Adverbs 5

1. Adverbs 5

2. Adverbs that tell us how, when, and where can shift position in the sentence. • Example: I am often out of town. Often I am out of town. I am out of town often. • Instructions: List the adverbs in these sentences. 1. Jeff does his work wisely. 2. Seldom do we see everyone at the same time. 3. Ann often visits from Canada. 4. Now let's check this again. 5. I see what you mean now.

3. Caps • Mechanics - Capitalization • Capitalize epithets (a word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or a thing). Example: the Lone-Star State • Capitalize personifications (giving human attributes to inanimate objects). (Authors disregard this rule often.) Example: The Computer thought hard about the problem. • Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter. 1. The lone-star state is texas. 2. florence nightengale is called the lady of the lamp. 3. The bears of colorado are being starved by nature. 4. The cruel hunger looked up from all the empty shelves. 5. In every face happiness smiled.

4. Commas • Mechanics - Punctuation - Commas • Use commas to set off parenthetical expressions. Parenthetical expressions are words inserted in the main sentence but not necessary to the meaning. They interrupt the flow of the sentence. Common expressions used parenthetically are however, of course, on the other hand, in fact, for example, that is, by the way, after all, perhaps, indeed, also, too, nevertheless. These expressions are not always parenthetical. Examples: Lucy, on the other hand, reads little. He knows, perhaps, five answers to the questions. • Instructions: Place commas where they are needed. • 1. The story that I just told you by the way is true. • 2. My plan nevertheless was followed and succeeded. • 3. Your plan on the other hand was rejected for good reasons. • 4. I might suggest for example that you make some revisions. • 5. You in fact should be moved to a different department.