Adverb Detectives
Which word is the adverb: slow or slowly?
Answer: Slowly
Which word is the adjective: careful or carefully?
Answer: Careful
Which sequencing word is commonly used to begin a sequence of steps?
First
Complete the sentence with the correct comparative form:
“My brother is _____ than me.” (tall)
Answer: Taller.
Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in parentheses:
“She _____ English every day.” (study)
Answer: Studies.
Identify the adverbs in the sentence below and explain what each adverb describes.
“The students carefully reviewed their answers and confidently presented their final projects.”
Carefully – describes how the students reviewed their answers.
Confidently – describes how the students presented their projects.
Complete the sentence: “The instructions are _____.” (clear / clearly)
Answer: Clear
Which two sequencing words are commonly used to begin and end a sequence?
Answer: First/Finally
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
“This exam is _____ than the last one.”
A. Difficult.
B. More difficult.
C. Most difficult.
Answer: B. More difficult.
Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:
“Look! The children _____ soccer in the park.”
A. Play
B. Are playing
C. Played
Answer: B. Are playing.
Identify the adverb: “The professor explained the lesson carefully.”
Answer: Carefully
Identify the two adjectives in this sentence: “The experienced professor designed a challenging activity.”
Answer: Experienced and challenging.
Which sequencing word tells the audience that you are giving the last step?
Finally
Identify the error and correct the sentence:
“Maria is the more intelligent student in the class.”
Answer: Maria is the most intelligent student in the class.
Rewrite the sentence in the simple past tense:
My brother goes to school by bus every morning.
Answer: My brother went to school by bus yesterday.
Correct the mistake: “He speaks English fluent.”
He speaks English fluently.
Correct both adjective errors in this sentence: “The professor gave a carefully explanation and assigned a difficulty task.”
Answer: The professor gave a careful explanation and assigned a difficult task.”
A student explains how to submit an assignment:
First, write your name on the paper. Finally, complete the assignment. Next, turn in your work to the teacher. Then, review your answers.
Question: Which sequencing words are being used incorrectly? Rearrange the steps and use the correct sequencing words to explain the process in logical order.
First, complete the assignment.
Next, review your answers.
Then, write your name on the paper.
Finally, turn in your work to the teacher.
Complete both sentences using the correct comparative and superlative forms of the word good:
“Today’s presentation was _____ than yesterday’s, but Monday’s presentation was the _____ of all.”
Answer: Better; best.
Complete each sentence using the correct tense: simple present, present continuous, or simple past.
My mother usually _____ dinner at 6:00 p.m. (cook)
Right now, she _____ dinner. (prepare)
Yesterday, she _____ pasta for dinner. (make)
Answer:
Cooks
Is preparing
Made
Complete the sentence: “The professor explained the concept _____ so everyone understood.” (patient / patiently)
Answer: Patiently
Correct the adjective errors in this sentence: “The students were exciting about the new course, and the instructions were confusingly.”
Answer: “The students were excited about the new course, and the instructions were confusing.”
A student writes the following instructions for submitting a completed assignment. However, the sequence is confusing because the transition words are not in the correct order.
“Finally, attach your completed assignment to the email. After that, turn on the computer and open your email account. Then, save the document in the correct folder. Before submitting, type the teacher’s email address. First, open the document and review it for spelling and grammar errors. Next, click the send button.”
Your challenge: Rewrite the instructions in the correct logical order. Use appropriate sequencing words such as first, next, then, after that, and finally. Make sure each step follows logically from the previous one.
First, turn on the computer and open your email account.
Next, open the document and review it for spelling and grammar errors.
Then, save the document in the correct folder.
After that, type the teacher’s email address.
Next, attach the completed assignment to the email.
Finally, click the send button.
A student writes the following three sentences about their city:
My city is more crowded than the town where my grandparents live.
It is the most busiest place in the region.
The streets are the most narrowest in the city.
Your challenge: Two sentences contain errors in the use of superlatives. Identify the two incorrect sentences and rewrite them correctly.
Answer:
Sentence 2: It is the busiest place in the region.
Sentence 3: The streets are the narrowest in the city.
Explanation: Do not use most with an adjective that already ends in -est.
student writes the following paragraph:
“Every morning, Carlos is waking up at 6:00 a.m. He usually is eating breakfast before school. Yesterday, he goes to school late because he misses the bus. Right now, he studies for his English exam.”
Your challenge: Identify the FOUR incorrect verb forms and rewrite the paragraph using the correct tenses.
Answer:
Every morning, Carlos wakes up at 6:00 a.m. He usually eats breakfast before school. Yesterday, he went to school late because he missed the bus. Right now, he is studying for his English exam.