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What is an adverb and adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun..
The plum was purple.
The girl is pretty.
The duckling is fuzzy.
That is a sweet little dog.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
He ran quickly.
He chewed slowly.
She dove deeply.
The mouse nervously scurried.

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