Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄

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Adjectives and Adverbs

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1 An adjective describes or modifies a noun (e.g. the enormous, ancient tree).

2 An adverb modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb, often describing how, when or where (e.g. she ran quickly).

3 Many adverbs are formed by adding '-ly' to an adjective (e.g. careful → carefully), but not all adverbs end in '-ly'.

Learn how adjectives and adverbs add detail, precision and colour to your writing.

Adjectives and adverbs are two of the most powerful word classes for making your writing vivid and precise. An adjective is a word that describes a noun — it tells us what something is like. You can use adjectives before a noun (‘the fierce dragon’) or after a verb (‘the dragon was fierce’). Choosing the right adjective can make a huge difference to how your writing feels — instead of ‘a nice house’, try ‘a crumbling, ivy-covered cottage’. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. They usually tell us how, when, where or how often something happens. Many are formed by adding ‘-ly’ to an adjective: silent → silently, furious → furiously. But some common adverbs don’t end in ‘-ly’: fast, hard, well, soon. Using precise, well-chosen adjectives and adverbs transforms flat writing into something that really comes alive.

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