Adverbs

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Adverbs
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What are adverbs?

• Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other
  adverbs
• Many adverbs end with ly
• Most adverbs answer the question How? When?
  Where? How often? To what extent

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What are adverbs?

• These are adverbs
• Eating quickly (modifying a verb)
• Trying very hard (modifying an adverb)
• A really big show (modifying an adjective)
• How? When? Where? How often? To what
  extent
• Went to the store yesterday (when)
• Left the teddy bear on the desk (where)
• Ate ice cream everyday (how often)
• The boat was extremely large (to what extent)

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Recognizing Adjectives Adverbs

• Many words have both an adjective and adverb form

Adjective Adverb
Happy kids Playing happily
Smooth rock Running smoothly
Good night Eating Well
Efficient workers Working efficiently
Casual dress Dressing casually
Quick meeting Talking quickly
hopeful children Waiting hopefully
Real butter Really hot
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Dont use adjectives when adverbs are needed

• You did a real nice job
• (an adjective cant modify another adjective)
• You did a really nice job
• (the adverb really modifies nice)
• He did good
• He did well or
• He did a good job
• Fuel injection helps the car run efficient
• Fuel injection helps the car run efficiently
• Come quick!
• Come quickly!
• Hopefully, it wont rain
• (an adverb explains how something will happen
• I hope that it wont rain

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Dont use needless adverbs

• Before using any of these words, check to see if
  they add anything to the sentence
• Really, very, absolutely, extremely, quite,
  actually, somewhat, rather
• I am really happy to see you
• Grammar is very boring
• You are absolutely correct
• Her language was extremely crude
• You are quite intelligent
• Context will help you decide whether to retain
  the underlined words
• Keep them only if they add to the meaning
• Bill Gates is very rich. I hope he gives me some
  money.
• Most college instructors are poor their students
  are very poor.
• Note the terms good success and real good
  success have been reserved for sports
  broadcasters do not use them