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Adverbs

Adverbs. What Is an Adverb?. An adverb is a word that describes a verb . Adverbs give us information about action verbs and being verbs Adverbs answers the questions: when, where, and how Three types of adverbs: Time (when) Place (where) Manner (how). Adverbs of Time.

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Adverbs

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  1. Adverbs

  2. What Is an Adverb? • An adverb is a word that describes a verb. • Adverbs give us information about action verbs and being verbs • Adverbs answers the questions: when, where, and how • Three types of adverbs: • Time (when) • Place (where) • Manner (how)

  3. Adverbs of Time • An adverb of time answers the question when or how often • Examples: • In January, the sun sets early. • Question: When does the sun set? • Answer: early (adverb) • I always eat pizza on Fridays. • Question: How often do I eat pizza? • Answer: always (adverb)

  4. Common Adverbs of Time

  5. Adverbs of Place • Adverbs of place answer the question where • Read this Poem and Answer the questions: The colorful carnival came to town; Lights went up as the sun went down. Fast rides here and slow rides there, Fun and excitement everywhere! • Where did the lights go? • Where did the sun go? • Where were the rides? • Where was the fun and excitement?

  6. Adverbs of Place

  7. Adverbs of Manner • Adverbs of manner answer the question how • Most adverbs of manner end with the suffix –ly • Examples: • The crowd applauded loudly. • Question :How did the crowd applaud? • Answer: loudly (adverb)

  8. Common Adverbs of Manner

  9. Comparisons of Adverbs • Like adjectives, you can use Adverbs to compare • Adverbs compare actions • Also like adjectives, adverbs follow the same rules when comparing

  10. Comparisons of Adverbs • Rules for Comparing Adverbs: • Add –er to short adverbs to compare two actions. • Add –est to short adverbs to compare three or more actions • Examples: • Sean arrived early. • Sean arrived earlier than Molly. • Sean arrived the earliest of all the students.

  11. Using More and Most • For most adverbs that end in –ly: • Use more to compare 2 actions • Use most to compare 3 or more actions. • Examples: • Pat swam gracefully. • Pat swam more gracefully than Joe. • Pat swam the most gracefully of all.

  12. Good and Well • The word good is an adjective. Good describes persons or things. Good answers the question what kind. • Example: I read a good book. • The word well is an adverb. Well describes the actions of verbs. Well answers the question how. • Example: This author writes well.

  13. No, Not, Never • Sometimes when you write sentences, you use the word no or words that mean no. • A word that makes a sentence mean “no” is called a negative. • Examples: I didn’t water the flowers. • Noone picked up the trash.

  14. No, Not, Never • The words no, no one, none, nothing, nowhere and never are negatives. • The word not and contractions made with not are also negatives. • NEVERuse two negatives in a sentence together! • Or else…

  15. No, Not, Never

  16. What is a Preposition? Prepositions Common Prepositions • A preposition is a word that shows a connection between other words in a sentence • Examples: The skate is on the table. The skate is under the table.

  17. A Prepositional Phrase • A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun • Examples: Scott skated across the frozen pond. His friends cheered for him.

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