Adverbs and Adverbials Grammar and Structure LevelB1
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Adverbs and Adverbials Outline
Content Adverbs and adverbials allow you to add details and precision to your writing.
Learning Outcomes •
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Discuss the difference between adverbs and adjectives. Learn how to convert adjectives to adverbs. Learn how to use adverbs and adverbials in sentences.
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Adverbs and Adverbials
What do you know about ? What is the difference between the two?
and
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Using the terms ??? “ ” and “ ,” can you fill in the chart on the right?
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Adverbs
An is a modifier. It can be used to modify verbs and adjectives, as well as other adverbs. Adverbs can be used to address the following questions: How?When?Where?Towhatextent?
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Adjectives
It is important to differentiate between adverbs and adjectives.
modify nouns or pronouns. Examples: “He is a “She is
man.”
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Grammar Please note
Adverbs can be formed from most adjectives by adding an “-ly” ending. For example:
adjective: quick adverb: sad graceful bad generous ignorant slow
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Grammar
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Please note
There are some important exceptions when converting adjectives into adverbs:
For adjectives that end with a consonant followed by “y,” replace the “y” with an “ i” before adding the “-ly.” adjective: happy adverb: lucky busy
Grammar
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Please note
There are some important exceptions when converting adjectives into adverbs:
For adjectives that end “-ic,” add “-ally.” adjective: sarcastic adverb: comical basic
Grammar
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Please note
There are some important exceptions when converting adjectives into adverbs:
For adjectives that end in “-able,” “-ible,” or “-le,” just replace the “e” with “y.” adjective: simple adverb: comfortable terrible
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Exercises Speaking
Convert the following adjectives into adverbs
loud
visible
ready
tragic
energetic
apologetic
probable
lazy
gentle
speedy
smooth
speedy
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Adverbs
So... how exactly do adverbs work? can modify verbs:
We waited can modify adjectives The music was
loud .
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Adverbs
can modify other adverbs:
He walked
quickly.
How did he walk? Quickly
How quickly? Extremely.
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Adverbs
can also modify entire sentences: , I thought dinner was excellent. , we have to leave early. , the line will be very long. , the rain washed away the graffiti.
Exercises
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Writing
Convert the adjectives into adverbs and insert them into the sentences
1) The child showed his mother his report card. (proud) 2) I removed the turkey from the oven. (careful) 3) The knight rescued the princess. (courageous) 4) The cat crept down the alleyway. (sneaky)
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Adverbs Please note
There are also many other adverbs that are not created from adjectives using “-ly.” For example:
She is working He
.
reached the top.
We are
excited.
You are
right.
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Adverbs and Adverbials
An is an adverb or group of other words, such as an adverbial phrase, that modifies a verb or sentence. All of the from the previous slides are considered to be adverbials (“quickly,” “extremely,” “considerably,” “very,” “almost,” “generously”).
Adverb
adverbial
Adverbs
Further, can also take the form of clauses or phrases that answer the same questions as adverbs:
The student was acting .
was the student acting?
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Adverbials (when?)
We cooked dinner . •
did you cook dinner? , I prepared lunch for the
next day.
did you prepare lunch?
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Adverbials (where?)
The weather is much nicer
is the weather much nicer?
The ball is stuck
.
is the ball stuck?
.
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Adverbials (to what extent?)
Superman is stronger .
is Superman stronger?
He fought against evil
.
did he fight against evil?
Exercises
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Writing
Fill in the blanks with the adverbs and adverbials
________, we ________ made sure that we packed everything we needed. ________ packing ended up taking longer than we had expected. We ________ drove ________. ________, we were able to board the plane ________. The flight was ________ smooth. We sat down in our seats, ________ looking forward to our vacation.
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Review
used primarily to modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs an adverb or group of words modifying a verb or sentence
Adverbs and adverbials allow you to add details and precision to your writing.
Exercises Writing
True or False
a) b)
true false
a) b)
true false
a) b)
true false
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Thank you
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We would like to thank the following sources for their content Text
Adverb, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/adverb, Retrieved at 7.3.2015, Creative Commons license
Adverbial, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/adverbial, Retrieved at 7.3.2015, Creative Commons license
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