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Definition of Adverb
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs or
various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
The dog ran excitedly.
It takes quite a lot of courage to jump from a plane. modifying a noun phrase (a lot of courage)
Adverbs of degree are used to indicate the a (little) bit entirely pretty terribly
intensity, degree, or extent of the verb,
adjective, or adverb they are modifying. a lot extremely quite too
Examples:
• You need to study in order to get good grades.
• The teacher is ill and therefore is unable to come to school.
Types of Adverb
An adverb clause of reason usually begins with subordinating conjunctions like because, as, since, and
that.
▪ I exercise because I enjoy it.
▪ She goes home at 6:00 p.m. to cook dinner. (to cook = infinitive)
Types of Adverb
7. FOCUSING ADVERBS
Focusing adverbs are used to draw
attention to a particular part of a clause.
They frequently point to verb phrases, especially just mainly particularly
but they can also draw attention to noun
phrases, prepositional phrases, adjective generally largely only simply
phrases, and adverbial phrases.
Examples:
▪ I just wanted to ask you what you thought.
▪ My phone can only make calls in this area
▪ You are only a little boy.
Adverb Suffixes
▪ Adjective ⇒ Adverb
ADJ. FORM + LY
For most words, add -ly to the end of an adjective form to create an adverb word form.
-ly -ily
Angry Angrily
Busy Busily
Easy Easily
Happy Happily
Lucky Luckily
Ready Readily
Voluntary voluntarily
Adverb Suffixes
▪ Adjective ⇒ Adverb
–LE to – LY
For words with more than one syllable ending in -le, replace the -le with -ly
-le -ly
Able Ably
Capable Capably
Idle Idly
Noble Nobly
Possible Possibly
Adverb Suffixes
▪ Adjective ⇒ Adverb
-IC to -ICALLY
For words ending in –ic, replace –ic with –ically
-ic -ically
Academic Academically
Acoustic Acoustically
Artistic Artistically
Classic Classically
Magic Magically
Politic Politically
Tragic Tragically
Adverb Suffixes
▪ Noun ⇒ Adverb
– He hit the tennis ball sideways. "in a way that sent it off to the side of the court"
– The official turned the timer clockwise. "in the circular direction that the hands of a
clock turn"
– He folded his towel lengthwise. "with the fold as the length of the item"
Adverb Suffixes
▪ Noun ⇒ Adverb
Clockwise
Lengthwise
Sideway
Counterclockwise
Edgewise
Crosswise
Adverb Suffixes
▪ Noun ⇒ Adverb
– Weather-wise, it will be a great day for a tennis match. (In view of the weather)
Price-wise
Health-wise
Weather-wise
Job-wise
Time-wise
Money-wise
Adverb Suffixes
▪ Noun ⇒ Adverb
-Ward or Wards
‘Ward’ is an old word meaning ‘in the direction of’
If we use more than one adverb to describe a verb, though, there is a general order in
which the different categories of adverbs should appear—this is known as the order of
adverbs (sometimes called the Royal Order of Adverbs):
▪ 1. Manner
▪ 2. Place
▪ 3. Frequency
▪ 4. Time
▪ 5. Purpose
She runs quickly outside every morning before school to lose weight.
The teacher gives instructions loudly in the classroom at the end of the day as
the students prepare to go home.
1. Make a sentence using adverbs of
time with a topic of land surveying
2. Arrange the words in this sentence based on the correct royal
order of adverb