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