Adjective or Adverb

Adjectives are used to modify nouns:

The dog is loud.

Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs:

The dog barks loudly.

Linking Verbs
Some verbs can only be used with adjectives, others might change their meaning when used with an adverb.

verb

used with an adjective

used with an adverb

look

look good (= appearance)

look well (= healthy)

feel

feel good (= state of health/mind) feel well (= have a good sense of touch)

smell

smell good (= odour)

smell well (= have a good sense of smell)

taste

taste good (= preference)

taste well (= have a good sense of taste)

The following verbs can only be used with adjectives:

be

become

get

grow

keep

remain

seem

sound

stay

turn

Position of Adverbs
Adverb of Manner
(e.g.: slowly, carefully, awfully)

These adverbs are put behind the direct object (or behind the verb if there's no direct object).

subject

verb(s)

He

drove

He

drove

direct object

adverb

the car

carefully.

carefully.

Adverbs of Place
(e.g.: here, there, behind, above)
Like adverbs of manner, these adverbs are put behind the direct object or the verb.

subject

verb(s)

didn't see

He

stayed

direct object
him

adverb
here.

behind.

Adverbs of Time
(e.g.: recently, now, then, yesterday)
Adverbs of time are usually put at the end of the sentence.

subject verb(s) indirect object direct object

I

will tell you

the story

time
tomorrow.

If you don't want to put emphasis on the time, you can also put the adverb of time at the beginning of the sentence.

time
Tomorrow I

subject verb(s) indirect object direct object

will tell you

Adverbs of Frequency

the story.

(e.g.: always, never, seldom, usually)

Adverbs of frequency are put directly before the main verb. If 'be' is the main verb and there is no auxiliary verb, adverbs
of frequency are put behind 'be'. Is there an auxiliary verb, however, adverbs of frequency are put before 'be'.

subject auxiliary/be adverb

I

main verb

object, place or time

often

go swimming in the evenings.

play

He

doesn't

always

We

are

usually

have

never

tennis.

here in summer.

been

abroad.