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Adverbs. Welcome to Grammapalooza!. Adverbs. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs Modifying Verbs. Adverbs can add meaning to verbs in many different ways:
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Adverbs • An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Adverbs Modifying Verbs • Adverbs can add meaning to verbs in many different ways: - An adverb modifying a verb answers the questions Where? When?In what way? Or To what extent? • Adverbs can also be placed in many different positions. As shown in the chart on the next slide, they can come after or before a verb or verb phrase or even between the words in a verb phrase.
Adverbs Modifying Verbs • Give it a shot! - Come up with five additional adverb/verb pairs answering each of the questions in the chart.
Adverbs Modifying Adjectives • Many descriptions can be made more meaningful by adding an adverb to an adjective. • An adverb modifying an adjective answers only one question: To what extent?
Adverbs Modifying Adjectives and Adverbs • When an adverb modifies an adjective, it usually comes directly before the adjective, as shown in the examples in the following chart:
Adverbs Modifying Adverbs • Sometimes adverbs are used to sharpen the meaning of other adverbs. • An adverb modifying another adverb answers just one question: To what extent?
Adverbs Modifying Adverbs • An adverb modifying another adverb generally comes directly before the adverb it modifies. In the following examples, very modifies quickly, almost modifies over, not modifies completely, and only modifies just.