Using Adverbs in Narration

Using Adverbs in Narration

Multiple Choice

1. It is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb or another adverb.

• adjective

• noun

• adverb

• preposition

ADVERB is a word that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb or other adverb.

• adjective - words that describe nouns (or pronouns)

• verb - expresses an action or a state of being

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2. It tells us how often something is done.

• Adverb of time

• Adverb of frequency

• Adverb of place

• Adverb of degree

Adverb of Frequency

It tells how often something is done. Words used as adverbs of frequency include always, sometimes, often, occasionally, rarely, seldom, sometimes, twice, daily, never, etc.

• Father takes his medicine twice a day.

• Jane never eats pork.

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3. It tells us the level or extent of something being done.

• Adverb of time

• Adverb of frequency

• Adverb of place

• Adverb of degree

Adverb of Degree

It tells the level or extent of how something is done. Examples of this adverb include almost, much. Nearly, very, too and more.

• I was too shy to approach her.

• I almost didn’t recognize him.

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4. It tells us when something is done.

• Adverb of time

• Adverb of frequency

• Adverb of place

• Adverb of degree

Adverb of Time

It tells when something is done. It is usually at the beginning or at the end of sentence.

Examples: afterwards, already, always, immediately, last year, yesterday

• Jane fetched water in the nearby well yesterday.

• Her original composition became popular a few months ago.

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5. It tells us where something is done.

• Adverb of time

• Adverb of frequency

• Adverb of place

• Adverb of degree

Adverb of Place

It tells where something is done. It is used after a verb, object, or at the end of a sentence. It includes words such as above, below, here, outside, there, under, upstairs.

• We can go there for lunch.

• It’s a cloudy day. The children can play outside.

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6. What is the adverb in this sentence, "John neatly wrote his wish list"?

• neatly

• wrote

• shopping

• list

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7. My dog always barks. What type of adverb is the underlined word?

• Adverb of time

• Adverb of frequency

• Adverb of place

• Adverb of degree

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8. The teacher said, “Write your name neatly.” What is the adverb in the sentence?

• said

• neatly

• name

• write

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9. Which adverb completes the following sentence? (The adverb needs to tell how)

She _________ laid the baby in the crib.

• soon

• always

• carefully

• sometimes

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10. "The girls went upstairs to get their coats." What is the adverb in the sentence?

• girls

• went

• upstairs

• their

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10. "The girls went upstairs to get their coats." What is the adverb in the sentence?

• girls

• went

• upstairs

• their