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GRAMMARINDEFINITE:some food, either car, few students, any shoesINTERROGATIVE:Whose rules? which rooms? what crime?NUMERICAL:the forty-second President, the third revision, thefifth ti meFor more details about adjectives, see section 12B.AdverbsAn adverb is a word that modifies a verb by answeringthe questions how, when, where, or why about the actionthe verb is performing.The bear ran heavily.The corps sharply turned to the right and smartlysaluted.Adverbs can also modify adjectives or other adverbs, usuallyby means of words that indicate degree or intensity.She wore an exceedingly formal gown.They prepared the meal very hastily.Adverbs are quite movable within a sentence, and workeffectively in several positions. This mobility of adverbposition allows the speaker or writer to emphasize differentwords within the sentence:They watered their lawn frequently.Frequently, they watered their lawn.They frequently watered their lawn.For more details about adverbs, sec section 12C.9D Words that relate and connectConjunctionsA conjunction joins words, phrases, and clauses together.There are three types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions,correlative conjunctions, and subordinatingconjunctions.1. Coordinating conjunctions connect words andgroups of words in such a way that they are givenequal emphasis and importance to the reader or listener.The coordinating conjunctions are and, but, for,or, and yet.Jessica and Peter both chose the homeless as a topic.Taft and Canoga Park High Schools will receivemore students next semester.I plan to travel to Norway or to Switzerland.2. Subordinating conjunctions introduce subordinateclauses, and, in doing so, subordinate the ideas of theclauses. Some of the many subordinating conjunctionsare if, unless, before, after, because, when, until, as,since.We seldom buy gasoline where they refuse to postthe octane.Before you choose a college, visit each campus onyour list.Because my whole family will be away this holiday,I will visit my sister.3. Correlative conjunctions each are comprised of twoor more words that act together. They work verymuch like coordinating conjunctions, because theylink equal elements in a sentence. The correlative conjunctionsare either. . .or, both. . .and, neither. . .nor, whether.. .or, not only.. .but (also).I would like to travel either to France or to NorthCarolina this summer.The team could not decide whether to use therunning game or to attempt some long passes.For more details about connectives, see section 14,PrepositionsA preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun toanother word, usually in regard to position, direction,space, cause, or time: under the sea, on a ledge, withinthe pages, between you and me, by the composer, afterthe game, during the lecture, among the children,