Adverbs
What do adverbs modify
verbs, adjective, adverbs
Define preposition
Words that show the relationships between two words or phrases in a sentence
Define conjunction
Serve to connect words with words, phrases with phrases, and clauses with clauses.
Define phrase
A syntactic structure that includes one main word and usually one or more closely associated words grouped around it.
Does not have its own subject or predicate
Define clause
It is a group of words that has a subject and a verb. Every complete sentence is made up of at least 1 clause.
Provide two differences between an adverb and an adjective.
Adjective:
Modify nouns, pronouns; they give more detailed information about a noun.
Can’t modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.
Tell you more about a noun by answering one of the following questions:
What Kind? Which? How many?
Adverb:
Modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Can’t modify nouns (only adjectives can perform that job).
The most common question that an adverb will answer is How?
Many are formed by adding -ly to the end of a word, but this is not always the case.
Identify the three categories of prepositions
Location
Direction
Time
Identify the three most common conjunctions
and
or but
How do you tell the difference between a phrase and a clause? Provide an example of each.
A clause can be distinguished from a phrase because a phrase does not have a subject & a verb
Phrase: run away
Clause: You need to run away
What are the two types of clause and provide an example.
Independent
She ran.
Dependent
Before she ran
Identify the six categories of adverbs
Time
Place
Manner
Degree
Reason
Number
What are the components of a prepositional phrase?
preposition
object of preposition
modifiers of the object
What does fanboys stand for?
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
Identify the hierarchy beginning with word. Provide an example of each.
Word
Summer
Phrase
During Summer
Clause
During Summer I goSentence
During Summer I go to the beach.
WHat are adjective clauses typically introduced with and provide an example?
Relative pronouns- what that who
Provide an example of each type of adverb
Time: Again, early, lately, after, already, often, before, then, today, tomorrow.
Place: Above, away, below, down, here, in, inside, out, there, up
Manner: Cheerfully. Cunningly. Fast. Quickly. Right. Slowly. Well.
Degree: Almost. Entirely. Little. Much. Rather. Too. Very.
Number: First. Once. Second. Twice. Third. Thrice. Seldom. Never. Always.
Reason: So Why Therefore Hence Consequently So thus Account of Since Because Thus
Identify and define the 3 types of nominals
Nominal Adjectives: These are adjectives that function as a noun in a sentence.
Nominal Adverbs: These are adverbs that function as nouns
Gerunds: verb that ends in –ing, and in this case, it too functions as a noun.
Identify and define the three types of conjunctions
Bonus- which one is most common
Coordinating Used to join or link words, phrases, or clauses, each of which has equal weight
Correlative: Pairs, if the 1st word in one of these pairs occurs in a sentence, then the 2nd word in the pair must follow.
Subordinating Used to connect one clause (a main or independent clause – has a subject + predicate) to another clause (a subordinate or dependent clause – has a subject & verb, but does not express a complete thought) that carries less weight and importance.
Most common: subordinating
Identify the five types of phrases and provide examples
Noun
The young person
Verb
She runsAdjective
Disney world is very expensive
Adverb
Rather quickly
Preposition
Under the bed
Provide an example of an adjective and adverb clause
Adjective: Pizza, which most people love, is delicious.
Adverb: Although she was tired, she went to school.
Identify the three degrees of comparison and provide an example
Positive. We left early
Comparative. We left earlier
Superlative We left earliest
How can you be sure it a preposition and not an adverb - provide an example of each
If it has an object is a preposition , no object its an adverb
His mood changed from angry to happu.
He left early.
time: after, as long as, as soon as, before, once, till, still, until, when, whenever, while
Reason : As. Because. In order that. Since. So that. That.
Place: where, wherever
Create three sentences and identify phrases within your sentence. Identify the type of phrase
She went to the pool yesterday.
went to the pool - verb phrase
I like the yellow and white shirt.
yellow and white- noun phrase
Lane hid under the bed.
under the bed- prepositional phrase
Identify ALL the types of clauses and provide examples
Independent
She smiles.
Dependent
After she took a showerAdjective
She decided to go with her friend who is not a good influence.
Adverb
She went on a run although she was very sore.
Noun
A person who runs is a runner.