Gifted Learning Disabled All Assessment E Childhood General Home School Lang. E Childhood Literature Math Multiage Class Reading Lang. Arts Science Spelling Handwriting Soc. Writing Activity 4 Using Descriptive Words Types of Descriptive Words Descriptive language creates colorful word pictures. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases can all be used to create more vivid word pictures.
Adjectives modify nouns.
Tiny crocuses bloomed by the door. Adverbs modify verbs. The day had begun peacefully . Adverbs also modify adjectives and other adverbs. Soon, we could just barely see through the blindingly powerful rain and hail.