4. Adjectives and Adverbs

The basic rule is that adjectives describe nouns (people, things and ideas).

a red car, a good plan, a silly idea

Example:
She spoke angrily. The men worked slowly.

We often make adverbs by adding -ly to an adjective (angry – angrily, slow – slowly).

However there are a few adjectives that end in -ly.

A silly idea, a friendly person, a lovely face, a lively discussion

But they are still adjectives, not adverbs.

Which words are correct in these sentences?

We took a train.

The train moved out of the station.

There are no questions, just answers.

The students entered the classroom and .

I thought he was , but he spoke and .

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