

The adverb heureusement describes the whole sentence.īon and bien are tricky words for learners of French to understand. The adverb vraiment describes the other adverb bien. The adverb bien describes the verb travailler. The adverb très describes the adjective bon. In contrast to adjectives, adverbs are invariable: they do not change their form to match the number and gender of the noun they are describing.Įxamples: Elles ont fait un très bon travail.


The mice are happy and they are looking at us and smiling. They agree with the number and gender of the noun they modify.Įxample: Les souris sont heureuses et nous regardent en riant. How to tell the difference between adjectives and adverbsĪlthough adjectives and adverbs are both types of describing words, they have different grammatical functions, meaning that they are not used in the same situations.
