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  Mastering Adjectives & Adverbs Objective of this lesson: To help you understand what adjectives and adverbs are, how to use them in speaking, and the differences between them. By the end of this lesson, you will have learned and practiced everything through a variety of activities. Warm up: What’s the difference between adverbs and adjectives? Which word describes the person? Which describes the action? Analyse the sentences below and tell me the difference. She is a quick runner.              She runs quickly. “She is a quick runner.” → “quick” is an adjective . It describes the noun “runner” (her quality). “She runs quickly.” → “quickly” is an adverb . It describes the verb “runs” (how she runs). Key difference: Adjective = describes a noun (person, place, thing) Adverb = describes a verb (action), usually tells how Definition of Adjective : An adjective is a word that describes a noun (a person, place, or thing). ?...