Grammar adverbs
Grammar adverbs
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Grammar adverbs
Adverbs: This is a word that modifies the meaning of a Verb; an Adjective; or another Adverb. Adverbs may appear at various places in a sentence, coming before, after, or between the words they modify. Adverbs answer the questions of, how, when, where, how much or how long, how often or to what extent.
● Modifying Verbs: Adverbs of manner (how) modify a verb to describe the way the action is done. Adverbs of place (where) show where the action is done. Adverbs of time (when) show when an action is done, or the duration or frequency. Adverbs of degree (to what extent) increase or decrease the effect of the verb.
EG: She did the work carefully. (how) EG: They are permanently busy. (how often)
EG: They live locally. (where) EG: She never does it. (to what extent)
EG: He did it yesterday (when) EG: I completely agree with you. (how much)
● Modifying Adjectives: An adjective can be modified by an adverb, which precedes the adjective. The exception is the adverb, “enough”, which comes after adjective.
EG: That's really good.
EG: It was a terribly difficult time for all of us.
EG: It wasn't good enough. (“Enough” comes after the adjective.)
● Modifying other Adverbs: An adverb can modify another adverb. As with adjectives, the adverb precedes the one it is modifying with the word “enough” being the exception again.
EG: She did it really well.
EG: He didn't come last night, strangely enough.
● Comparative Form: The comparative form of an adverb is used to compare two actions.
EG: My ears get cold faster than my hands.
EG: Juanita runs more quickly than Shawn does.
● Superlative Form: The superlative form of an adverb is used to compare more than two actions.
EG: Toothpaste that contains paraffin oil flows most smoothly of all.
EG: Phantom Tollbooth is one of the best books I have ever read.
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Grammar adverbs
- Adverbs:
Adverbs are similar to adjectives. They tell more about other words. Adverbs describe or modify (limit the meaning or make more specific) verbs, adjectives, or another adverb. They tell us details to make the sentence more interesting. They tell us:
- “how” there are hundreds of adverbs that tell us the “how” about the action Often adverbs are made by adding “ly” to an adjective and are usually used to describe an adjective (ex. fairly easy: fairly is the adverb and easy is the adjective.)
ex. wildly swiftly loudly rudely clumsily softly cleanly
deliberately cautiously sadly anxiously roughly slowly
Sometimes when the adverbs we use don’t have the added “ly” they are called temporal markers meaning they show a time for the thing happening. These are called “when” adverbs.
- “when” these adverbs tell us more about the time something happens or did happen.
ex. yesterday now lately never seldom often tomorrow first
immediately soon later next early lastly promptly
- “where” tells us more about where something is or the place of the action
ex. there anywhere outside down above near away in
around everywhere here nearby under inside beside
- “how much” tells the strength of the action, it can make the verb,
adjective, or adverb weaker or stronger
ex. well less too awfully quite very extremely really
partly often pretty
- Be Careful! Sometimes adverbs and adjectives are tricky and can be confused with each other.
ex. good is an adjective (describes the noun)
well is the adverb (means done capably, satisfactorily, or
appropriately)
real is the adjective (meaning true or actual)
really is the adverb (meaning very)
bad is an adjective (meaning not good)
badly is an adverb (meaning harmfully or unpleasantly)
- Adverbs can also make comparisons:
They can compare two or more actions.
- To compare two actions add –er to the basic adverb.
ex. hard becomes harder soft becomes softer
loud becomes louder clear becomes clearer
- To compare more than two actions add the word more before the adverb that ends with –ly.
ex. hard becomes more hard sloftly becomes more softly
loud becomes more loud clearly becomes more clearly
- Or add –est to the basic adverb.
ex. hard becomes hardest soft becomes softest
loud becomes loudest clear becomes clearest
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