Adverbs

1. Adverbs Definition: A word that describes/modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb

2. Adverbs and Verbs • Adverbs answer the following questions about verbs • Where? Ex: The bird was chirping downstairs. • When? Ex:The bird chirped today. • How? Ex:The bird chirped loudly. • How long? Or How much? Ex: The bird chirped constantly

3. Adverbs and Adjectives • Adverbs can be used to modify an adjective and give more detail to a sentence • Usually, adverbs are used to answer the following about adjectives: How much? And to what extent? • Ex: The cheese is moldy • The cheese is extremely moldy • Ex: I am tired • I am very tired • The adverbs most commonly used to modify adjectives are: very, too, and so.

4. Adverbs and Other Adverbs • Adverbs can be used to modify other adverbs by giving more detail and answering the question: How much? Or To what extent? • Ex: Calvin was never late • Calvin was almost never late • Ex: We’ll meet afterward • We’ll meet shortly afterward

5. Remember! Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs Adverbs are used to add more detail to a sentence Adverbs often end in –ly BUT, not always AND some –ly words ARE NOT adverbs

6. Adverbs Forms Used to Compare Positive – descriptive statement Comparative – compare one action to another (Usually add –er or more, BUT NOT BOTH) Superlative – make the statement that action exceeds another in a certain quality (Usually add –est or most BUT NOT BOTH)

7. Say What?

8. Practice Circle the adverb and draw an arrow to the word it is modifying Romeo desperately loves Juliet Adverb – desperately Verb – loves

9. Practice Another brawl suddenly broke in the streets of Verona. Adverb – studdenly Verb – broke The Montagues and Capulets are constantly fighting. Adverb – constantly Verb – fighting

10. Practice Romeo thinks Juliet is astonishingly beautiful. Adverb – astonishingly Adjective – beautiful The couple bravely conspired without the consent of their parents. Adverb – bravely Verb – conspired

11. Practice Their plans to marry were most astonishing to readers. Most- adverb Astonishing – adjective It proved difficult to keep this very dark secret private. Very – adverb Dark - adjective

12. Practice Juliet is almost always happy to talk to the nurse. Almost – adverb Always – adverb Happy – adjective I am very rarely displeased with Shakespeare’s writing. Very – adverb Rarely – adverb Displeased - verb