Chapter 6 - Adverbs Flashcards
What do adverbs do?
Modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs and answer certain questions about those words
Adverb comes from the Latin for
“ad” - meaning “additional” and “verbum” meaning “word”.
Adverbs that modify verbs usually tell ____, ____, and ____ about those verbs
When, Where, and How
Adverbs that modify adjectives and other adverbs tell ____ ____ ____ about those words.
To what extent
Adverbs ____, ____, or ____ the words they modify.
Qualify, strengthen, or Weaken
Example of Adverb for “When”… We arrived _____.
Later
Example of Adverb for “Where”. Darcy waited _____ for the rest of the group.
Outside
Example of Adverb for “How”. They proceeded _____ to the edge of the cliff.
Slowly
Example of Adverb for “To What Extent”. Mark felt _____ fatigued after the long trip.
Slightly
The word ___ is an adverb
Not
Not can be connected to the ____ verb as a whole. Example is “cannot”
Main
Many adverbs are made from other ______ . Example - Clear + ly = Clearly
Words
Not all words that end in _____ are adverbs
ly
______ modify adverbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
Adverbs
Adverbs answer the questions _____, ____, ____, or ____ ____ ____
When, Where, How, and To What Extent
