{"id":2155,"date":"2021-12-14T18:15:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T18:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=2155"},"modified":"2024-10-25T09:53:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T09:53:25","slug":"adverbs-vs-adjectives-how-to-tell-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/adverbs-vs-adjectives-how-to-tell-the-difference","title":{"rendered":"Adverbs vs. adjectives: Definitions, examples, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">When describing something in writing, you can choose from thousands of words, but not all describing words have the same grammatical function or impact. Learn exactly what adverbs and adjectives do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\"><picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1600x600_AdverbsVsAdjectivesHowToTellTheDifference.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><\/picture>\n<picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/788x442_AdverbsVsAdjectivesHowToTellTheDifference.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><\/picture>\n<picture class=\"c-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1600x600_AdverbsVsAdjectivesHowToTellTheDifference.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1600x600_AdverbsVsAdjectivesHowToTellTheDifference.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wearing masks discussing the difference between adverbs and adjectives\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"links-menu\">\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/adverbs-vs-adjectives-how-to-tell-the-difference#adverbs-and-adjectives\">How to tell the difference between adverbs and adjectives<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/adverbs-vs-adjectives-how-to-tell-the-difference#what-is-an-adverb\">What is an adverb?<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/adverbs-vs-adjectives-how-to-tell-the-difference#what-is-an-adjective\">What is an adjective?<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adjectives and adverbs describe different types of words. 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