MiniGrammar

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Mini-Grammar 4 Adverbs
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Adverbs modify

• a verb -not a linking verb (He drove slowly.
  How did he drive?)
• an adjective (He drove a very fast car. How
  fast was his car?)
• another adverb (She moved quite slowly down the
  aisle. How slowly did she move?)

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Adverbs typically provides the following
information for verbs

• where
• when
• why
• how
• to what extent

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Adverbs can fit into this slot

• It moves __________.

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Adverbs can also

• Often be identified by the suffix ly, unless the
  word root is Noun (happily, sadly, generously,
  but not manly, friendly, neighborly, etc.)

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Adverbs can also be moved to another slot of the
sentence

• Yesterday I saw a movie.
• I saw a movie yesterday.

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Adverbial Clause

• If a group of words containing a subject and verb
  acts as an adverb (modifying the verb of a
  sentence), it is called an Adverb Clause
• When this class is over, we're going to the
  movies.
• Because she no longer respected her boyfriend,
  she decided it was best to break up.
• As he continued studying, Taylor finally
  understood the Quadratic Formula.
• Remember the clause is an adverb if you can move
  it to another part of the sentence.

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Valuable Website

• http//webster.commnet.edu/grammar/adverbs.htm