Adverbs
by Elaine Ernst Schneider
Objective(s): By the end of this lesson the student will be able to:
1. Define the term ‘adverb’
2. Identify and justify examples of adverbs from a sentence.
Pre Class Assignment: Completion or review of VERBS
Resources/Equipment/Time Required:
Outline:
The adverb is the fifth of the eight parts of speech. Just for the record, here are all eight:
noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
First, let’s start with a basic definition:
Adverbs modify verbs. An adverb can also modify adjectives and other adverbs.
Adverbs answer these questions:
WHERE?
WHEN?
HOW?
HOW OFTEN?
TO WHAT EXTENT?
Commonly used Adverbs:
Here, there, away, up — tell WHERE
Now, then, later, soon, yesterday — tell WHEN
Easily, quietly, slowly, quickly — tell HOW
Never, always, often, seldom — tell HOW OFTEN
Very, almost, too, so, really — tell TO WHAT EXTENT
Examples:
1. The two dark cats were walking slowly on the fence.
Slowly – modifies the verb walking and tells how the cats were walking
2. Now it is time to trim the very long grass in the front yard.
Now – modifies the verb is and tells when
Very – modifies the adjective long and tells to what extent
3. She is never too easily frightened away.
Never – modifies the verb is and tells how often
Too – modifies the adverb easily and tells to what extent
Easily – modifies the adjective frightened and tells how
Away – modifies the adjective frightened and tells where
Assignment and Answer Key:
Find the adverbs in the following sentences.
1. Today, Sam suggested that we carefully clean the statue for the class service project.
__________ __________
2. The bank book is often there on the desk.
__________ ____________
3. Jeanne could always clearly see the mountain through the binoculars Dan gave her.
__________ __________
4. The teacher never asked the shy boy to give an oral report.
__________
5. He was too scared to consider a lengthy conversation with the extremely beautiful girl.
__________ _______________
6. Do you have a special someone in your life now?
_____________
7. Her story was printed in the town paper much later.
__________ __________
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ANSWER KEY:
1. today – tells when
carefully – tells how
2. often – tells how often
there – tells where
3. always – tells how often
clearly – tells how
4. never – tells how often
5. too – tells to what extent
extremely – tells to what extent
6. now – tells when
7. much – tells to what extent
later – tells when
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