What can you remember about the difference between adjectives and adverbs? Here's a quick reminder:
An adjective describes a noun or pronoun: "That boy is so loud!"
An adverb describes a verb or anything apart from a noun and pronoun: "That boy speaks so loudly!"
Adverbs are used to answer how questions e.g. "How does he talk? - He talks loudly."
Flowers smell sweet or flowers smell sweetly, which is correct? Smell sweet is correct because we it describes the smell of flowers. Smell sweetly tells how a rose smells i.e. flowers do not have noses so they cannot smell!!
"Fresh bread smells great" (adjective) - I am describinng my opinion on fresh bread
"I smell terribly because I have a cold" (adverb) - I am not able to use my nose to smell things because of my cold.
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In the following sentences, see if you can decide whether you need an adjective or an adverb. Work carefully!
