i am having a hard time figuring out the adverbs and adjectives in my paragraph, can anyone help me with this? A few years ago, I had filled out an application for a credit card from capital one. I was accetped and given a spending limit of 300 dollars. I maxed out that limit in 3 days on some purchases that my daughter and girlfriend wanted. At the time, I did not have any annual fee or interest on the card. After one year of having it, my interest rate jumped to almost 19%. So when I had gotten the chance to talk to the representative about all this to find out why my interest was so high, I had found out that it was because of my credit history. I then added the option to my credit card plan to have my credit report from Trans Union sent to me every 3 months for $1.99 a month. Once I started receiving my credit report, I then started to work on fixing my credit by paying off some of the negative balances that was provided to me.
Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. They tell which, what kind of, and how many.
In your first two sentences, I've bolded the adjectives:
A few years ago, I had filled out an application for a credit card from Capital One. I was accepted and given a spending limit of 300 dollars.
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They tell when, where, why, how.
I've italicized the adverbs in your last sentence.
Once I started receiving my credit report, I then started to work on fixing my credit by paying off some of the negative balances that was provided to me.
Sure, I can help you with that. Adverbs and adjectives are both types of descriptive words, but they are used in different ways. Adjectives provide more information about nouns, while adverbs provide more information about verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Let's go through your paragraph and identify the adverbs and adjectives:
1. "A few years ago" - adverb modifying the verb "had filled"
2. "an application" - adjective modifying the noun "application"
3. "for a credit card" - prepositional phrase, no adverbs or adjectives
4. "from capital one" - prepositional phrase, no adverbs or adjectives
5. "I was accepted" - adverb modifying the verb "was", adjective modifying the pronoun "I"
6. "given a spending limit" - adjective modifying the noun phrase "a spending limit"
7. "of 300 dollars" – adjective modifying the noun phrase "300 dollars"
8. "I maxed out that limit" - adverb modifying the verb "maxed"
9. "in 3 days" – adverb modifying the verb phrase "maxed out"
10. "on some purchases" - adjective modifying the noun "purchases"
11. "that my daughter and girlfriend wanted" - adjective clause modifying the noun "purchases"
12. "At the time" – adverb modifying the verb "did not have"
13. "I did not have" – adverb modifying the verb "have"
14. "any annual fee" - adjective modifying the noun "fee"
15. "or interest" - adjective modifying the noun "interest"
16. "on the card" - prepositional phrase, no adverbs or adjectives
17. "After one year" - adverb modifying the verb "jumped"
18. "my interest rate" - adjective modifying the noun phrase "my interest rate"
19. "jumped to almost 19%" - adverb modifying the verb "jumped"
20. "so high" – adverb modifying the adjective "high"
21. "So when" - adverb modifying the verb "had gotten"
22. "the chance to talk to the representative" - adjective modifying the noun phrase "the representative"
23. "about all this" - adjective clause modifying the noun phrase "talk"
24. "to find out" - infinitive phrase, no adverbs or adjectives
25. "why my interest was so high" - adverb modifying the adjective "high"
26. "I had found out" – adverb modifying the verb "had found"
27. "that it was because of my credit history" - adverb modifying the adjective "because"
28. "I then added" - adverb modifying the verb "added"
29. "the option to my credit card plan" - adjective modifying the noun phrase "the option"
30. "to have my credit report" - adjective modifying the noun phrase "my credit report"
31. "from Trans Union" - prepositional phrase, no adverbs or adjectives
32. "sent to me" - adjective modifying the noun phrase "sent"
33. "every 3 months" - adverb modifying the verb phrase "sent to"
34. "for $1.99 a month" - adverb modifying the verb phrase "sent to"
35. "Once I started" - adverb modifying the verb "started"
36. "receiving my credit report" - adjective modifying the noun phrase "my credit report"
37. "I then started" - adverb modifying the verb "started"
38. "to work on fixing my credit" - adjective modifying the noun phrase "my credit"
39. "by paying off" - adverb modifying the verb "paying"
40. "some of the negative balances" - adjective modifying the noun phrase "some balances"
41. "that was provided to me" - adjective clause modifying the noun "balances"
I hope this helps!