Hail Mary full of grace the lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

AMEN.

Mama Mary, lead us to Jesus…

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ObjectivesAt the end of the lesson, the students should be able

to:

a)define ADVERBS;

b)Differentiate adverbs from adjectives

c)identify and differentiate the classifications of adverbs;

d)answer the given exercises.

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Flow of Discussion

Opening PrayerChecking of AttendanceDefining AdverbsElaboration of the Definition of AdverbsLocating AdverbsForming AdverbsClassifying AdverbsExercises

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ADVERBS

English Plus

DefinitionAn adverb is a part of speech that describes

or modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, clause, or sentence.

Adverbs answer the questions "How?", "When?", "Where?", "Why?", "In what way?", "How much?", "How often?", "Under what condition", "To what degree?"

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Adverbs as Modifiers

An adverb modifies a verbHe walked quickly. ('quickly' modifies verb

'walked')I accepted new task willingly. ('willingly'

modifies verb 'accepted')Mike snored melodically. ('melodically'

modifies verb 'snored') 

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Adverbs as Modifiers

An adverb modifies an adjectiveThey were really unhappy. ('really' modifies

adjective 'unhappy')My brother is completely fearless.

('completely' modifies adjective 'fearless')I know she is very careful. ('very' modifies

adjective 'careful') 

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Adverbs as Modifiers

An adverb modifies an adverbHe is almost always hungry. ('almost'

modifies adverb 'hungry')John plays tennis very well. ('very' modifies

adverb 'well')You never can work too carefully. ('too'

modifies adverb 'carefully') 

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Adverbs as Modifiers

An adverb modifies a clausePerhaps you are correct, but not at first

glance. ('perhaps' modifies clause 'you are correct')

Surely he will be on time, but I hope not. ('surely' modifies clause 'he will be on time') 

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Adverbs as Modifiers

An adverb modifies a sentenceSuddenly, she went home. ('suddenly'

modifies a whole sentence)Finally, he will be on time. ('finally' modifies

a whole sentence)Today, we can take a vacation.('today'

modifies a whole sentence)

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Adverbs that end in -ly are formed by adding -ly to an adjective, a present participle, or a past participle.

from an adjective• careful - carefully• beautiful - beautifully• fitting - fittingly

from a present participle• willing - willingly• glowing - glowingly• surprising - surprisingly

from a past participle• assured - assuredly• affected - affectedly

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When adjective ends in -able or -ible, the adverb is formed by replacing final -e with -y.

horrible - horriblyterrible - terribly 

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When adjective ends in -y, the adverb is formed by replacing final -y with -ily.

happy - happilylucky - luckily 

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When adjective ends in -ic, the adverb is formed by replacing final -ic with -ically.

economic - economicallyironic - ironically

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Positions of an Adverb

Adverbs can be placed anywhere in a sentence.

At the front (prior to the subject).Today we will study adverbs.

At the center of the sentence (between the subject and the verb).He seldom goes to movies.

At the end of the sentence.I learn English slowly.

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Adverbs of manner - answer the question How?

I watch them closely.I play well.I walk carefully. 

List: cheerfully, fast, quickly, slowly, inadequately, healthy 

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Adverbs of time - answer the question When?

He has not played chess recently.I arrive late for most appointments.Lately, I have had many sleepless nights. 

List: early, never, now, often, soon, then, today, tomorrow 

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Adverbs of place (location, direction) - answer the question Where?

I walked downstairs.Have you ever gone there?I will meet you outside.

List: above, away, below, down, here, inside, there, up 

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Adverbs of degree - answer the question How much?

He is totally prepared for his birthday.I am too tired to play tennis tonight.He is completely tired from the journey. 

List: almost, entirely, little, much, rather, very, too

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Adverbs of frequency - answer the question How often?

He rarely goes by himself.She constantly finishes her job first.

List: always, never, usually, frequently, sometimes, occasionally 

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Source:

Adverbs. (n.d.). Retrieved from esldesk.com: http://www.esldesk.com/grammar/adverbs

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Exercises1. Give it back, now! 

2. The president spoke well today. 

3. Erika has never seen snow. 

4. Everybody worked hard. It was a hard work. 

5. Be extremely good and life will be very boring. 

6. Peter sang his song very quietly. 

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Exercises7. They whispered softly. 

8. The deer runs very gracefully. 

9. The house was impressively tall. 

10. Mike walked quickly towards the door. 

11. Finally, Mark quietly went home. 

12. The cat ran incredibly quickly. 

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AnswersGive it back, now! - Time

The president spoke well today. -Manner & Time

Erika has never seen snow. -Time

Everybody worked hard. -Manner

Be extremely good and life will be very boring. -Degree

Peter sang his song very quietly. -Degree & Manner

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AnswersThey whispered softly. -Manner

The deer runs very gracefully. -Degree & Manner

The house was impressively tall. -Manner

Mike walked quickly towards the door. -Manner

Finally, Mark quietly went home. -Time & Manner

The cat ran incredibly quickly. -Manner & Manner

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