Understanding Adverbs and Their Functions

Mr. B introduces adverbs, explaining their role in modifying verbs, adjectives, and clauses. He provides examples of adverbs indicating how, when, where, and how often actions occur. The video also covers adverbials, which are phrases acting as adverbs, and fronted adverbials, which appear at the beginning of sentences. The tutorial concludes with an invitation for viewer interaction.

What is the primary function of an adverb?

• To modify a verb

• To describe a noun

• To connect sentences

• To replace a verb

Which of the following words is an example of an adverb describing how an action is performed?

• Quickly

• Yesterday

• Outside

• Never

Which adverb indicates when an action occurs?

• Today

• Slowly

• Inside

• Always

Which of the following adverbs tells us where an action takes place?

• Outside

• Quickly

• Daily

• Never

Which adverb indicates the frequency of an action?

• Yesterday

• Inside

• Extremely

• Daily

Which sentence uses an adverb to describe the frequency of an action?

• They run outside.

• They run daily.

• They run quickly.

• They run yesterday.

Which adverb tells us the extent to which an action is performed?

• Always

• Quickly

• Yesterday

• Outside

Which of the following adverbs indicates the extent of an action?

• Yesterday

• Extremely

• Quickly

• Always

Adverbs can also modify which of the following?

• Conjunctions

• Pronouns

• Nouns

• Adjectives

Which of the following is NOT a function of adverbs?

• Describing nouns

• Indicating time

• Modifying verbs

• Showing frequency