Transcript Unit 7: Adverbs and Prepositions

Unit 7: Adverbs and
Prepositions
Lesson 1: What is an Adverb?
Adverbs
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An adverb is a word that describes a verb.
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Tell how, when, or where the action happens.
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Many end in –ly.
Common Adverbs
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How: fast, hard, together, happily, quietly
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When: tomorrow, later, next, often, again
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Where: here, there, inside, far, upstairs, forward
Examples
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Keith and Tina hurried downtown.
Subject:
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They easily found Grove Street Park.
Subject:
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Unit 7: Adverbs and
Prepositions
Lesson 2: Comparing with Adverbs
How to Compare with Adverbs
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For most adverbs, add –er to compare two things
and –est to compare three or more things.
For longer adverbs, add more or most before the
word.
Examples
Late, later, and latest
 Often, more often, and most often
 Early, earlier, and earliest
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Examples
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Does Adam swim _____ than Barb? (often)
I get into the water _____ of all my friends.
(slowly)
Josh always swims _______ than Kyle does.
(straight)
I do the side stroke _____ that I do the crawl.
(easily)
Unit 7: Adverbs and
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Lesson 3: Adjective or Adverb?
Adverb or Adjective?
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Adverbs usually have –ly
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Adjectives describe nouns; adverbs describe
actions
Good is always an adjective; well can be an
adjective or an adverb.
Practice
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The ballet company performed (good, well).
The dancers’ movements were (graceful,
gracefully).
The star ballerina spun (rapid, rapidly) on her
toes.
The audience clapped (loud, loudly) at the end.
Unit 7: Adverbs and
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Lesson 4: Negatives
What is a negative?
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Negative: words that mean “no” or “not”
Contractions that are formed with the word “not”
are also negatives.
A sentence should only have ONE negative; do
not use double negatives!
Practice
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Didn’t you (ever, never) see a three-ring circus?
Isn’t (anybody, nobody) watching the high-wire
act?
There isn’t (anything, nothing) underneath the
wire.
Our friends at home (had, hadn’t) none of the
fun.
Unit 7: Adverbs and
Prepositions
Lesson 5: Prepositions
What is a Preposition?
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Preposition: relates another word in the
sentence to the noun or pronoun that follows the
preposition.
Object of the preposition: the noun or the
pronoun that follows the preposition.
Examples
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About
Above
Across
After
Along
Around
At
Before
Behind
Below
Beside
By
down
except
from
inside
near
off
out
over
through
to
under
until
during
for
in
into
of
on
outside
past
up
with
without
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Scientists study tools from the past.
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When was the tool used by people?
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Was it made for a special purpose?
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What does the tool tell us about them?
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They have found dolls in their special searches.
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These dolls were made from corn cobs.
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Ancient people must have lived near their sites.
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Their children probably played with the small
dolls.
The dolls can be seen at several museums.
Unit 7: Adverbs and
Prepositions
Lesson 6: Prepositional Phrases
What is a Prepositional Phrase?
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Prepositional phrase: made up of a
preposition, the object of the preposition, and all
of the words between them.
We packed the fruit in our knapsacks.
 Preposition: in
 Object of Prep: knapsacks
 Whole phrase: in our knapsacks
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Practice
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How would you travel across a river?
You might cross at a shallow place or a rocky
spot.
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Bridges are a better solution to the problem.
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On bridges, traffic moves safely and easily.
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The George Washington Bridge is used by many
travelers.
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Prepositions
Lesson 7: Pronouns in Prepositional Phrases
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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a
noun.
A prepositional phrase has a preposition and an
object of the preposition.
When the pronoun is the object of the
preposition, then you should use an object
pronoun.
Practice
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My brothers wouldn’t clean the house without my
sisters and (I, me).
Cleaning the garage was a good job for Marcy and (he,
him).
In the garage, an old toy box was found by Marcy and
(I, me).
The toys had belonged to Karen and (him, he).
With Larry and (she, her), I carried the box to the
yard.
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Lesson 8: Adverb or Preposition?
Adverb or Preposition?
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Some words could be used as both.
If the word begins a prepositional phrase, then it
is a preposition.
If the word describes the action, it is an adverb.
Examples
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Above
along
around
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Below
by
down
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In
inside
near
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Off
over
out
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Outside
under
up
Practice
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Anita looked around the button shop.
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Her large blue button had fallen off.
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Buttons were displayed along the counter.
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She saw the right button under the glass.
Practice
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She was curious and went in.
In every corner, she saw strange, wonderful
things.
Sarah walked around.
A wooden box beside the vase caught Sarah’s
attention.