Parts of speech: Adjective, adverb, and interjection

Adjective: word that describes or modifies a person, place, and thing (noun or pronoun)

• answers the questions: 
• what kind? ex. dark suit, sunny day
• which one? ex.  his daughter, that man, my dog
• how many? ex. both people, several books
• the articles a, an, and the are adjectives 
• Pronouns can be used as adjectives when they come before a noun. 
• Pronoun: I want a slice of that. 
• Adjective: I want a slice of that cake.
• Some adjectives end in -ly such as ugly and friendly. Don't mistake these for adverbs.
• Some nouns can be used as adjectives: dog house; dog is an adjective
• More examples (underline adjective): cold room, green folder, adventurous person, scary ghost, free wi-fi

Adverb: word that modifies or describes a verb or adjective.

• answers the questions where, when, how, how much?
• many adverbs end with the letters -ly such as slowly, gently, widely, and usually. 
• other adverbs do not end with -ly: often, sometimes, fast, tomorrow, very, today
• beware of telling the difference between adverbs and adjectives. Ask yourself what the word is describing.
• adjective: Make a right turn at the stoplight.
• adverb: We turned right onto 7th Street.
• More examples (underline adverbs): too much candy, very delicious dish

Interjection: word that shows strong emotion like: wow, ow, darn, ouch, oh dear; usually these stand alone in a sentence and are followed by an exclamation point

Exercise (underline and label the adv, adj, and inter in the sentences):
1. Shoot, I forgot my homework again.
2. The school lunch is not bad; it is relatively healthy.
3. Those quarters on the ground are his.
4. Yikes! I almost fell down the stairs.