This chapter helps you recognize errors involving adjectives and adverbs.
The chapter objectives that follow will help you figure out whether you have really mastered the material presented in this chapter.
After reading this chapter and completing its exercises, you should be able to:
- Explain to another student how adjectives and adverbs function in a sentence, as well as how their uses differ
- Recognize common uses of adjectives and adverbs that cause problems
- Use comparatives and superlatives correctly
- Avoid double negatives
- Understand that many readers will notice and react negatively to adjective and adverb errors
