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Directions: Take down these notes about adverbs.

An ADVERB is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective or another adverbAdverbs can modify in several ways including time, place, manner, extent/degree, means, etc.

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS-The most useful way of recognizing ADVERBS modifying verbs is by rephrasing the sentence as a question that elicits the ADVERB as the answer.

For Example:Time: They unloaded the truck yesterday.ADVERB question: When did they unload the truck?Answer: yesterday

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS-Sometimes NOUNS can act as ADVERBS.

For Example:Time: They unloaded the truck Tuesday.ADVERB question: When did they unload the truck?Answer: Tuesday

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS-How is actually an ambiguous use

-It asks the question by what means something is done.For Example:Question: How do you take an atomic bomb apart?Answer: Carefully

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS-Adverbs of manner are the ONLY ADVERBS that have a distinctive form: An adjective + “ly”For Example:Quiet – quietly; firm – firmly; rapid – rapidly; sentimental - sentimentally

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS-Adverbs of extent or degree answer questions with how far, how often and so on

For Example:Extent/degree: She ran miles.Adverb question: how far did she run?Answer: milesExtent/degree: Harry comes here frequently.Adverb question: How often does Harry come here?Answer: frequently

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS PracticeDirections: Make a T chart on your paper. The left hand side will be the verbs in the sentence. The right hand side will be the adverbs that modify them.For Example: The vet had examined the horse recently.

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

Verb AdverbExamined recently

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS Practice1. Watson hastily jotted down the secret message.

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

Verb Adverb1. Jotted hastily

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS Practice2. The ants crawled everywhere.

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

Verb Adverb2. Crawled everywher

e

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS Practice3. The children were plainly dressed.

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

Verb Adverb3. Were dressed

plainly

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS Practice- Complete 4-6 with a partner4. The pilot looked down.5. He quickly unzipped the tent flap.6. She answered the questions correctly.

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

Verb Adverb

4. Looked Down

5. Unzipped Quickly

6. Answered correctly

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS Practice- Complete 7-10 on your own7. The operator will return your call immediately.8. Gradually they became accustomed to the altitude.9. Recently we sent you a letter.10. I played badly today.

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS Practice- Review as a class

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

Verb Adverb

7. Will return Immediately

8. Became accustomed

Gradually

9. Sent Recently

10. Played badly

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS Practice- Complete 11-16 on your own11. We rarely watch TV.12. Leon invariably sleeps through his 8 o’clock class.13. She told the story effectively.14. It had to happen eventually.15. I left my glasses somewhere.16. There will be a full moon tonight.

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

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ADVERBS Modifying VERBS Practice- Review as a class

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

Verb Adverb

11. Watch Rarely

12. Sleeps Invariably

13. Told Effectively

14. had, happen Eventually

15. Left Somewhere

16. Will be tonight

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ADVERBS Modifying ADJECTIVES- Adjectives cannot modify other adjectives

- Adjectives can modify nouns and sometimes pronouns

- If a word modifies an adjective, the modifying word must be an ADVERB.

- Most ADVERBS that modify adjectives are intensifiers in other words words that emphasize the adjective

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

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ADVERBS Modifying ADJECTIVESExamples of intensifiers:

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

Adverb that it modifies

Adjective (intensifier)

Completely Wrong

Very Accurate

Rather Unusual

Extremely Bright

Quite Dangerous

Too Sharp

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ADVERBS Modifying other ADVERBS- ADVERBS that modify other

ADVERBS are often intensifiers (very and quite), but they may also be words that qualify or limit the meaning of the second ADVERB

For Example:He always answers his mail very promptly.Promptly tells us HOW he answers his mailVery tells us HOW promptly he answers his mail

Learning Target: I will review and identify adverbs.

ADVERBS Modifying other ADVERBS and adjectives Practice• Identify the ADVERBS in each

sentence.

1. We saw the movie rather

recently.

2. Fred is dreadfully serious

about the whole business.

3. You are quite right.

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ADVERBS Modifying other ADVERBS and adjectives Practice• WITH A PARTNER Identify the ADVERBS in each

sentence.

4. The down-payment was unusually

large.

5. We will be done pretty soon.

6. We were nearly ready.

7. He was at that terribly awkward

age.

8. We played surprisingly well.

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ADVERBS Modifying other ADVERBS and adjectives Practice• On your own, Identify the ADVERBS in each

sentence.

9. It was a remarkably strong performance.

10. She talks so softly.

11. They are seldom ready.

12. Cinderella has become dreadfully fat in

her old age.

13. The dog was strangely silent.

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ADVERBS Practice 1- Complete 1-3 as a class- Complete 4-10 with a partner

- Review as a class- Complete 11-20 on your own

- Review as a class

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ADVERBS Practice 2- Complete 1-8 with a partner

- Review as a class- Complete 9-18 on your own

- Review as a class

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