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- à 4.1èIntroduction to Adverbs
- ä:èIn the sentences in the example, underline all the
- êêïadverbs.
- âS:
- #êêè╕Frequently╗, Tony swings on the hammock.
- #êêèHe is a ╕very╗ smooth talker.
- #êêèRosy looked ╕up╗.
- #êêè╕Ho╗╕w╗ is Roxy doing?
- #éS Adverbs answer the following questions,╖ How?ïWhen?ïWhere?
- #and ╖To what extent?╗ïor ╖To what degree?╗ïFor example, in the sen-
- #tence ╖He stopped slowly, slowly╗ is an adverb telling how the person
- #stopped.ï╖╗In ╖I am going tomorrow to the fair, tomorrow╗ tells when the
- #person is going.ïIn the sentence, ╖The paved road is near, near╗ tells
- #where the road is.ïIn the sentence ╖The stroller was quite heavy, quite
- is an adverb telling to what extent the stroller was heavy.ïAlthough
- adjectives and adverbs are both called modifiers, note that unlike ad-
- jectives, adverbs never modify nouns or pronouns.ïThey modify a verb,
- #adjective and other adverbs.ïBut like adjectives, adverbs can end in ╖
- #╖ly.ïStately╗ is an adjective, as in ╖The stately house was an histori-
- #╖cal site.ï╗But ╖timidly╗ is an adverb, as in ╖He timidly looked at the
- #╖queen╗.ïHere timidly answers the question ╖How did he look┼?╗ïOcca-
- sionally the same word functions as an adjective and an adverb.ïFor
- #example, ╖fast╗ is used as an adjective in ╖I like fast cars.ïFast╗
- #describes the noun ╖cars.╗ïBut in ╖They worked too fast, fast╗ is an
- #adverb modifying the verb form ╖worked.ïWell╗ can also be an adjective
- #or an adverb.ïIn ╖I am well, well╗ is a predicate adjective describing
- #the pronoun ╖I╗.ïIn ╖He did well, well╗ is an adverb, telling how that
- #person did.ïA great deal of adverbs end in ╖ly╗.ïBut many do not: ╖
- #╖now, later, soon, yesterday, never, rather, down, almost, not,╗ and
- #╖often╗.
- 1.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
- that answers the question How?
-
- A)ïHe was able to outdistance the rival sprinter.
- B)ïThey did fine in the last game.
- C)ïThe weather was hazy.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #è ╢╢Fine╗ is an adverb that answers the question ╢How╗?ïThere are
- #no other adverbs in the remaining sentences.ï╖Rival╗ and ╖hazy╗
- #are adjectives.ï╖Rival╗ modifies the noun ╖sprinter╗, and ╖hazy╗ is
- #a predicate adjective modifying the noun ╖weather.
- Ç B
- 2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
- that answers the question When?
-
- A)ïI intend to meet with you occasionally.
- B)ïDorothy expects a bonus for working two extra hours.
- C)ïBob sold his tickets to the talkative cab driver.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #ë╢Occasionally╗ is an adverb that answers the question ╢╗When╗?ïIt
- tells when the people will get together.ïThe remaining sentences do not
- #contain any adverbs.ï╖Extra╗ and ╖talkative╗ are adjectives.ï╖Extra╗
- #modifies the noun ╖hours╗.ï╖Talkative╗ modifies the noun╖ driver╗.
- Ç A
- 3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
- that answers the question Where?
-
- A)ïWhy is he underestimating you?
- B)ïThe typhoon missed the island.
- C)ïThey searched nearby for the raft.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ë╢Nearby╗ is an adverb that answers the question, ╢╗Where were the
- #╢╗people looking╗?ïThe remaining sentences have no adverbs or ad-
- jectives.
- Ç C
- 4.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
- that answers the question To what extent?
- A)ïThe astronauts were amazingly strong after returning to earth.
- B)ïGifford sprang to my defense.
- C)ïThe emperor's subjects did not look at one another when he
- è scolded them.
- D)ïå
- ü
- #ë╢Amazingly╗ is an adverb telling to what extent the space crew
- were physically fit.ïThere are no other adverbs in the remaining sen-
- #tences. But there are some adjectives.ï╖My╗ modifies the noun ╖defense,
- #and ╖emperor's╗ modifies the noun ╖subjects╗.
- Ç A
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