Adverbs
By: Brennan McOwen
and Tim Jones
What are they?
• Adverbs are words that describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb. They
are one of several parts of speech. They give detail for how, when, where, in
what way, and to what extent.
How are they used?
• Adverbs are used to modify a verb, adjective, phrase, sentence, clause,
determiner, or another adverb. They can only be used at certain parts of a
sentence, such as before or after a verb.
• Ex: The man quickly walked to his mailbox.
• Non-Ex: The man walked to quickly his mailbox.
How are they used?
• More Examples:
• The man quietly slept.
Quietly is the adverb, and it modifies the word slept.
It could also be used as: Quietly, the man slept. The man slept quietly.
• Cats are very cute.
Very is the adverb, and it modifies the word cute.
More Examples
• I think bread is very tasty.
Very is the adverb, and it modifies the word tasty.
• He obviously was scared of heights.
Obviously is the adverb, and it modifies the word scared.
• The baby mischievously ate the hidden cookies.
Mischievously is the adverb, and it modifies the word ate.
The History of Adverbs
Adverb comes from a Latin word, that was
modelled off of a Greek word, that means added
word. The Latin word is adverbum and the French
word is adverbe, we still don't know whether we
chose to modify the French version, the Latin
version, or a mixture of both.
Quiz
Find the adverb and circle or underline it
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She ran rapidly around the track.
I began my piano lesson reluctantly.
I had barely started eating when we had to leave.
The new building was completely destroyed by fire.
I seldom have heard such a noise.
Quiz
Find the adverb and circle or underline it
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This summer we went to the shore frequently.
Slowly, he climbed the ladder.
They met outside.
The large dog climbed in to it's bed slowly.
I was really surprised by the party you had arranged for me.
Handout
• Complete pages 35-36 in your work book.
Bibliography
• http://www.dictionarycentral.com/definition/adverb.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverb
• Grammar Workbook