Introductory Adverbs

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Introductory Adverbs
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Adverbs

• A word that modifies (describes) a verb, an
  adjective, or another adverb.
• Remember, most adverbs end in ly.
• Modifying a verb Ex. Ancient peoples often saw
  designs in the stars, called constellations.
• Modifying an adjective I was very glad school
  was starting.
• Modifying other adverbs The boy moved very
  quickly from the room.

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Introductory Adverbs

• Introductory adverbs are individual adverbs or
  adverb clauses at the beginning of a sentence.

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What is a clause?

• A clause is a group of words with its own subject
  and predicate.
• There are two types of clauses
• Independent can stand by itself in a complete
  sentence.
• Ex. The boy went to the park.

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What is a clause? (p.2)

• Subordinate/Dependent clauses cannot stand by
  itself as a complete sentence.
• Ex. Because he woke up late, he missed his flight.

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Adverb Clauses

• Adverb clauses are dependent clauses that modify
  (describe) a verb, an adjective, another adverb.
• All adverb clauses begin with subordinating
  conjunctions.
• They answer the following questions
• Where?, When?, In what way?, To what extent?,
  Under what condition, Why?

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Most commonly used subordinating conjunctions

• after even though unless
• although if until
• as in order that when
• as if since whenever
• as long as so that where
• because than wherever
• before though while

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Here is the formula!!

• subordinating conjunction clause comma
  clause
• Because I was absent yesterday, I missed the
  assignment.

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More Examples

1. Wherever they need to go, Vai people carry their
   possessions on their head. (Where?)
2. I will help you with your English whenever you
   ask. (When?)
3. Jamie wanted to stay because the band was good.
   (Why?)

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Individual Adverbs

• Adding an individual adverb to the beginning of a
  sentence is easy!!
• Think of a adverb (usually a word that ends in
  (ly)
• Put the word at the beginning of your sentence
  and set it off with a comma! ?
• IMPORTANT!! DONT FORGET THE COMMA!!
• Examples
• Carefully, the boy lifted the kitten out of the
  box.
• Yesterday, I passed Mrs. Welty's test with flying
  colors.
• Clearly, he had run the race well.

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• DONT FORGET YOUR COMMA!!!!