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Adverb Rules

Adverb Rules. Adverbs are words that modify: . 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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Adverb Rules

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  1. Adverb Rules

  2. Adverbsare words that modify: • 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?)

  3. Types of Simple Adverbs: • Manner • Place • Time • Degree • Affirmation • Negation

  4. 1. Adverbs of Manner (answer the question“how”) (often end in “ly”)   She moved slowlyand spoke quietly.2.Adverbs of Place (answer the question “where”) These often look like prepositions without an object.   Look belowto see the flowers.   She still lives therenow

  5. 3.Adverbs of Time (answer the question“when” or “how often”) It's starting to get dark now.   She finished her tea first.   She left early. She oftengoes by herself. 4. Adverbs of Degree (answer questions “how much” or “how little of” ) These often are the adverbs that modify other modifiers (adj. or adv.) She sleeps veryquietly. We swim quite often.

  6. 5. Adverbs of Negation (make a verb negative) no, never, not, n’t We nevergo to the theme parks. We did not study for the test. 6. Adverbs of Affirmation (make a verb more strongly positive. ) Yes, we love that game. You certainly did well on that test. Sarah obviously knew the answer to the question. You did well indeed.

  7. Some Tricky Adverbs • FARTHER denotes physical advancement in distance. (We walked farther into the dessert.) • FURTHER denotes advancement to greater degree (I will look further into my research) • BAD = Adjective (often an adjective subject compliment) Susan felt bad after the argument. That is a badapple. • BADLY = Adverb I performedbadly in the play. • GOOD = adjective That is a good movie. • WELL = adverb Susan acted well in the movie.

  8. Stay away from using double negatives: • INCORRECT: Susan is not never in the class. • CORRECT: Susan is not ever in 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 nothing in its mailbox. • CORRECT: The class did not get anything in its mailbox.

  9. Adverbs vs. Adjectives: • Adjectives are used to modify nouns: The dog is loud. • Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs: The dog barks loudly. • Adjective -> careful / Adverb -> carefully • Adjective -> quick / Adverb -> quickly

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

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

  12. The Degree of Adverbs: • With LY adverbs we usually form the comparative and superlative forms with more and most or less or least. • Never drop “ly” from an adverb when changing its degree. (Quietly does NOT become quieter.)

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

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

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