https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-modifier/introduction-to-adjectives-and-articles/v/intro-to-adjectives-v1 2023-09-19T21:32:47.781412264Z Introduction to adjectives Adjectives are words that describe stuff. They add more detail to nouns, like the color or quality of something. For example, in the phrase "the blue bear", "blue" is an adjective that modifies (meaning describes) the noun "bear". Adjectives are not essential for a sentence to make sense, but they make do make sentences more interesting. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/kBQ_UqoFn4v3TEZMz1AlXDsuDrqrjyQKJ0sTV9VBteSpD28nB55dfnpTin3T53bDfA-pvOuwHG2-Xux3rRF8AxoEWQ Introduction to adjectives Adjectives are words that describe stuff. They add more detail to nouns, like the color or quality of something. For example, in the phrase "the blue bear", "blue" is an adjective that modifies (meaning describes) the noun "bear". Adjectives are not essential for a sentence to make sense, but they make do make sentences more interesting. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/pt-cjNaErxI.mp4/pt-cjNaErxI.mp4 212 Building knowledge https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-modifier/introduction-to-adverbs/v/intro-to-adverbs 2022-11-16T04:22:43.7414897Z Introduction to adverbs Adverbs are a kind of word, similar to adjectives, that you use to modify other words. Adverbs change verbs or adjectives, like "very" or "carefully". Many adverbs can be formed by adding "-ly" to an adjective: add "-ly" to change "careful" to "carefully". video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/uW82XySbdEUa1H_O8gQM_qxb2CycbxdPoX10hN5ISzNjK7OTSiLxZ8Q8c85Jhkcj2Da-QfLughrnKcNc0pGb_is Introduction to adverbs Adverbs are a kind of word, similar to adjectives, that you use to modify other words. Adverbs change verbs or adjectives, like "very" or "carefully". Many adverbs can be formed by adding "-ly" to an adjective: add "-ly" to change "careful" to "carefully". https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/b3RaBB7IDZc.mp4/b3RaBB7IDZc.mp4 250 Building knowledge https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:adjectives-and-adverbs-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:adjectives-and-adverbs-building-knowledge-5/a/glossary-adjectives-and-adverbs-5 2026-07-08T23:40:45.874044968Z Glossary: Adjectives and adverbs Learn important vocabulary for this unit! article