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Adjectives and adverbs are the words we use to describe. Adjectives describe
nouns and pronouns and adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Without adjectives and adverbs we would not have the ability to distinguish
between similar items.

Adjectives generally appear before the word they describe. They can also appear
after a being verb like is, are, was, were, am, has been as well as other being
verbs like feels, looks, seems, smells, and sounds. When adjectives are used
with being verbs they will follow the verb rather than appearing before the noun
or pronoun.

Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs answer
questions like How? How much? How often? When? Where? and Why? Adverbs can
appear either before or after the word they describe.

There are a few adjectives and adverbs that can be confused such as good and
well and bad and badly. Good and bad are adjectives; well and badly are adverbs.
It is also important not to confuse adjectives when you are making comparisons.
When you are comparing two items, you use the comparative form in which the
adjective ends with -er as in colder or has the word more in front of it as in
more intelligent. The superlative form compares three or more items and uses
either -est or the word most to create its form. Adjectives and adverbs are
often used in making comparisons because adjectives and adverbs are the tools we
use to distinguish one item from another