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Adverbs

Ms. López. Adverbs. Adverbs are modifiers and can modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs . Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. What are Adverbs ?. Mandy is a careful driver . . Adjective vs. Adverb s. Mandy drives. Mandy is a driver . .

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Adverbs

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  1. Ms. López Adverbs

  2. Adverbs are modifiers and can modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. What are Adverbs?

  3. Mandy is a careful driver. Adjective vs. Adverbs Mandy drives. • Mandy is a driver. Mandy drivescarefully. verb noun • This sentence is about Mandy, the driver, so it uses the adjective CAREFUL to describe her. • This sentence is about her way of driving, so uses the adverb Carefully to modify the verb drives.

  4. Adverbs: howtoformthem? Adverbs are formedadding -lytoadjectives. Tip: Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs. adjectives ending in -ly: friendly, silly, lonely, ugly nouns, ending in -ly: ally, bully, Italy, melancholy verbs, ending in -ly: apply, rely, supply There is no adverb for an adjective ending in -ly.

  5. Adverbs: howtoformthem? The following adjectives and adverbs have the same form: The following adverbs are not derived from adjectives:

  6. Adverbs: howtoformthem? The following adverbs have two form:

  7. Perfect Quiet Careful Regular Nice Terrible Heavy Good Hard Fantastic Let´spractice: FormtheAdverbsfromthefollowingadjectives: • Perfectly • Quietly • Carefully • Regularly • Nicely • Terribly • Heavily • Well • Hard • Fantastically

  8. 1) Adverbs of mannerquicklykindly 2) Adverbs of degree veryrather 3) Adverbs of frequency oftensometimes Types of adverbs 4) Adverbs of time nowtoday 5) Adverbs of place herenowhere

  9. The three main positions are: 1) Adverb at the beginning of a sentence Unfortunately, we could not see Mount Snowdon. 2) Adverb in the middle of a sentence The children oftenride their bikes. 3) Adverb at the end of a sentence Andy reads a comicevery afternoon. The position of adverbs in sentences we never put an adverb between the verb and the object. TheObjectisfoundaskingWhataftertheverb: CouldnotseeWhat? RidesWhat? ReadsWhat?

  10. Adverbs of frequency are positioned before the main verb (usually, regularly, normally , always, often, sometimes,occasionally, rarely, seldom, never) : Or after a form of the Verb to be (am, is, are) The position of adverbs in sentences Theseadverbs can go at thebeniningortheend of a sentence.

  11. If there are more adverbs at the end of a sentence, the word order is normally: Manner- Place– Time Peter sang the song happilyin the bathroom yesterday evening. Adverbs: wordorder at theend of thesentence Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. When Peter sang? How Peter sang ? Where Peter sang ?

  12. Our friends must write a test. (also) I was joking. (only) Did you enjoy the flight? (both) Mary watches TV. (hardly) (ever) He drives his car. (carefully) The children play football. (in the garden) We went to the cinema. (yesterday) John fell off the bike. (almost) Her boyfriend will buy her some flowers. (probably) My uncle is moving to Stockholm soon. (definitely) Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its usual position. • Our friends must also write a test. • I was only joking. • Did you both enjoy the flight? • Mary hardly ever watches TV. • He drives his car carefully. • The children play football in the garden. • We went to the cinema yesterday. • John almost fell off the bike. • Her boyfriend will probably buy her some flowers. • My uncle is definitely moving to Stockholm soon.

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