6.1-Adverbs

Question 1

Adverbs?

Answer 1

1-Modify verbs
2-Adjectives
3-other adverbs
Adverbs appear frequently in speech and writing, because they can modify verbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, phrases, clauses, and also other adverbs.
In the sentence ‘I studied feverishly’, the adverb ‘feverishly’ modifies the verb ‘studied’

Question 2

Answer adverbs

Answer 2

1-when?
2-where?
3-How?
4-How much?
5-How often?
6-In what manner?
7-to what degree?

Question 3

construction of adverbs

Answer 3

1-adding ‘-ly’ to some adjectives

2-other forms such as: here, there, now, never, often, always, seldom, such, well, almost, too.

Question 4

Degrees of comparison

Answer 4

Positive, comparative, superlative (regular and irregular forms)
examples:
Reg: SOON, SOONer, SOONest
Irreg: Badly, worse, worst

Question 5

incomparable adverbs

Answer 5

Now, then, first, finally, here, there, universally, uniquely, eternally, singly, never, always, generally, rarely, perfectly, etc.

Question 6

Intensifiers adverbs

Answer 6

ALL intensifiers are adverbs.

quite, very, largely, rather, extremely, somewhat, so , too, really, remarkably, etc

Question 7

!! PLACEMENT

Answer 7

• I only have eyes for you.
  Only I have eyes for you.
  -We nearly lost all our camping equipment.
  We lost nearly all our camping equipment.

The position of adverbs can completely alter the meaning of a sentence.
For example, take the sentence ‘I have eyes only for you’. the adverb ‘only’ modifies the phrase ‘for you’.
I am saying that I have eyes for you alone, darling, and no one else. However, if I said:
‘Only I have eyes for you,’ the adverb ‘only’ agrees with the pronoun ‘I’, and I’m telling you that you’re so dreadful, no-one else has eyes for you.
Likewise, where the adverb ‘nearly’ modifies the verb ‘lost’, understand that we still
have our camping equipment. But where ‘nearly’ modifies ‘all’, we lost a substantial amount
of camping equipment - nearly all of it.

Question 8

The royal order of adverbs

Answer 8

1-Manner (slightly, furiously, quietly)
2-Place (here, there, everywhere, sideways)
3-Frequency (frequently, often, constantly)
4-Time (yesterday, later, again)
5-Purpose (to stay healthy)

Question 9

USING ADVERBS

Answer 9

-writing is weakened by adverbs
-Should be used with consideration!
You should be careful when using adverbs, as they are well known for their ability to weaken writing. Whenever a word is modified, its meaning is altered. Sometimes this is useful, but other times, an adverb, or series of adverbs, will rob a word of its power,
clutter the text, and add superfluous information.

Question 10

Examples of use or not

Answer 10

Daria walked LAZILY to the bus stop.
Daria SLOUCHED to the bus stop.
Daria LUMBERED to the bus stop.
Jane ate her pizza MESSILY and QUICKLY.
Jane GUZZLED her pizza.
Jane INGURGITATED her pizza.