Adverb Basics
True or False.
All words that end in -ly are adverbs.
What is false
Days of the week and months are NOT adverbs, they are...
What are nouns
An adjective is...
What is a person, place, or thing.
True or False.
An adverb is the same as a verb.
What is false.
What is being modified? (verb, adjective, or noun)
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What is a verb?
True or False.
A sentence must have an adverb.
Bonus: What must a sentence have in order to be a considered a complete sentence?
What is false
True or False.
There are negative adverbs that can also modify verbs.
Bonus: Give an example of a negative adverb
What is true
When an adverb modifies an adjective, it only answers the question of...
What is to what extent?
When an adverb modifies an adverb, it only answers the question of...
What is to what extent?
What is being modified? (verb, adjective, or noun)
He answered the principal's questions honestly yesterday.
What is a verb?
(honestly, yesterday)
3 things that adverbs modify
What are verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
Words like "school," "beach" and "restaurant" are not adverbs, they are ...
Tell me why
What are nouns
because...
Identify the adverb and the adjective that it modifies in the sentence.
The stadium was extremely crowded.
Adverb=extremely
Adjective=crowded
Identify the 2 adverbs in the sentence. Then identify what verb that is being modified.
The boys tiptoed really quietly across the gym.
Adverb=really Adverb=quietly
Verb=tiptoed
What is being modified? (verb, adjective, or noun)
Mason was extremely tired after he finished chopping wood.
What is an adjective?
Give examples of each:
2 nouns that end in -ly
2 verbs that end in -ly
2 adjectives that end in -ly
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Adverbs that modify a verb answer these 4 questions.
What is when?
What is where?
What is in what way?
What is to what extent?
Identify the adverb and the adjective that it modifies in the sentence.
Thursday was a rather cold day.
Adverb=rather
Adjective=cold
Identify the 2 adverbs in the sentence. Then identify what adjective that is being modified.
I have found golf to be really quite fun.
Adverb=really Adverb=quite
Adjective=fun
What is being modified? (verb, adjective, or noun)
The fish swam noiselessly around the aquarium.
What is a verb?
What is to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs by making the meaning more precise (specific)
(change/add to them)
For each sentence tell me:
What is the adverb? What is the verb it modifies? What question does it answer?
Barry's team finally won the game on Saturday.
The gymnast leapt nimbly through air as the lively music played.
adverb=nimbly verb=leapt question=In what way
Identify the adverb and the adjective that it modifies in the sentence.
In my opinion, the movie was extremely boring.
Adverb=extremely
Adjective=boring
Identify the 2 adverbs in the sentence.
What is being modified further? A verb or an adjective?
In the car crash, the woman was injured rather seriously.
Adverb=rather Adverb=seriously
What is a verb? (injured)
Susie is really quite disorganized.