9th Adverbs

9th Adverbs

By Marco Hernandez

​Practice 1

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Look at the following sentences and the underlined adverbs. Determine if the adverb or adverbs refer to Where?, When?, How? or To what extend?

​Example

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Multiple Choice

1. During summer vacations I usually go to camp.

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• To what extend?

Multiple Choice

2. We will meet you later at the library.

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• To what extend?

Multiple Choice

3. Dangerously strong winds threatened the coastal villages.

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• To what extend?

Multiple Select

4. Hurry! Our bus is already here!

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• To what extend?

Multiple Choice

5. Where do you go to school?

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• To what extend?

Multiple Choice

6. I try to avoid horror movies, for they frighten me badly.

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• To what extend?

Multiple Choice

7. Although I practice daily, I am a clumsy piano player.

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• To what extend?

Multiple Choice

8. The children held hands and crossed the street cautiously.

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• To what extend?

Multiple Choice

9. The weather in April was unusually warm.

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• To what extend?

Multiple Choice

10. Is this garden soil too sandy, Manuel?

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• To what extend?

​Practice 2

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​In the following sentences, look at the underlined adverb and choose the word or group of words it is modifying.

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Example​

Multiple Choice

11. Yesterday, my family and I boarded a small plane.

• my family

• boarded

• small plane

Multiple Choice

12. Earlier the weather service had predicted unseasonably stormy conditions.

• service

• stormy

• predicted

Multiple Choice

13. The flight attendants insisted most politely that we fasten our seat belts.

• flight attendants

• fasten

• insisted

Multiple Choice

14. We neared our destination, and the airplane suddenly plunged (to fall suddenly, as into water, from a great height).

• airplane

• plunged

• destination

Multiple Choice

15. Almost immediately, I checked my seat belt and braced myself.

• immediately

• checked

• seat belt

​Practice 3

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​Read the following statements, identify the adverb or adverbs and type one down ONLY.

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Example

​Soon, the pilot skillfully leveled the airplane.

​soon

skillfully

​or

Fill in the Blanks

16. Seeing the runway, we relaxed, and the airplane landed safely.

Fill in the Blanks

17. I was extremely happy to touch the ground.

Fill in the Blanks

18. We rented a car and drove away slowly.

Fill in the Blanks

19. We greatly enjoyed our road trip, for our route was very scenic.

Fill in the Blanks

20. We reached our hotel fairly late.

​The words yesterday, today, and tomorrow can all function as adverbs. For example:

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• Yesterday I went to the store.

• I read the book yesterday.

• Today the dog dug under the fence.

• A mouse got loose in the house today.

• Tomorrow she is heading to Europe.

• He will take out the trash tomorrow.

​Applying some changes in the way yesterday, today, and tomorrow are used, reveal that all three words are nouns. All three have plural and possessive forms. For example:

• She has many yesterdays behind her but not many tomorrows ahead. (plural)

• We are all accumulations of our yesterdays, todays, and tomorrows. (plural)

• Your todays are a direct result of the sum of all your yesterdays. (plural)

• All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today. (plural)

• Can you review yesterday’s schedule? (possessive)

• What is on today’s and tomorrow’s agendas? (possessive)

​In addition to passing the syntactic test for nouns, yesterday, today, and tomorrow can also perform other nominal functions. For example:

• Today was the best day of my life. (subject)

• My birthday was yesterday. (subject complement)

• I enjoyed yesterday. (direct object)

• She will give tomorrow some thought. (indirect object)

• He declared the best day ever today. (object complement)

• We bought the cake for tomorrow. (prepositional complement)

• My dad went to Europe yesterday morning. (noun phrase modifier)

• Today’s agenda includes cleaning the bathroom. (determinative)

• Christmas Day, tomorrow, is my favorite day of the year. (appositive)

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​Practice 4

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​For the following sentences, identify each underlined word by choosing noun or

adverb.

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Example​

Multiple Choice

21. Shouldn’t we transplant these seedlings now?

• noun

• adverb

Multiple Choice

22. Yes, now is a good time to transplant these seedlings.

• noun

• adverb

Multiple Choice

23. Here is the place where you should stand.

• noun

• adverb

Multiple Choice

24. Please stand here.

• noun

• adverb

Multiple Choice

25. Ernesto crossed the finish line first.

• noun

• adverb

Multiple Choice

26. The first to cross the finish line was Ernesto.

• noun

• adverb

Multiple Choice

27. Are the essays for the writing contest due Friday?

• noun

• adverb

Multiple Choice

28. Yes, the deadline for the essays is Friday.

• noun

• adverb

Multiple Choice

29. Have you seen Emily today?

• noun

• adverb

Multiple Choice

30. Isn’t today the first day of winter?

• noun

• adverb

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