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Understanding Adverbs: Their Functions, Examples, and Common Mistakes

This guide provides an overview of adverbs, words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Learn about their function, as they add intensity or limit the intensity of the words they modify. Explore how adverbs answer questions like when, where, how, why, under what conditions, and to what degree. Examples illustrate their use in sentences, highlighting common adverbial errors, such as the misapplication of "well" versus "good." Master the art of using adverbs effectively in your writing and speech.

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Understanding Adverbs: Their Functions, Examples, and Common Mistakes

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  1. Adverbs Words used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

  2. Function of an adverb • When modifying adjectives or other adverbs, they add intensity or limit intensity of the word • Usually answers the following questions: • When? • Where? • How? • Why? • Under what conditions? • To what degree?

  3. Examples of adverbs • Pet the cat gently. [pet how? Gently] • Eat your vegetables first. [eat when? First] • Be extremely good while the babysitter is here. [extremely adds intensity to good; babysitter is where? Here]

  4. Common Mistakes with adverbs • Not are never adverbs that are commonly overlooked • Well vs. good • Well is an adverb and should be used to modify a verb, adjective, or an adverb while good is an adjective • He ran well at the track meet today. • Well modifies the verb ran

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