IEW: Adventures in Writing - Dress-ups: -ly Adverb & Who/Which

Dress-Ups in

Writing

Enhance Your Writing with Effective Techniques

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Open Ended

How did he play in the rain?

Remember adverbs answer the following questions-
How?
When?
Where? 

To What Extent? 

Why? 

Open Ended

The king walked into the room.
Remember adverbs answer the following questions-
How?
When?
Where? 

To What Extent? 

Why? 

Open Ended

She worked all night on her project.
Remember adverbs answer the following questions-
How?
When?
Where? 

To What Extent? 

Why? 

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The -ly Imposters

Remember
Adverbs modify
verbs, adjectives
or other adverbs.

lonely

ugly

chilly

lovely

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Grammar Rules

-ly adverb
if it modifies a sentence, use a
comma, if it modifies the verb,
don’t.

Reassemble the sentence to fit this pattern:

It was (insert adverb in its adjective form)that (complete the
sentence).

Test

Multiple Choice

Hungrily she devoured the bread.

It was (insert adverb in its adjective form) that (complete the sentence).

• needs a comma

• does not need a comma

Multiple Choice

Fortunately plenty of loaves of bread remained.

It was (insert adverb in its adjective form) that (complete the sentence).

• needs a comma

• does not need a comma

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The who/which

clause

A clause contains both
a subject and a verb.

Dependent 


Cannot stand alone

in a sentence

Independent

Can stand alone as

a sentence

All clauses contain VERBS

When referring

to people

When referring to people

When referring
to things

Luigi,whowas Mario’s
brother, fought valiantly
against Bowser

King Koopa turned toward the
bridge,whichgave Mario just
enough time to strike.

Open Ended

Add a who/which clause: The car belongs to her.

Open Ended

Add a who/which clause: Mary ate chocolate ice cream.

Open Ended

Add a who/which clause: The teacher gave us extra time to finish the project.

Open Ended

Add a who/which clause: Hubert, who ate pudding, had it all over his face. 

Open Ended

Using a who/which clause: Put these two sentences together.
Sally currently plays keeper on her soccer team.
She wants to become a striker.

Open Ended

Using a who/which clause: Put these two sentences together.
Tippy is a gray cat.
Tippy is a fat cat. 

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Grammar Rules

who/which clauses have two
types.
Essential/NonEssential.

Nonessential who/which clauses take commas, but essential
who/which clauses do not

Test:
If I remove the clause from the sentence, does it change the meaning of the rest of the sentence or specify who or what?

1.

Dress-ups should not be the first
word in a sentence

2.

Dress-ups should be underlined

3.

Only one of each Dress-up should
be marked in each paragraph.

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Using Dress-ups

Key Takeaways

1.

Remember that dress-ups are tools to
enhance your writing; use them wisely.

2.

Check for placement, underline each
dress-up, and always strive for quality.

3.

Utilize word lists & Practice regularly

4.

You’re on your way to becoming a
proficient writer!

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