Thinking About Adverbs TADVE

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Thinking About Adverbs 1.

What is an adverb?  ________________________  _____________________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ ____________________  _______   ________________________  _____________________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ ____________________  _______ 

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Read the sentence below.

Marla finally finished her homework. What is the adverb in the sentence above? above? ________________________ ______________________________  ______  What verb does this adverb adverb modify? _________________________ ______________________________  _____  The adverb describes __________________________ ______________________________ ____ Marla finished her homework. (Write the word how, when or why on the line.

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Write a sentence with an adverb that does not end with the letters -ly. !nderline the adverb.  ________________________  _____________________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ ___________________  ______   ________________________  _____________________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ ___________________  ______ 

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"ook at the #nderlined words in the the sentence below. $ne of the #nderline words is an adverb. The other other is an ad%ective.

Marla slowly walked across the long bridge.

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What is an adverb? Adverbs are words that modify 'or describe( verbs. Adverbs can also modify 'or describe( ad)ectives or other adverbs.

2.

Read the sentence below.

Marla finally finished her homework. What is the adverb in the sentence above? finally What verb does this adverb modify? finished The adverb describes when Marla finished her homework.

3.

Write a sentence with an adverb that does not end with the letters -ly. !nderline the adverb. Answers will vary. !am*le answer+

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"ook at the #nderlined words in the sentence below. $ne of the #nderline words is an adverb. The other is an ad%ective.

Marla slowly walked across the long bridge.

&n the sentence above, the word slowly is an adverb beca#se it modifies the verb walked. ,t describes how she walked.

&n the sentence above, the word long is an ad%ective beca#se modifies the noun bridge. ,t describes the length of the bridge.

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