Grammar: Adverbs, Conjunctions, and Prepositions

Question 1

Adverbs are used to modify …, …., or other …..

Answer 1

verbs
adjectives
adverbs

Question 2

There are five main kinds of adverbs, each answering a different question. They include:

adverbs of manner (….. something happens) - angrily, hungrily, beautifully
adverbs of time (…… does something happen) - yesterday, tomorrow, next week
adverbs of place (….. something happens) - here, there, nowhere
adverbs of degree (…. ….. does something happen) - almost, so, very
adverbs of frequency (…. …. something happens) - always, never, often

Answer 2

how
when 
where
how much 
how often

Question 3

Examples of conjunctive adverbs

Answer 3

moreover, however, accordingly, otherwise, undoubtedly

Question 4

An INTERROGATIVE ADVERB is an adverb that asks a question about place, time, manner, or reason.

Examples of interrogative adverbs

Answer 4

Why, where, how, when

Question 5

Adverbs are usually …., and can be removed without grammatical structure or meaning.

Answer 5

optional`

Question 6

Conjunctions join … , …. , ….. together show the relationship between them

Answer 6

words, phrases, or clauses

Question 7

….. …… join two items (words, phrases, or clauses) of equal grammatical status - e.g.

Answer 7

Coordinating Conjunctions

FANBOYS

Question 8

….. ……. always appear in pairs are used to link equivalent sentence elements - e.g.

Answer 8

Correlative conjunctions

both….and,
either….or,
neither….nor,
not only…but also,
as…so
whether….or.

Question 9

….. ….. link two items of unequal grammatical status and indicate the nature of the relationship among the ….. clause and the ….. clause

Answer 9

subordinating conjunctions
Independent
dependent

Question 10

….. are used to link two parts of a clause or sentence, and show a relationship in space, time, cause or means.

Answer 10

Prepositions

Question 11

Prepositions of spatial …., ……, and …..
Prepositions of ….
Prepositions of …, ….. ,and …..

Answer 11

location, direction, and relationship
Time
cause, manner, and means