Download
1 / 7
80 likes | 161 Views
ADVERBS. Definition : An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs answer several questions when they modify verbs: What Adverbs Tell About Verbs. Adverbs answer several questions when they modify verbs: What Adverbs Tell About Verbs.
E N D
Definition: An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Adverbs answer several questions when they modify verbs:What Adverbs Tell About Verbs
Adverbs answer several questions when they modify verbs:What Adverbs Tell About Verbs
Adverb modifying a verb: • The mother tenderly moved the pup.
When adverbs modify adjectives or adverbs, they answer the question To what extent? • Adverb modifying an adjective: • A very kind woman helped me. • Adverb modifying another adverb: • The males hunt extremely well.
Write the adverb or adverbs in each sentence. • The old car moved slowly up the hill. • She answered him very quickly. • Cindy drove the car cautiously in the snowstorm. • The dog ran swiftly toward its home. • I suddenly remembered that I left my jacket in the park. • She wrote too rapidly and made a mistake. • We walked wearily toward the bus in the hot sun. • The recreation center was finished recently. • We walked home yesterday. • The nights have been extremely warm this fall. • We crossed the street very carefully at the beginning of the parade. • Please answer quickly so that we can finish before five o’clock. • These oak trees grow very slowly, but they are worth the wait. • The team played extremely well. • Deer run very fast.
