MINI LESSON:

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MINI LESSON

• Adverbs

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Definition

• An adverb is a word that modifies or describes a
  verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

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Adverbs that modify verbs

• The tornado nearly destroyed the town.
• adverb verb
• The hamster moved quickly in its cage.
• verb
  adverb
• They searched everywhere for the keys.
• verb adverb

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Adverbs that modify adjectives

• He is an incredibly talented musician.
• adverb adjective
• Elizabeth is quite creative.
• adverb adjective
• The donation was very generous.
• adverb adjective

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Adverbs that modify adverbs

• Joe speaks French remarkably fluently.
• adverb adverb
• She drove very slowly in the snow.
• adverb adverb
• Buses depart quite regularly from here.
• adverb adverb

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Adverbs answer the following questions

• Where?
• When?
• How?
• To What Degree?
• How much?
• How often?
• How long?

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Some adverbs answer the question WHERE?

• Example I went away on vacation during spring
  break.

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Some common WHERE? adverbs

• above
• away
• here
• inside
• there
• up

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Examples of WHERE? adverbs

• We looked everywhere for the lost dog.
• They went inside.
• Mom put my bag there.

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Where? Adverbs vs. Prepositions

• Words that are sometimes prepositions can act as
  Where? adverbs. A preposition requires an
  object. An adverb does not.
• If you want to see the eclipse, you will need to
  go outside.
• OUTSIDE tells you where you will need to go, so
  without an object OUTSIDE is an adverb.
• Dorothy colors outside the lines.
• OUTSIDE is a preposition.
• LINES is the object of the preposition.

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Some adverbs answer the question WHEN?

• Example I went to the beach yesterday.

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Some common WHEN? adverbs

• later
• now
• soon
• then
• tomorrow

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Examples of WHEN? adverbs

• My parents arrived late.
• I heard this song before.
• I recently read an article about Africa.

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Some adverbs answer the question HOW?

• Example The burglar softly crept to the safe.

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Many HOW? Adverbs are made by adding ly to the
end of an adjective.

• Adjective
• KIND
• Add ly KINDLY
• The Boy Scout kindly helped the old lady cross
  the street.
• Adjective STRANGE
• Add ly STRANGELY
• It was strangely quiet in the hallways.

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Common HOW? adverbs

• clearly
• easily
• quietly
• slowly
• Notice the -ly ending!

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Examples of HOW? adverbs

• The snow melted quickly in the sun.
• The gymnast carefully walked across the balance
  beam.
• Secretively, the children hid the gift under the
  bed.
• Notice the -ly ending!

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Be careful! Not all ly words are adverbs!

• The lonely man walked away from the crowd.
• (Lonely is an adjective.)
• Lovely flowers arrived for my birthday.
• (Lovely is an adjective.)
• We live in a friendly neighborhood.
• (Friendly is an adjective.)

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And some adverbs answer the question TO WHAT
DEGREE?(How much? How long? How often?)

• Example The Arctic Circle is quite cold.

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Some common TO WHAT DEGREE? adverbs

• almost
• so
• too
• more
• least
• extremely
• quite
• very
• not
• always
• usually
• continuously
• never
• forever
• briefly

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Examples of TO WHAT DEGREE? adverbs

• We ran fast enough to catch the bus.
• She briefly summarized the story.
• They never visit the library.

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Lets look at some more examples.

• Can you find the adverb, tell what word it
  modifies, and which question it answers?

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Example

• The sprinter ran swiftly.
• The adverb ___ modifies the
• ___ ___ and tells ____.
• The adverb swiftly modifies the verb ran and
  tells how.

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• Jane comforted a very small child.
• The adverb ___ modifies the ______ ____ and
  tells ___.
• The adverb very modifies the adjective small and
  tells to what degree.
• The teacher sometimes quotes from Martin Luther
  Kings I Have a Dream speech.
• The adverb _______ modifies the ____ ____ and
  tells ___.
• The adverb sometimes modifies the verb quotes and
  tells to what degree.

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• Put the apples there, and pay for them later.
• The adverb ___ modifies the ______ ____ and
  tells ___.
• The adverb there modifies the verb put and tells
  where.
• The adverb later modifies the verb pay and tells
  when.
• The fire blazed too wildly for anyone to enter
  the building.
• The adverb ___ modifies the _____ _____ and
  tells ______.
• The adverb too modifies the adverb wildly and
  tells to what degree.
• The adverb wildly modifies the verb blazed and
  tells how.

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Homework

• 2-sided worksheet