Using Adverbs

Using Adverbs

by Cherrylyn Chiong

Multiple Choice

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

• adjective

• adverb

• preposition

• noun

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

Multiple Choice

It tells us how often something is done.

• Adverb of time

• Adverb of place

• Adverb of frequency

• 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.

Multiple Choice

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

• Adverb of Time

• Adverb of Place

• Adverb of Frequency

• 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.

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I almost didn't recognize him.

Multiple Choice

It tells us when something is done.

• Adverb of Time

• Adverb of Place

• Adverb of Frequency

• 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

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​John fetched water in the nearby well yesterday.

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Her composition became popular a few months ago.

Multiple Choice

It tells us where something is done.

• Adverb of Time

• Adverb of Place

• Adverb of Frequency

• 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.

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​We can go there for dinner.

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It is a fine day for outdoor games. Let the children play outside.

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in this sentence, "John excitedly wrote his wish list"?

• excitedly

• wrote

• wish 

• list

Multiple Choice

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

• Adverb of Time

• Adverb of Place

• Adverb of Frequency

• Adverb of Degree

Multiple Choice

The teacher said, “Always write your name legibly.”

Q: What is the adverb of frequency in the sentence?

• said

• always

• legibly

• name

Multiple Choice

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

She _________ laid the baby in the crib.

• soon

• carefully

• always

• sometimes

Multiple Choice

"The students were here earlier to hear the Holy Mass."

Q: What is the adverb of place in the sentence?

• here

• earlier

• students

• were

Multiple Choice

"He became really anxious ever since the pandemic started."

Q: What type of Adverb is used in this sentence?

• Adverb  of Time 

• Adverb  of Frequency

• Adverb  of Manner

• Adverb  of Degree