English - Sept. 12 - Adverbs
English - 9/12/13 - Adverbs
Adverbs modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Adverbs are used to answer the following questions:
Many adverbs end in -ly. Many of these adverbs are formed by adding -ly to adjectives.
bright + -ly = brightly [When John turned on the lamp, it brightly lit up the room.]
loud + -ly = loudly [Miss Shaffer loudly called out students' names as she took attendance.]
However, not all -ly words are adverbs. Sometimes they can also be used as adjectives.
Sarah received monthly paychecks while working at the news station.
Examples of Adverbs Modifying Verbs
I seldom see you nowadays.
Many students did not understand the directions.
How did you do on the test?
Examples of Adverbs Modifying Adjectives
Think About It... Why should we use adverbs in a sentence? What purpose do they serve?
Daily Assignments
Complete exercise 8 from your Elements of Language textbook (page 108) below. Write out each sentence completely. Underline the verb phrases and circle your adverbs.
Hint: Look for your verb phrases first. Remember: verbs are words that express action or a state of being. After you find the main verb, see if the verb can answer any of the following questions:
Sarah elegantly played the piano at her recital.
Our verb, or action word, is played. If you ask yourself, "How did Sarah play?" you can see that the word elegantly answers your question. Therefore, elegantly is modifying the verb played and it is our adverb!
Adverbs modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
- Remember, modifying a word means to describe the word or make the meaning more definite.
Adverbs are used to answer the following questions:
- Where?
- When?
- How?
- To what extent?
Many adverbs end in -ly. Many of these adverbs are formed by adding -ly to adjectives.
bright + -ly = brightly [When John turned on the lamp, it brightly lit up the room.]
loud + -ly = loudly [Miss Shaffer loudly called out students' names as she took attendance.]
However, not all -ly words are adverbs. Sometimes they can also be used as adjectives.
Sarah received monthly paychecks while working at the news station.
Examples of Adverbs Modifying Verbs
- Adverbs may come before or after the words they modify.
I seldom see you nowadays.
- Adverbs may come between the parts of verb phases.
Many students did not understand the directions.
- Adverbs are sometimes used to ask questions.
How did you do on the test?
Examples of Adverbs Modifying Adjectives
- An unusually fast starter, Karen won the race.
- Our committee is especially busy this time of the year.
- Elena finished the problem more quickly than I did.
- Our guest left quite abruptly.
Think About It... Why should we use adverbs in a sentence? What purpose do they serve?
Daily Assignments
Complete exercise 8 from your Elements of Language textbook (page 108) below. Write out each sentence completely. Underline the verb phrases and circle your adverbs.
Hint: Look for your verb phrases first. Remember: verbs are words that express action or a state of being. After you find the main verb, see if the verb can answer any of the following questions:
- How?
- When?
- Where?
- To what extent?
Sarah elegantly played the piano at her recital.
Our verb, or action word, is played. If you ask yourself, "How did Sarah play?" you can see that the word elegantly answers your question. Therefore, elegantly is modifying the verb played and it is our adverb!
Your second assignment is to write your very own paragraph including a variety of different adverbs. Follow the instructions below to get full credit for your assignment.
As always, please be sure to turn in your work ASAP to Miss Shaffer to receive full credit for your assignment.
- You must write one paragraph containing five complete sentences.
- Each sentence must contain at least two adverbs.
- You may write about any topic.
As always, please be sure to turn in your work ASAP to Miss Shaffer to receive full credit for your assignment.
We will be having a quiz on Parts of Speech on Friday, September 13. To get an ‘A’ on your first quiz for Miss Shaffer, you must be able to:
- Define each part of speech we have learned and/or reviewed this week (sentence, subject, predicate, noun, pronoun, antecedent, adjective, verb, adverb).
- Identify a noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, or adverb in any given sentence.
- Correctly add or replace nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs in a sentence.
- Explain the purpose of adding adjectives and adverbs to a sentence.