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Parts of Speech- Adverb
Adverbs:
• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
• Adverbs Modifying Verbs:
• 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. They can come before a verb
or verb phrase or even between the words in the verb phrase.
Where?
Fell below
went there
Arrived today
When?
should have spoken before
Happily ran
Partly understands
move aside
climbs down
left early
In What Way?
danced awkwardly
will end abruptly
To What Extent?
have not completed
wash completely
begins then
had been sung loudly
hardly would have known
Adverbs Modifying Adjectives and Adverbs
• An adverb modifying an adjective answers only one question: to what
extent?
• When an adverb modifies an adjective, it usually comes directly
before the adjective, as shown in the examples in the following chart.
Adverbs Modifying Adjectives
Moved very quickly
not completely wrong
Climbed almost over
only just recognizable
Adjective or Adverb?
• An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
• An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun
• Adverb: I awoke early.
• Adjective: I had an early class.
• The word early takes the same form whether used as an adjective or
an adverb.
Adjectives
Adverbs with –ly endings
Gentle hands
Bright paint
Handle gently
Painted brightly
Nouns
Adjectives with –ly endings
A head of curls
A close friend
Curly hair
Friendly neighbors