The Adjective
"Know an adjective when you see one." Adjectives describe what kind it is, how many there are, and which one it is. Review the rules for punctuating a series of adjectives and forming comparative and superlative adjectives correctly.

What Is an Adjective?
Review the definition and examples of different kinds of adjectives: possessive, demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite.

Adjectives
Review The American Heritage Book of English Usage's definitions and explanations of comparative and superlative adjectives.

Quiz on Adjectives
This interactive quiz tests your ability to select the correct adjective form to complete each sentence. You can receive a score after you complete the quiz.

Recognizing Adjectives
Identify adjectives in this paragraph taken from D.H. Lawrence's short story "The Horse Dealer's Daughter." After you complete the exercise, you can receive your score.

Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Review the use of common adjectives (some, any, much, many, a lot of, lots of, little, few, a little bit of, enough, plenty of, and no). These adjectives can be used to modify countable and uncountable nouns.

Adjectival Magnets
In this interactive exercise, you will find several randomly positioned words, plus a comma or two. Click and drag the words and commas into the proper positions. You can compare your final version to the answer key.

Adjective or Adverb?
This comprehensive site reviews three basic rules; colorful diagrams clearly show the correct use of adjectives. At this site, you will learn to avoid common adjective errors (bad, badly; good, well; double negatives; sure, surely; real, really; near, nearly). Links to two interactive adjective/adverb exercises are included.

What Is an Adverb?
Review the definition and examples of adverbs, including conjunctive adverbs.

Adjectives and Adverbs
Review the definitions of adjectives and adverbs. Six rules that govern adjectives and adverbs are presented with easy-to-understand examples. After reviewing the rules and examples, you can complete an interactive exercise and take a test. You can receive scores for your work.

Quiz on Adverbs
Take this interactive quiz to practice identifying the most appropriate order of modifiers in sentences. After you complete the exercise, you get your score.

Comparison of Adverbs
Review The American Heritage Book of English Usage's definition and examples of adverbs. Comparative and superlative adjectives are included.

Using the Comparative and Superlative
"You should use the comparative form of an adjective or an adverb to compare exactly two things. You should use the superlative form to compare three or more things." Review the rules and examples and learn how to avoid common problems with comparatives and superlatives.

Verbals
Recognize the various uses of participles, including the gerund, and review ways to use verbals correctly in your sentences.

Fixing Misplaced Modifiers
Rewrite sentences to eliminate misplaced modifiers. You can then compare your sentences to the answer key.