Just Define...
Name three questions that adverbs can answer.
Where? When? How?
In the following sentence, "Sign the form and return it to me, now!" What is the adverb?
Now. Asking the questions "when".
In the following sentence, "He looked down and saw an unusual stone." What is the adverb in the sentence?
Name the adverb in the following sentence: The Wright Brothers flew their plane successfully.
Successfully
Everyone worked diligently on their projects for the Science Fair. What part of speech is "diligently" in this sentence?
Adverb. How did everyone work on their project?
What parts of speech can adverbs modify?
Adjectives, Verbs, and other Adverbs
Teachers attends to their students daily. What is the adverb?
Circles of stones lay inside. What is the adverb and what word does it modify?
Inside is the adverb and it modifies the word lay. Where did the circle of stones lay?
In the sentence, "My dog has the most incredibly fluffy fur." What does the adverb, "incredibly", modify?
Fluffy. This also can ask the question "to what extent."
Linda carefully grabbed the long, blue snake on the floor. What is the word "long" in this sentence?
Adjective, modifying the word snake.
What is another word for describe...this is what adverbs do...
Modify
Tomorrow, we are going on a field trip to the zoo. Name the adverb in the sentence.
Tomorrow, modifies the words "are going".
Mason threw his dirty laundry there. Name the adverb that asks the question where.
There.
In the sentence, "Susie slurped very loudly at her tea." What does the adverb "loudly" modify?
Loudly modifies the word "slurped". How did she slurped?
Fortunately, my students brought their umbrellas for the trip to the woods. The word "fortunately" is what part of speech?
Fortunately is an adverb.
True or False: All adverbs end in -ly
False. Not all adverbs end with -ly like in very, not, here, and there are just a few.
My cousin will arrive at O'Hara tonight at six o'clock. Identify the adverb in the sentence.
Tonight.
Ken left his toys outside in the playhouse. What does the adverb "outside" modify?
Stonehenge was built successfully over time. What is the adverb?
Only one person arrived late for the party. What part of speech is "late"?
Late is an adverb asking the question "when".
Which word could NOT be an adverb: soon, well, probably, tomorrow, run
Run. It is a verb!
What’s the best way to figure out whether a word is an adverb?
A. See if it ends in “-ly”
B. Look at its position in the sentence
C. Check if there’s another adverb in the sentence
D. Ask the "question" and see how the word functions in the sentence.
D. Ask the "question" and see how the word functions in the sentence.
Write a sentence that consist of an adverb that asks the question "where" on your whiteboard.
Answers vary.
Name two of the adverbs in this sentence: Their torn pants were often extremely worn.
The long white envelope looked very ordinary. What part of speech is "very"?
Very is an adverb.