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Definition of Adverb

Definition of Adverb. Adverbs are words that modify the following: a verb (He drove slowly . — How did he drive?) an adjective (He drove a very fast car. — How fast was his car?) another adverb (She moved quite slowly down the aisle. — How slowly did she move?).

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Definition of Adverb

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  1. Definition of Adverb • Adverbs are words that modify the following: • a verb(He droveslowly. — How did he drive?) • an adjective(He drove a veryfastcar. — How fast was his car?) • another adverb (She moved quiteslowly down the aisle. — How slowly did she move?)

  2. Types of Simple Adverbs There are six types of simple adverbs: • Manner • Place • Time • Degree • Negation • Affirmation

  3. Adverbs of Manner Adverbs of Manner • (answer the question “how”) • (often end in “ly”)(usually modify the verb) • (are the most common type of adverb.) Examples: She moved slowlyand spoke quietly.

  4. Adverbs of Place • Adverbs of Place • (answer the question “where”) • (These often look like prepositions without an object.) • Examples: Look belowto see the flowers.She still lives therenow

  5. Adverbs of Time • Adverbs of Time • (answer the question “when” or “how often”) • Examples: It's starting to get dark now.   She finished her tea first.   She left early. She oftengoes by herself.

  6. Adverbs of Degree • Adverbs of Degree • (answer questions “how much” or “how little of” ) • (These often are the adverbs that modify other modifiers (adj. or adv.) • Examples: She sleeps very quietly We swim quite often.

  7. Adverbs of Negation • Adverbs of Negation • (make a verb negative) • (no, never, not, n’tare the most common.) • Examples: We never go to the theme parks. We did not study for the test.

  8. Adverbs of Affirmation • Adverbs of Affirmation • (make a verb more strongly positive. ) • Examples: Yes, we love that game. You certainlydid well on that test. Sarah obviously knew the answer to the question. You did well indeed.

  9. Interrogative Adverbs • Interrogative Adverbs • (ask a question.) • why, where, how, when • Examples: Why did you come to class early? When are you arriving? Where is the party tonight?

  10. Relative Adverbs • Relative Adverbs • (The first word in an adjective clause) • where, when, why • Examples: This is the place wherewe met. He did not tell me whyhe was absent. This is the time whenI like to sleep.

  11. The Degree of Adverbs: • With LY adverbs we usually form the comparative and superlative forms with more and mostor lessor least. • Never drop “ly” from an adverb when changing its degree.

  12. The Degree of Adverbs • For some other adverbs, we add -er to form the comparative and -est to form the superlative.

  13. The Degree of Adverbs • Some adverbs are irregular adverbs, and they change in form.

  14. Tricky Adverbs • FARTHER denotes physical advancement in measurable distance. (We walked farther into the dessert.) • FURTHER denotes advancement to greater degree, as in time. (I will look further into my research)

  15. Tricky Adverbs Cont. • BAD = Adjective (often an adjective subject compliment) Susan felt bad after the argument. That is a badapple. • BADLY = Adverb I performed badly in the play.

  16. Tricky Adverbs Cont. • GOOD = adjective That is a good movie. • WELL = adverb Susan acted well in the movie.

  17. Avoiding Double Negatives • Stay away from using double negatives: • INCORRECT: Susan is not never in the class. • CORRECT: Susan is not everin the class. • INCORRECT: We didn’t ask no one to the dance. • CORRECT: We didn’t ask anyone to the dance. • INCORRECT: The class did not get nothingin its mailbox. • CORRECT: The class did not get anything in its mailbox.

  18. Adjective vs. Adverbs • Adjectives are used to modify nouns: The dog is loud.(SC behind linking verb) • Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs: The dog barksloudly. • Adjective -> careful / Adverb -> carefully • Adjective -> quick / Adverb -> quickly

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