Parts of Speech: Adverbs

​Parts of Speech: Adverbs

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​An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

​An adverb tells where, when, how, or to what extent (how much, how often, and how long.

Subject | Subject

​Examples:

​This type of plant is found to be extremely dangerous. (The adverb extremely modifies the adjective dangerous; telling to what extent)

​William is quite creative with his skills.

(The adverb quite modifies the adjective creative; telling to what extent)​

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Kyler was an exceptionally private person.

(The adverb exceptionally modifies the adjective private; telling to what extent)​

​Adverbs may modify adjectives.

​Examples:​

Jerry spoke formally with his boss.

​(The adverb formally modifies the verb spoke; telling how)​

Have heard this song before?

​(The adverb before modifies the verb phrase have heard; telling when)

They searched everywhere.

​(The adverb everywhere modifies the verb searched; telling where)

He had not read the text carefully.

(The adverb carefully modifies the verb read; telling to what extent)​

​Adverbs may modify verbs.

Adverbs may modify other adverbs:

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Jackie runs remarkably fast when she is hungry.

​(remarkably is an adverb that modifies the adverb fast; telling to what extent)

It is too soon to know the results.

(too is an adverb that modifies the adverb soon; telling to what extent)​

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Example:

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My parents left yesterday.

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(yesterday is used as an adverb telling when the parents left)

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They will return home Saturday. ​

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(home is used as an adverb to tell where they will return and Saturday is used as an adverb to tell when they will return.) ​

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Some words that are often used as nouns may also be used as adverbs.

Noun or Adverb?

Multiple Choice

What is the function of an adverb?

• names a place, person, thing, or idea

• modifies a noun or pronoun

• expresses an action, or state of being

• modifies a verb, an adjective, and aother adverb

Multiple Choice

"Gracefully, the alligator begins its journey."

What is the adverb used in the sentence?

• Gracefully

• Alligator

• Begins

• Journey

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverbs:

Sherlock Holmes slowly approached the mildly suspicious man.

• slowly, approached

• slowly, mildly

• Sherlock, man

• approached, suspicious

Multiple Choice

Identify the word that is being modified by late.

I ate dinner late.

• I

• ate

• dinner

• late

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverbs:

I am extremely hungry today.

• hungry, extremely

• am hungry

• I, hungry

• extremely, today

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the sentence?

Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.

• Peter

• Shopping

• Wrote

• Neatly

Multiple Choice

What are the adverbs in the sentence?

Jackie went home early.

• Jackie

• home, early

• home, went

• early, Jackie

Multiple Choice

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

They often tell when, how, where, or to what extent.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which word is the adverb?

The raspberry lemon cake will be served later.

• cake

• will be

• served

• later

Multiple Choice

Is the adverb modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb?

The cicadas were very noisily chirping in the trees.

• It modifies a verb.

• It modifies an adjective.

• It modifies an adverb.

Multiple Choice

Find the adverb.

I almost fell on the steps of my porch but grabbed the railing in time.

• almost

• fell

• grabbed

• time

Poll

Emmitt is very relaxed today.

• Contains an adverb

• Does not contain an adverb

Multiple Choice

The huge jellyfish floated very dangerously close to the swimmer.

What is the adverb "very" modifying?

• a verb

• an adjective

• another adverb

Multiple Choice

The police officer looked suspiciously at the broken safe.

The adverb is modifying what word?

• officer

• looked

• broken

• safe