Adverbs!

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Adverbs!
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Whats a stinkin adverb anyway?

• An adverb modifies or describes a verb,
  adjective, or another adverb.
• Adverbs and adjectives are both describer words,
  so whats the difference?
• Adjectives describe Adverbs describe
• Nouns Verbs
• Pronouns Adjectives
• Adverbs

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So What Do Adverbs Answer?

• Adverbs (just like adjectives) answer four
  questions about the verb/adjective/adverb they
  modify
• Where?
• When?
• How?
• To what extent?

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Where?

• Go here
• (Go where? Go here.)
• Run back
• (Run where? Run back.)
• Crawl low
• (Crawl where? Crawl low.)
• Throw far
• (Throw where? Throw far.)

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When?

• Stop now
• (Stop when? Stop now.)
• Leave today
• (Leave when? Leave today.)
• Arrive late
• (Arrive when? Arrive late.)
• Return tomorrow
• (Return when? Return tomorrow.)

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How?

• Run quickly
• (Run how? Run quickly.)
• Sing loudly
• (Sing how? Sing loudly.)
• Dance beautifully
• (Dance how? Dance beautifully.)
• Argued angrily
• (Argued how? Argued angrily.)

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To What Extent?/To What Degree?(Thermometer
adverbs)

• Completely full
• (To what extent was it full? Completely.)
• Nearly finished
• (To what extent was it finished? Nearly.)
• Too noisy
• (To what extent was it noisy? Too noisy.)
• Not annoying
• (To what extent was it annoying? To NO extent.)

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Commonly Used Adverbs

• Adverbs can be tricky, as they arent always
  ending in the obvious ly. Here are some common
  ones that we dont always recognize. Its
  important to KNOW this list!
• Afterward Instead Often Yet
• Most So Truly Rather
• Already Late Slow Somewhat
• Also Long Sometimes Very
• Back Low Still More
• Even More Straight Only
• Quite Just Nearly Really
• Extremely Far Near Then
• Fast Next Today
• Forth Not Tomorrow
• Hard Now Too

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How can I be sure somethings an adverb?

• Adverbs also frequently end in ly
• Quickly, dangerously, frequently, neatly,
  sloppily, rudely, adventurously, adequately,
  recently, lately, softly, cheerfully, messily,
  grumpily, angrily, happily, slyly, mostly,
  absent-mindedly, hurriedly, annoyingly,
  completely, entirely, totally, mostly, etc. etc.
  etc.
• Why do you think the Adverb Shop owners names
  are Lolly?
• Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here!

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Practice Identifying Adverbs

• Identify the adverbs in the following sentences.
• 1. Beethoven tirelessly devoted himself to his
  music.
• tirelessly Devoted how? Devoted tirelessly.
• 2. He often worked late.
• often Worked when? Worked often.
• late Worked when? Worked late.
• 3. In fact, his nocturnal piano playing made him
  very unpopular with his conventional neighbors.
• very To what extent was he unpopular? Very.
• 4. It finally became so severe that Beethoven
  could not hear his own music.
• finally When did it become? Became finally.
• so To what extent was it severe? So.
• not To what extent could he hear? To no
  extent.

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Comparative and Superlative

• Comparative Formed if you are comparing two
  people or things.
• Done two ways
• Adding an er ending (faster, stronger, shorter)
  to the adjective or adverb
• Placing more or less in front of the
  adjective or adverb (more quickly, less
  intelligent)

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Comparative and Superlative

• Superlative Formed if you are comparing three or
  more people or things.
• Done two ways
• Adding an est ending (fastest, strongest,
  shortest) to the adjective or adverb
• Placing most or least in front of the
  adjective or adverb (most quickly, least
  intelligent)

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Comparative and Superlative

• WARNING WARNING 1!
• The comparative and superlative are formed with
  EITHER the er/est ending or the
  more/most/less/least beginning, but NEVER BOTH.
  The following are ALWAYS mistakes
• I am more smarter than she is.
• She has to run more faster if she wants to win!
• He is the least nicest boy Ive ever met.
• These are redundant and therefore sound the most
  silliest.
• (Just kidding.)

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Comparative and Superlative

• WARNING WARNING 2!
• Do NOT drop the ly ending when forming the
  comparative or superlative of an adverb!
• Ex Walk slower.
• Since were modifying a VERB, so we need to
  modify a verb with an ADVERB therefore including
  the ly ending.
• How could I form the comparative of the adverb
  slowly?
• Walk slowlier? Nope.
• Walk MORE slowly. Wahoo!

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Comparative/Superlative Practice
faster
Pam runs __________ (fast) than Theo. Pam is the
_____________ (flexible) of all of the
dancers. Pam speaks ___________________ (loud)
than Paul. Pam is _________________ (loud) than
Paul. Pam runs the _______________ (quick) out
of her whole team. Pam is the_________________
(quick) out of her whole team.
most flexible
more loudly
louder
most quickly
quickest
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Then v. Than

• Then Adverb answering when, discusses time
• Ex We played basketball and then went home.
• Than Conjunction conveying comparison
• Ex She is taller than me.
• They are never ever interchangeable!

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1. Diana has many more demerits _____________ I
do.2. Thomas hardly eats at lunch, but ________
wolfs down dinner.3. _________ I took off my
shoes.4. If I had to choose, Id want a longer
spring break ________ a longer winter break.5.
You will be in more trouble _________ I will.
Then v. Than Practice
than
then
Then
than
than
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There v. Theyre v. Their

• There Most typically an adverb answering where
  or a pronoun
• Adverb Ex We walked there.
• Pronoun Ex There is a new car.
• Theyre Contraction of the pronoun they and
  verb are
• Ex Theyre a funny pair.
• Their Possessive pronoun showing ownership
• Ex The students lost their covers.
• They are never ever interchangeable!

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1. _____________ is too much homework
tonight!2. Some people just dont appreciate
________ parents until _____________ older.3.
I plan to go __________ for vacation.4. When
the puppies wag __________ tails, it is clear
that ___________ happy.
There v. Theyre v. Their
There
their
theyre
there
their
theyre
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Why Does it Matter?

• More descriptive, precise writing
• Ex She ran to school.
• Ex She quickly ran far to school arriving
  late.
• 2) People make comparative/superlative errors all
  the time! ACT alert!
• Ex Walk slow since the floor is slippery.
• Ex Walk slowly since the floor is slippery.
• 3) Then v. Than errors are unacceptable at this
  point in our academic careers. To anyone who has
  studied English, these will be a HUGE red flag.
  If you want respect for your writing, you must
  eliminate them.

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The End!
or is it?