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
Adverbs that modify adjectives or other adverbs come just ______ or _____ the word they modify.
Before or After
Adverbs that modify verbs are usually ______ within the sentence.
Movable
There are _____ possible positions for adverbs that modify adverbs and adjectives. Where are the positions?
Five. After the verb, after the D.O., after the Auxiliary Verb, before the complete verb, and at the beginning of the sentence
Adverbs have _______ and ________ forms
Comparative and Superlative
Comparative form is used in comparing two ______ or _______.
Actions or Qualities
Superlative form is used when comparing _____ or _____.
Three or more
Many short ______ adverbs use the suffixes er and est to form their comparative and superlative forms.
Regular
_____ ______ show comparison by adding er and est or more and most to the stem form of the adverb
Regular Adverbs
______ ______ use entirely different forms to show comparison
Irregular adverbs
Some adverbs _____ be compared
Cannot
