Chapter 10-Adverbs

Question 1

What are adverbs?

Answer 1

Adverbs add something to the verb. They modify the verb in some way. They create more meaning about the word by telling us extra information.
Eg: ‘The teacher ANGRILY explained the rules of his class to the students.’
The verb ‘explained’ is modified by the presence of the adverb, angrily.

Adverbs can also give us extra information about adjectives.
Eg: ‘Warren is VERY tall.’
The adverb very modifies the adjective tall.

Question 2

How adverbs work?

Answer 2

Adverbs affect the place, manner,degree, time and the frequency in which the verb occurs. For example:

‘It will rain TOMORROW’. Time
‘He IMMEDIATELY stopped digging the hole’. Frequency
‘The rocket flew UPWARDS to the moon’. Place
‘He TENDERLY woke the sleeping baby’. Manner
‘The Water was VERY warm’. Degree

Adverbs can be placed at the beginning,middle or end of a sentence. Most adverbs go before a verb but sometimes they go after.

Question 3

Adverb Examples

Answer 3

RECENTLY I had a stomach ache.
I went to the zoo YESTERDAY
He waved TRIUMPHANTLY