Question

Distinguish adjectives from adverbs among the capitalized words in the following sentences.

1) He cut his hair very SHORT.

2) The EARLY bird catches the worm.

3) I got up EARLY today.

4) They are demanding LONGER holidays.

5) I can't wait much LONGER.

Answer 1

Adjectives: This give the detailed description about the noun.
Adverbs: These are the words that are used to give detailed illustration about the verb.
He cut his hair very short. Adverb
The early bird catches the worm (Adjective)(it comes along with the noun)(It gives the character about the noun-bird)
I got up early today(adverb)(It gives the form of the action word)
They are demanding Longer holidays(adjective)(describes the nature of holidays)
I can't wait much longer(Here it is adverb)(It describes the action word wait)