Definitions and Concepts
Comparative and superlative adverbs compare degrees/amounts/qualities of this part of speech.
What is a "verb" or "action"?
Give the comparative form of “carefully.”
What is “more carefully”?
This is the superlative form of “well.”
What is “best”?
These are the four basic questions answered by adverbs.
What are “when?” “where?” “why?” and “how?”?
This is the adverb clause in the following sentence: “I felt cold because I had no jacket.”
What is “because I had no jacket”?
If an adverb has this ending, add “more” and “most” to get its comparative and superlative forms.
What is “ly”?
This is the comparative form of “well.”
What is “better”?
This is the superlative form of “high.”
What is “highest”?
This is the adverb phrase in the following sentence: “Everyone knew he was susceptible to allergic reactions.”
What is “to allergic reactions”?
This question is answered by the adverb clause in the following sentence: “She learned to read German when she was ten years old.”
What is “When?”?
This is the name for the base form of an adverb.
What is “positive”?
This is the positive form of “simply.”
What is “simply”?
The irregular adverb “far” has this superlative.
What is “farthest”?
This question is answered by the adverb phrase in the following sentence: After a long run, she likes to go swimming.
What is “when?”?
When an adverb clause is used, this type of sentence is the result.
What is a “complex sentence”?
When finding an adverb phrase, look for this type of phrase in a sentence.
What is “prepositional”?
This is the comparative form of “much.”
What is “more”?
The irregular adverb “badly” has this superlative.
What is “worst”?
Identify the adverb phrase and the question it answers: “Our family moved to the beach after my dad got a new job.”
What are “to the beach” and “where?”?
This type of word is the clue that an adverb clause is coming.
What is a “subordinating conjunction”?
An adverb clause is also referred to as this type of clause that cannot stand alone.
What is “dependent”?
This is the comparative form of “soon.”
What is “sooner”?
The irregular adverb “little” has this superlative.
What is “least”?
These three adverb phrases are found in the following sentence: “If you bring your dog to our house, he will run around the trees and bark at the neighbor’s cat.”
What are “to our house” “around the trees” and “at the neighbor’s cat”?
These three parts of speech may be modified by an adverb, adverb phrase, or adverb clause.
What are “verb,” “adjective,” and “adverb”?