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Adverbs. Adverbs. An adverb modifies, or describes, a verb , an adjective , or another adverb . . An adverb tells how , when , or where about the word it modifies. An adverb can appear anywhere in a sentence. 1. The ballerina danced gracefully on the stage.
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Adverbs An adverb modifies, or describes, a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
An adverb tells how, when, or where about the word it modifies. An adverb can appear anywhere in a sentence. 1. The ballerina danced gracefully on the stage. 2. Lisa walked outside to eat lunch. 3. The basketball tournament begins tonight. how? where? when?
1. Jen happily plays the piano. 2. Often the family eats together. 3. My puppy ran outside. how? when? where?
Most, but not all, words that end in –ly are adverbs. This type of adverb is usually formed by adding –ly to an adjective. • Adjective: graceful Adverb: gracefully • Adjective: quiet Adverb: quietly
Some adverbs do not end in –ly. The chart below lists the most common ones.
Underline each adverb. • They soon were cooking dinner. • The little boy playfully tickled his sister. • The movie later showed a fight scene. • Misty proudly accepted the trophy. • Quickly turn in your homework now.
An adverb that modifies an adjective or another adverb almost always appears immediatelybefore the word it modifies. • Ty is an unusually fast runner. • Kaci almost always wins.
Find each adverb that modifies an adjective or another adverb. • I almost never eat carrots. • That movie was quite scary. • Mom washed the crystal vase very carefully. • Krystal was really happy to make the team. • Mark could very quickly solve the math problems. Adv. Adj. Adv. Adj. Adv.
Adverbs that Compare The comparative form of an adverb compares two actions. The superlative form of an adverb compares more than two actions. • Matt sits closer to the door than I do. • Ann sits the closest to the door of all.
Adverbs that Compare Adverbs that have only one syllable form the comparative by adding –er and form the superlative by adding –est. • Comparative: The little dog ran faster than the big one. • Superlative: The little dog ran the fastestof all of them.
Adverbs that Compare Adverbs that have more than one syllableor that end in –ly use the word moreto form the comparative and the word mostto form the superlative. • Comparative: The little dog ran more quickly than the big one. • Superlative: The little dog ran the most quickly of all of them.
more carefully most carefully ADVERB COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE carefully __________ __________ slowly __________ _________ gently __________ __________ hard __________ __________ soon __________ __________ more slowly most slowly most gently more gently hardest harder sooner soonest
Adjective or Adverb? Adjective: modifies a noun or pronoun. Adverb: modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Adjective or Adverb? When they follow a verb, however, they can be confusing. THE RULE: A predicate adjective follows a linking verb, and an adverb follows an action verb. • A leopard is fast. • A leopard runs fast.
Practice adv. • Brian sings better than Troy. • Melissa became angry with her brother. • This class seems longer than usual. • Pam ran quickly across the street. • Mom cheered loudly from the bleachers. adj. adj. adv. adv.
