Types of Adverbs
Answers the question "how much?"
Ex: The story is rather interesting.
Adverbs of degrees
What do adverbs modify?
Adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs.
She happily talked about her vacation.
Happily
He silently tiptoed to the kitchen.
Silently modifies tiptoed
What adverb answers the question "when?" of "how often?"
Ex: She often reads books.
Adverbs of Time
What degree of adverbs does not compare to other things?
Ex: The sun burns brightly in the sky.
Positive Degree
Finally, we sat down and watched T.V. after a long day at school.
Finally
Quickly modifies ran
Answers the question "where?"
Ex: Please don't play catch inside.
Adverbs of place
What degree of adverbs compares two things?
Ex: I ran faster than Jeff.
Comparative Degree
I walked toward the gym.
Toward
You pulled the string hard.
Hard modifies pulled
Answers the question "how?"(something is done)
Ex: She ran quickly to the store.
Adverbs of manner
What degree of adverbs compares three or more other things?
Ex: I ran the fastest out of my friends.
Superlative Degree
He is the most courageous guy I know.
Most
The most faithful person is the one who will stay with you no matter what.
Most modifies faithful
What are the two adverbs tell whether a statement is true or false?
Ex: I definitely know the answer. Well, I don't know the answer.
Adverbs of affirmation and negation.
An intensifier modifies what two parts of speech?
Ex: Jeff finished just barely before Bob.
Adjectives and Adverbs
We didn't know about his status.
Not or "n't"
The knight said "I shan't be scared!"
Not modifies shall be