KINDS OF ADVERBS

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KINDS OF ADVERBS

• 4 Verb Modifiers

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What is an Adverb?

• AN ADVERB (Latin, ad, to verbum, verb) IS A WORD
  ADDED TO A VERB, ADJECTIVE, OR ANOTHER ADVERB TO
  MODIFY THEIR MEANING.
• He is working now. (verb modifier)
• They are exceptionally skilful. (adjective
  modifier)
• Andrew reacted to the news rather casually.
  (adverb modifier)

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4 kinds of adverbs

• 1. HOW?
• 4. HOW MUCH? 3.WHEN?
• 
  
• 2. WERE?

MANNER
TIME
DEGREE
PLACE
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1. Adverb of Manner
ly
ly

• ADVERB OF MANNER TELLS HOW AN ACTION IS DONE.
• The boy ran SWIFTLY?
• HOW did the boy run? SWIFTLY
• The girl SLOWLY walked to school?
• Walked HOW? SLOWLY
• Adv of Manner answers the question HOW?

swiftly
slowly
magnificently
played how
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2.Adverb of Time
when?
soon
time
now then

• ADV. OF TIME TELLS WHEN AN ACTION IS DONE
• He spoke to me YESTERDAY.
• Spoke WHEN? YESTERDAY
• They answer the question WHEN?

today
yesterday
now
spoke when?
later
now later
when? then
recently
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3. Adv of Place
today
far near
here there

• ADV. OF PLACE TELLS WHERE AN ACTION IS DONE
• He came HERE.
• Came WHERE? HERE
• It answers the question WHERE?

ADV OF TIME TELLS WHERE AN ACTION IS DONE
here
came where? here
up inside
where? where? where?
nearby
smoke where?
beside
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4. Adverb of Degree
very

• ADV OF DEGREE TELLS HOW MUCH AN ACTION IS DONE
• OR HOW OFTEN
• OR TO WHAT EXTENT
• I AWAYS do my homework.
• Do HOW OFTEN?
• ALWAYS

• Answer the question TO WHAT DEGREE?

almost
sometimes
rarely
too
never
usually
seldom
really
often
once
partially
completely
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Adjectives vs. Adverbs
saw clearly
clear sky

• ADJECTIVES
• CLEAR sky.
• BEAUTIFUL song.
• SOFT voice.
• An ADJECTIVE fills this blank
• He / She / It is very___.
• Adjectives modify nouns
• Adj. goes before a noun
• or after a linking verb.

• ADVERBS
• saw CLEARLY.
• sang BEAUTIFULLY.
• spoke SOFTLY.
• ADJECTIVES BECOME ADVERBS BY ADDING -LY
• Adverbs modify verbs
• Adverb goes with or after a verb

beautiful song
sang beautifully
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Recalling Adverbs
verb modifier
manner time place degree

• 4 KINDS OF ADVS MANNER, TIME, PLACE, DEGREE
• 3 FUNCTIONS MODIFIES VERB, ADJECTIVE, OR ANOTHER
  ADVERB
• MANNER Spoke how? sweetly
• TIME Spoke when? yesterday
• PLACE Spoke where? here
• DEGREE Spoke to what degree? Very

Modifies verb, adj. adv,
pounced swiftly
pounced yesterday
pounced here
pounced often