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Katya is a slow reader.

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(a) Ada is a slow reader. (b) Ada reads slowly.

adjective noun adverb action

ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
careful carefully
slow slowly
quick quickly
easy easily

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(c) Len is a fast runner. (d) Len runs fast.

ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
fast
hard
early
late

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(e) Lou is a good runner. (f) Lou runs well.

ADJECTIVE ADVERB
good well

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clear clearly

I can see ______.

clearly

It is a _____
clear day.

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easy easily

When you study enough, exams are _____.

easy

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careful carefully

Everyone should be ______

careful when they drive.
Everyone should drive _______.
carefully

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 Adverbs and Verbs
• Adverbs answer the following questions
about verbs:
– Where? Ex. The bird was chirping
downstairs.
– When? Ex. The bird chirped today.
– How? Ex. The bird chirped loudly.

– How long? or How much?

Ex. The bird chirped constantly.
 REMEMBER!

• Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives and

other adverbs.

• Adverbs are used to add more detail to a

sentence.

• Adverbs often end in –ly BUT, not always

AND some –ly words ARE NOT adverbs.
 Types of Adverbs
• Adverbs of Manner
She moved slowly and spoke quietly.

Adverbs of Place
She has lived on the island all her life.
She still lives there now.

Adverbs of Frequency
She visits the island every weekend.
She often goes by herself.
• Adverbs of Time
She tries to get back before dark.
It's starting to get dark now.
She finished her tea first.
She left early.

Adverbs of Purpose
She drives her boat slowly to avoid
hitting the rocks.
She shops in several stores to get the
best buys.
 Verb Manner Place Frequency Time Purpose

in
Beth enthusias every before to stay in
the
swims tically morning dawn shape.
pool

Dad into every before to get a

quickly
walks town day dinner magazine

in
Taniqua every before
her
sleeps morning lunch.
room
 Focus Adverbs
•He can only speak •Only he can speak
Chinese. Chinese.

•We just rented a •We rented a house

house for this just for this summer.
summer

•Even my sister went •My sister even went

to the party to the party.(even
though she was sick)
 Negative Adverb Inverted
Regular sentence
Sentence

•I´ve never had •Never have I had

such a great such a great
dinner. dinner

•I seldom drink •Seldom do I drink

coffee. coffee.
• In this construction, if the subject of the verb is
a noun, the subject follows the verb.

e.g. Here are the tickets.

There was our bus.

In these examples, the noun subjects tickets and

bus follow the verbs are and was.
• However, if the subject of the verb is a
personal pronoun, the subject precedes the
verb.
e.g. Here they are.
There it was.

In these examples, the personal pronoun

subjects they and it precede the verbs are
and was.
When the subject follows the verb, care must be
taken to make sure that the verb agrees with its
subject.

e.g. Here is one of the examples.

There are his aunt and uncle.

In the first example, the verb is is singular to

agree with the singular subject one. In the
second example, the verb are is plural to agree
with the plural subject his aunt and uncle.