Transcript ADVERBS

ADVERBS
Definition: An adverb is a word that
modifies a verb, an adjective, or another
adverb.
Adverbs answer several questions when they modify verbs:
What Adverbs Tell About Verbs
Where?
When?
He lives nearby.
I looked inside.
Put the packages there.
We held the party outside.
Janice played yesterday.
The message arrived early.
I will meet you later.
Grandma is coming today.
Adverbs answer several questions when they modify verbs:
What Adverbs Tell About Verbs
In what way?
To what extent?
The musician performed perfectly.
The dancers moved gracefully.
The shortstop quickly ran to the
base.
Wolves howl loudly.
Janet was completely honest.
Lucy seems very upset.
Amy fully agrees with me.
I am totally opposed to it.
 Adverb
modifying a verb:
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The mother tenderly moved the pup.
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adverbs modify adjectives or
adverbs, they answer the question To what
extent?
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modifying an adjective:
A very kind woman helped me.
 Adverb
modifying another adverb:
 The males hunt extremely well.
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The old car moved slowly up the hill.
She answered him very quickly.
Cindy drove the car cautiously in the snowstorm.
The dog ran swiftly toward its home.
I suddenly remembered that I left my jacket in the park.
She wrote too rapidly and made a mistake.
We walked wearily toward the bus in the hot sun.
The recreation center was finished recently.
We walked home yesterday.
The nights have been extremely warm this fall.
We crossed the street very carefully at the beginning of the parade.
Please answer quickly so that we can finish before five o’clock.
These oak trees grow very slowly, but they are worth the wait.
The team played extremely well.
Deer run very fast.