AdverbsAdverbs

AdverbsAdverbs modify modify

verbsverbsadjectivesadjectives

other adverbsother adverbsquantifiersquantifiers

andandwhole sentenceswhole sentences

They answer the questionsThey answer the questionsHow?How?

When?When?Where?Where?

How often?How often?How sure?How sure?

Adverbs that modify Adverbs that modify verbsverbs can go can go in several different places in a in several different places in a

sentence.sentence.At the beginningAt the beginning

At the endAt the endAfter the helping verbAfter the helping verb

Adverbs that modify Adverbs that modify adjectivesadjectives and and other adverbs go directly before the other adverbs go directly before the

words they modify.words they modify.

She is always late.She is always late.

Add –ly to adjectives to form many Add –ly to adjectives to form many adverbs.adverbs.

Quick – quicklyQuick – quicklycareful – carefullycareful – carefully

nice – nicelynice – nicelyeaseasyy - eas - easiilyly

Children learn new languages Children learn new languages easilyeasily..

He speaks English He speaks English very wellvery well..

Many adverbs do not end in –ly.Many adverbs do not end in –ly.

• Fast• Here• Late• Often• Now• There• Sometimes• Today

• Upstairs• Downstairs• Very• Well• Yesterday• Inside• Outside• Always

Adverbs of timeAdverbs of timeadverbs of manneradverbs of manner

adverbs of frequencyadverbs of frequencyadverbs of possibilityadverbs of possibility

Adverbs of Adverbs of mannermanner tell tell howhow something happens.something happens.

Fast, slowlyFast, slowlywell, badlywell, badlycarefullycarefullypatientlypatiently

rightright

Position of adverbs of Position of adverbs of mannermanner::

After the main verb when there is After the main verb when there is no object.no object.

After the verb + objectAfter the verb + object

I speak slowly.I speak slowly.

I read the article slowlyI read the article slowly

Many adverbs of manner are Many adverbs of manner are formed from adjectives +formed from adjectives + ly ly

Adjectives that end in –y drop the Adjectives that end in –y drop the -y and add –-y and add –ilyily

Adjectives that end in –Adjectives that end in –icic or – or –icalical add -add -allyally

Irregular forms of adverbs and Irregular forms of adverbs and adjectives:adjectives:

• Fast• Hard• Right• Wrong• Loud• Long• Friendly, lively, lovely, lonely• Good, well

Adverbs of Adverbs of placeplace tell tell wherewhere something is or where it happens. something is or where it happens.

(location). They also express (location). They also express where something or someone is where something or someone is

going (direction).going (direction).

Here, there, up, down, in, out, Here, there, up, down, in, out, inside, together, back, awayinside, together, back, away

Position of adverb of Position of adverb of place:place:

After the main verb when there is no After the main verb when there is no object, or after verb + objectobject, or after verb + object

Direction adverbs always come after a Direction adverbs always come after a pronoun objectpronoun object

We left her We left her here.here.

We took the children We took the children backback

We gave We gave backback the money. the money.

We took it We took it backback..

Adverbs of Adverbs of timetime tell tell when when something happens. something happens.

Yesterday, tomorrow, afterwards, Yesterday, tomorrow, afterwards, now, early, late, then now, early, late, then

Position of adverbs of Position of adverbs of time.time.

At the beginning or at the end of At the beginning or at the end of the clausethe clause

EarlyEarly and and latelate go at the end go at the end

YesterdayYesterday, I took the children to the , I took the children to the movies.movies.

I took the children to the movies I took the children to the movies yesterdayyesterday..

I went home I went home earlyearly..She came She came latelate..

Adverbs of Adverbs of frequencyfrequency tell tell howhow oftenoften something happens something happens

always, usually, often,always, usually, often,sometimes,sometimes,

seldom, neverseldom, never

Position of adverbs of Position of adverbs of frequencyfrequency

After the subject and After the subject and bebe..Before other main verbsBefore other main verbs

She is She is alwaysalways hungry. hungry.

She She alwaysalways comes comes latelate..

Adverbs of Adverbs of possibility possibility tell tell howhow suresure we are about something we are about something

certainly, definitely, probably, certainly, definitely, probably, perhaps, maybe, possiblyperhaps, maybe, possibly

Position of adverbs of Position of adverbs of possibilitypossibility

PerhapsPerhaps and and maybemaybe are at the are at the beginning of the sentencebeginning of the sentence

The others go after the subject and be The others go after the subject and be but before other main verbsbut before other main verbs

PerhapsPerhaps we should eat in the we should eat in the cafeteria today.cafeteria today.

I I certainlycertainly want you in the next want you in the next class.class.

Adverbs of Adverbs of degreedegree make the word make the word they modify they modify strongerstronger or or weakerweaker..

Extremely, too, very, so, really, Extremely, too, very, so, really, quite, enough, almost, hardlyquite, enough, almost, hardly

Position of adverbs of Position of adverbs of degreedegree

Before the word they modifyBefore the word they modifyEnoughEnough comes after the word it comes after the word it

modifiesmodifies

They are also called They are also called intensifiers.intensifiers. They modify verbs, adjectives, They modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs and quantifiers.other adverbs and quantifiers.

You work You work tootoo hard. hard.

I don’t eat I don’t eat veryvery much. much.

You You almostalmost failed the exam. failed the exam.

You don’t sleep You don’t sleep enoughenough

She doesn’t try hard She doesn’t try hard enoughenough..

Hard Hard and and

HardlyHardly

He works He works hardhard..He is a He is a hardhard worker. worker.

He He hardlyhardly works. works.

Enough (quantifier)Enough (quantifier)I have I have enoughenough money to live money to live

comfortably.comfortably.It comes before the noun It comes before the noun

Enough (intensifier)Enough (intensifier)You aren’t eating You aren’t eating enough.enough.

It comes after the noun it modifies.It comes after the noun it modifies.

SoSoandand

SuchSuch

She is so She is so nicenice..She is such She is such a nice girla nice girl..

The end!The end!