Adverbs

Question 1

What are adverbs?

Answer 1

Adverbs are words that modify or tell us more about Verbs. They can also modify adjectives, other adverbs and even the tone f the whole sentence

Question 2

How can adverbs be identified?

Answer 2

By there functions.

Question 3

What is an adverb of manner?

Answer 3

This tells us how something is done

E.g. hungrily, quickly, fast, well ( usually end in ly)

Question 4

What is an adverb of place?

Answer 4

This tells us where something took happened

E.g. here, there, nowhere, home, far, near

Question 5

What is an adverb of time?

Answer 5

This tells us when something happened

E.g. now, today, tomorrow, yesterday, then , soon

Question 6

what is an adverb of degree?

Answer 6

This tells us to what extent the verb took place

E.g. rather, almost, fairly, radically, hard

Question 7

what is an adverb of frequency?

Answer 7

This tells us how often something happened.

E.g. always, never, seldom, once

Question 8

How do adverbs modify a sentence?

Answer 8

The insertion of these words usually states the authors opinion.

E.g. actually, certainly, naturally, honestly, luckily, obviously

-they are usually placed at the beginning of the sentence
(Naturally, nobody owned up to the deed)

Question 9

Can adverbs have a degree of comparison?

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

what is the regular form of an adverb

Answer 10

this tells us how the verb is done

Question 11

what is the comparitive form of an adverb used for?

Answer 11

to compare two actions

Question 12

what is the superlative form of an adverb used for?

Answer 12

to compare more than two actions