Adverbs

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Adverbs
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What is an Adverb?

• An adverb is a word that modifies, or describes,
  a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
• Ex Explorers eagerly chase adventure.
• Ex Some explorers visit amazingly beautiful
  places.
• What are the adverbs?

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Adverbs answer four questions.

• How?
• When?
• Where?
• To what extent?

How? suddenly, carefully, sadly
When? now, later, soon
Where? there, up, ahead
To what extent? completely, totally, fully
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Comparison of Adverbs

• The original form of the word is the positive
  form.
• An adverb that compares one noun to another uses
  the comparative form.
• An adverb that compares three or more nouns to
  another uses the superlative form.
• Ex
• Ex
• Ex

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Comparison of Adverbs
of syllables Positive Form Comparative Form Superlative Form
1 syllable Soon Sooner Soonest
2 syllables Calmly More calmly Most calmly
3 syllables or more Gracefully More gracefully Most gracefully
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Irregular Adverbs
Positive Comparative Superlative
Well Better Best
Much More Most
Little Less least
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Write the Comparative and Superlative Form
Adverb Comparative Superlative
Suddenly
Carefully
Fast
Hard
Well
Badly
Late
closely