives usually come before the noun but we
can also put them after the noun by adding the
verb ’to be’.
Examples: the tall tree the tree is tall

Adverbs
 Adverbs are also describing words. They are
mainly used to add information to verbs - they

give us more detail about what is happening in
the sentence.

 They can be in lots of places in a sentence:
Slowly, the snake slithered away.
The snake slowly slithered away.
The snake slithered slowly away.
The snake slithered away slowly.
 Adverbs can also be used with adjectives to

make them more ‘powerful’.
Example: extremely hot porridge

ADVERB ADJECTIVE










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