Review: What is an ADVERB?
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an
adjective, or another adverb.
Examples:
The sprinter ran swiftly.
(modifies verb ran and tells how)
I read the funny pages early on
Sunday morning.
(modifies verb read and tells when)
Dad will sometimes quote from famous
authors.
(modifies verb will quote and tells how often)
ADVERB PHRASE
An adverb phrase modifies a verb,
an adjective, or an adverb.
Commonly Used Words To Look For
About
At
For
On
Out of
Toward
Across
Behind
From
Out of
Over
Under
Against
Below
In
Over
Past
Until
Along
Beside
Inside
Past
Since
Up
Among
Between
Into
Since
Through
Upon
Around
By
Like
Off
Till
With
As
Down
Of
On
To
Without
ADVERB PHRASE
Answers the
questions:
The Difference Between Adjective
Phrases and Adverb Phrases
Adjective Phrase modifies…
Noun and Pronoun
VS.
Adverb Phrase modifies…
Verb, Adjective, and Adverb
Another Important Difference…
Adjective phrases usually follow the word that it is
modifying.
Ex. The store with the neon sign is open.
(with the neon sign is modifying the NOUN store)
VS.
Adverb phrases can appear at various places
throughout the sentence.
Ex. For many years he thought that he was a coyote.
(for many years is modifying the VERB thought)
Let’s practice a little more to
show how adverb phrases can
appear at various places
throughout the sentence!
Review….
At dusk we went inside to eat dinner.
We went inside to eat dinner at dusk.
We went inside at dusk to eat dinner.
Question: When?
Modifying: went
There are several fish in the pond.
In the pond there are several fish.
There in the pond are several fish.
Question: Where?
Modifying: there
Review Continues…
He barks loudly for a puppy.
For a puppy he barks loudly.
He for a puppy barks loudly.
Question: To what extent?
Modifying: loudly
On Saturday we will rehearse our drill routine before the
game.
We will rehearse our drill routine on Saturday before the
game.
We will on Saturday rehearse our drill routine before the
game.
Question: When?
Modifying: will rehearse
HINT
If you are not sure whether a phrase is an
adjective phrase or an adverb phrase,
remember that an adjective phrase
almost always follows the word it
modifies. IF you can move the phrase
without changing the meaning of the
sentence, the phrase is probably an
adverb phrase.
Now…let’s try a few from our
book!
Turn to Page 408 and look at Exercise 7
1)
Andrea saw the dark clouds and turned toward home.
Adverb Clause: toward home
Modifying: turned
2)
The raging wind blew the eleven-year-old over a sea wall near the
shore.
Adverb Clause: near the shore
Modifying: sea wall
3)
She found herself trapped in a deep snowdrift.
Adverb Clause: in a deep snowdrift
Modifying: trapped
4)
No one could hear her shouts over the howling wind.
Adverb Clause: over the howling wind
Modifying: hear her shouts
Now try it on your own!
Finish Exercise 7 by completing questions 5-10.
5) Andrea’s dog charged through the snow
toward the beach.
6) He plunged into the snow around Andrea and
licked her face, warming the skin.
7) Then the huge dog walked around Andrea until
the snow was packed down.
8) The dog pulled her to an open area on the
beach.
9) With great effort, Andrea and her dog made
their way home.
10) Grateful to their dog, Andrea’s family served
him a special steak for dinner.