Transcript Adverbs

Adverbs…
…or, slaughter your children
Adverbs
• Adverbs modify other words, specifically
verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
• Many adverbs end in –ly. (Easily, fluently,
etc)
Adverb Purposes
•There are two types
of adverbs:
intensifying and
modifying
Intensifying Adverbs
• Intensifying: enhance the meaning of a word
(usually a verb)
• Intensifying adverbs provide standard, expected
descriptions of how something is done
– EX: Umkulthoum barfed messily
– EX: Umkulthoum barfed disgustingly
• Intensifying adverbs tell the degree to which
something is done
– EX: Trevor’s femur was broken horribly
– EX: Trevor’s femur was barely broken
• AVOID THESE WHENEVER POSSIBLE
Modifying Adverbs
• Modifying: change the meaning of a
word in a significant and unexpected
way
–EX: Umkulthoum barfed daintily
–EX: Umkulthoum barfed enticingly
• These adverbs are OCCASIONALLY
acceptable and effective
What to do with an intensifying adverb
• There are two choices of what to do
with an intensifying adverb:
– Eliminate the adverb and keep the verb
the same
• Do this when the verb is a strong action verb
– Umkulthoum barfed messily
– Eliminate the adverb and change the verb
• Do this to replace a weak, bland, vague, or
unsatisfying verb with a strong action verb
– Trevor’s femur was pulverized horribly