Adverbs

Adverbs

Adverbs of Frequency

• With the present simple, we often use adverbs of frequency

to say 'how often' we do something.

• We usually put these adverbs in the middle of the sentence,

between the subject and the verb:

 I often go to the cinema.

 She sometimes visits me at home.

 We usually drink coffee.

Adverbs of Manner

• An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (he

sings loudly), an adjective (very tall), another adverb (ended

too quickly), or even a whole sentence (Fortunately, I had

brought an umbrella). Adverbs often end in -ly, but some

(such

as

fast)look

exactly

the

same

as

their

adjective

counterparts.

Examples

• Tom Longboat did not run badly.

• Tom is very tall.

• The race finished too quickly.

• Fortunately, Lucy recorded Tom’s win.

Adverbs of Time

• An adverb of time, as the name suggests, can be used in a

sentence to depict when an action mentioned in the sentence is taking place. It can be identified by asking the question ‘when’.

Examples

• Soon now, later, then, tomorrow, today, day after

tomorrow, everyday, weekly, annually, quarterly, yearly,
yesterday, last month, tonight, last week, immediately, etc.

Adverbs of place

• Adverbs of place tell us where something happens. Adverbs of

place are usually placed after the main verb or after the
clause that they modify. Adverbs of place do not modify
adjectives or other adverbs. Some examples of adverbs of
place: here, everywhere, outside, away, around

Examples

• John looked around but he couldn't see the monkey.

• I searched everywhere I could think of.

• I'm going back to school.

• Come in!

• They built a house nearby.

• She took the child outside

Adverbs of Degree

• Adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity of something.

Adverbs of degree are usually placed before the adjective,
adverb, or verb that they modify, although there are some
exceptions. The words "too", "enough", "very", and "extremely" are examples of adverbs of degree.

Multiple Choice

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

1. Aunt Anne is a careful driver. So she drives ...

• careful

• carefully

Multiple Choice

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

2. Harry is a bad player because he plays ...

• badly

• bad

Multiple Choice

COMPLETE WITH ADVERBS

3. Mrs Hardy is a good cook because she cooks ...

• good

• well

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF THE ADVERB

8. Da Vinci could draw and paint .... (beautiful)

• beautifuly

• beautifully

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF THE ADVERB

9. Always dress ...... when you go walking (comfortable)

• comfortable

• comfortably

Multiple Choice

I (100%) take a shower.

• I always take a shower.

• I never take a shower.

• I sometimes take a shower.

Multiple Choice

She (50%) wakes up early.

• She never wakes up early.

• She rarely wakes up early.

• she sometimes wakes up early.

Multiple Choice

He (0%) drinks coffee.

• He sometimes drinks coffee.

• He never drinks coffee.

• He rarely drinks coffee.

Multiple Choice

We (75%) brush our teeth.

• We sometimes brush our teeth.

• We never brush our teeth.

• We usually brush our teeth.

Multiple Choice

We (25%) do our homework.

• We usually do our homework.

• We never do our homework.

• We rarely do our homework.

Multiple Choice

He (100%) watches TV with his brother.

• He never watches TV with his brother.

• He usually watches TV with his brother.

• He always watches TV with his brother.

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She (100%) studies and does her homework every day.

• She never studies and does her homework every day.

• She usually studies and does her homework every day.

• She always studies and does her homework every day.

Multiple Choice

Her uncle's house is ________.

• anywhere

• nearby

• downstairs

• away

Multiple Choice

I have looked ________ for my missing book.

• anywhere

• somewhere

• everywhere

• nowhere

Multiple Choice

The bird flew ________ when it saw the cat.

• away

• down

• inside

• everywhere

Multiple Choice

The ball bounces ________ the stairs.

• in

• out

• inside

• down

Multiple Choice

Rita cannot find her compass ________.

• nowhere

• somewhere

• anywhere

• everywhere

Multiple Choice

Put the book over _______

• there

• nowhere

• away

• nearby

Multiple Choice

She finished the day ____________________ exhausted.

• a bit

• totally

• midly

• lowly

Multiple Choice

Tammy Payne isn't a good singer. She's ____________________ fantastic.

• absolutely

• very

• rather

• fairly

Multiple Choice

That boy of yours is ____________________ lazy.

• absolutely

• extremely

• highly

• remarkably

Multiple Choice

Has the waiter ______ taken your order?

• already

• anymore

• still

• yet

Multiple Select

Have you met your new neighbours ________ ?

• already

• anymore

• still

• yet

Multiple Choice

Don't you think that we've _____ done enough work

• already

• anymore

• still

• yet

Multiple Choice

I certainly do but the teacher says we've not finished ______

• already

• anymore

• still

• yet

Multiple Choice

Do you _____ know where your new duty station is?

• already

• anymore

• still

• yet

Adverbial clause

​An adverbial clause, sometimes referred to as an adverb clause, is a group of words that, together, functions as an adverb.

​This means that the clause describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

​Adverbial clauses make sentences richer by providing additional context and description that standard adverbs cannot.

​Examples

• ​He bakes cakes weekly.

• He bakes cakes before he leaves for work every Sunday.

• Eagerly, my brother agreed to the business proposal. 

• As dollar signs flashed in his eyes, my brother agreed to the business proposal.

​Adverbial clauses can appear at any position in a sentence.

What’s the difference between an adverbial clause and an adverbial phrase?

An adverbial clause is similar to, but not the same as, an adverbial phrase. Both are groups of words that play the adverb role, but with one key difference: An adverbial clause contains a subject and a verb, while an adverbial phrase does not. 

Here are a few examples of adverbial phrases: 

• Andrei eats his lunch with gusto.

• We thought, through logic, that the next bus would come at 3:10.

And here are similar examples of adverbial clauses: 

• Andrei eats his lunch faster than everyone else eats.

• We thought, because the bus has been so predictable lately, that the next one would come at 3:10.

Multiple Choice

It was __________ I have watched it several times.

• such a good programme that

• so good programme that

• so good programme to

• a good programme so that

Multiple Choice

__________ knowledge can be acquired from books, skills must be learned through practice.

• But

• While

• As

• Since

Multiple Choice

__________ I get angry and upset, I try to take deep breaths.

• Until

• Whenever

• Whereas

• Before

Multiple Choice

Bilardo coaches his football team by phone __________ half of them play in Italy or Spain.

• where

• as soon as

• while

• since

Multiple Choice

I’m glad that my mom made me take piano lessons when I was a child __________ I hated it at the time. Now I play the piano every day.

• even though

• because

• unless

• if

Multiple Choice

After __________ every door, I went to upstairs to my bedroom.

• I lock

• lock

• locked

• locking

Multiple Choice

Adverb clauses modify _______, adjectives, and other adverbs.

• nouns

• pronouns

• verbs

• prepositions 

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb clause:
Because I love dessert, I went to Ella's after school.

• Because I love dessert

• I went to Ella's after school

• after school

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb clause: 
The children made balls out of materials such as wood and tree roots before they started playing.

• The children made balls out of materials

• before they started playing

• such as wood and tree roots

• out of materials

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb clause:
While some children played catch with pine cones, others had cone throwing contests in the summer.

• While some children played catch with pine cones

• others had cone throwing contests

• in the summer

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• I left, because you made me mad. 

• I left. Because you made me mad.

• I left because you made me mad. 

• Because you made me mad I left. 

Multiple Choice

An ADVERB CLAUSE is _______.

• an action that was planned or expected at a time in the past.

• a dependent clause that indicates when, how, where, why, under what conditions things happen.

• the present simple

• an independent clause.

Multiple Choice

Use adverbs clause of time to indicate when something happens.

To introduce an ADVERB CLAUSE OF TIME use:_______

I will wait here until they arrive.

• anywhere, everywhere, where, wherever.

• after, as, as soon as, before, by the time, once, since, until/ till, when, whenever, while.

Multiple Choice

Adverb clauses of place indicate where something happens.

To introduce an ADVERB CLAUSE OF PLACE use: ________.

Professional sports are played where there are big stadiums.

• because, as, since, now that.

• where, anywhere, wherever, everywhere.

Multiple Choice

Adverb clauses of reason indicates why something happens.

To introduce an ADVERB CLAUSE OF REASON use: _________

Since Ana doesn't like sports, she refused to go to the game.

• as, because, now that (because now), since

• even if, if, only if, in case, unless