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ADVER
BS
5.1 What Is an Adverb? 98
5.2 Five Groups of Adverbs That Modify Verbs 98
5.3 Adverbs Used to Form Questions 100
5.4 Placement of Adverbs 100
5.5 When Adjectives Become Adverbs 101
5.6 When Adverbs Modify Other Adverbs 101
5.7 When Adverbs Modify Adjectives 102
5.8 Comparison with Adverbs and Adjectives 102
5.9 Overview of Adjectives and Adverbs as
5.1 Modifiers
Review Exercises 105
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Noun
s
Adjective
s
Pronouns
Verbs
Adverb
10
4
Prepositio
ns
Conjunctions
Interjec
tions
97
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5.1
What
Adverb?
Is
an
walk
quietl
y
write
eat
terribl
y
slowl
y
swim
quickl
y
Pool opens
today!
When
?
Halloween is coming
soon.
98
Adverbs of Location
Adverbs of location tell where an action happened, happens,
or will happen. Here are some examples of adverbs of location:
above, inside, here, there, and everywhere.
99
Where
?
Andy is walking
inside.
Hot dogs
sold
here!
Adverbs of
Manner
Adverbs of manner tell how something happened, happens,
or will happen. Some commonly used adverbs of manner
are loudly, carefully, well, quickly, and slowly.
How?
Walk carefully around the
pool.
Carefully tells you how to
walk. Not just walk, but walk
carefully.
I eat
slowly.
Adverbs of
Degree
Adverbs of degree tell to what extent an action happened,
happens, or will happen. Here are some examples of this group
of adverbs: completely, nearly, too, almost, very, and
fully.
I nearly
hit the bottom
of the pool!
To
what
extent?
almost
f
o
rgot my
flippers!
Adverbs of Frequency
Adverbs of frequency tell how frequently an action happened,
happens, or will happen. Some commonly used adverbs of
frequency are always, often, sometimes, seldom, and
never.
How
often?
Adverb
Subject Verb
Adverb
Adverb
Adjective
Noun
5.8 Comparison
Adjectives
with
Adverbs
and
three
degrees
of comparison in
1.
The positive degree of an adjective or adverb
describes
a noun without comparing it to anyone or anything else.
The positive degree of an adverb or adjective does not make
a comparison.
2. The comparative degree shows that the quality as
expressed by the adjective or adverb exists to a
greater degree.
3. The superlative degree shows that the quality as
expressed by the adjective or adverb exists to the greatest
degree.
Adverbs
The Positive
Degree
Qualit
y
Qualit
y
Modify one
noun
Modify one
Verb
a big/good/bad
hamburger
writes
fast/well
a helpful sign
walks quietly
Greater Amount of
Compare
two
Compare
two
a bigger/better/worse
hamburger
writes
faster/better
Quality
Quality
Place
more
before the
adverb:
walks more
quietly
Quality
the
biggest/best/wor
Greatest Amount of
st hamburger
Place most before the
adjective before the
noun:
the most helpful
sign
Greatest Amount of
Quality
Who or What?
What?
friend
s
dear
NOU
N
Does
VER
B
walk
very
ADJECTIV
E
ADVER
B
very
my
ADJECTIVE
MODIFIE
RS
ADVER slowly
B
5.10
Exercises
Review