1. GRAMAR IV
TOPIC: Adverbs: Use and Form
STUDENTS: Erika Yamasque
Janneth Caba
Gesica Ramirez
Erika Saigua
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS
2. What is an Adverb?
Adverb (noun): a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or
another adverb, expressing manner, place, time or degree; a
word that can modify a phrase, clause or sentence.
3. ADJECTIVE ADVERB
An Adjective is a word or set of
words that modifies (i.e.,
describes) a noun or pronoun.
Adjectives may come before the
word they modify.
An adverb is a word or set of words
that modifies verbs, adjectives, or
other adverbs.
Examples: Examples:
That is a cute puppy.
She likes a high school senior.
He speaks slowly. (modifies the verb
speaks)
He is especially clever. (modifies the
adjective clever)
4. ADVERBS: USE
Adverb: We use adverb because it describes or modifies a verb,
adjective, or another adverb.
Examples:
Verb + adverb Adjective + adverb
Adverb + adverb
Example: He drove carefully.
verb adverb
She sold her house quickly
verb adverb
Example: Her necklace was horribly expensive.
adverb adjective
She was terribly sorry.
adverb adjective
Example: They played terribly badly.
adverb adverb
He did his homework absolutely correctly.
adverb adverb
5. Adverb of time (when or where): An adverb
of time tells us when something is done or
happens.
Examples:
He collapsed and died yesterday. .
Last week, we were stuck in the lift for an
hour.
Adverb of place (when or where): An adverb
of place tells us where something is done or
happens.
Examples:
We can stop here for lunch.
The schoolboy was knocked over by a school
bus.
Adverb of degree (how much or how
strongly): An adverb of degree tells us the
level or extent that something is done or
happens.
Examples:
Her daughter is quite fat for her age.
The accident victim nearly died from his
injuries.
Adverb of frequency (how often): An adverb
of frequency tells us how often something is
done or happens.
Examples:
Peter seldom reads the Bible.
Sometimes he stays late in the office to
complete his work.
Adverb of manner: An adverb of manner
tells us how something is done or happens.
Examples:
The brothers were badly injured in the fight.
At the advanced age of 88, she still sang very
well.
6. OTHER TYPES OF ADVERB
Linking Adverbs: Linking adverbs show a
relationship between two clauses or sentences.
Examples:
I left my house in the morning [sequence] then I
went to pick up Leanne at her house.
[cause]We talked until the early hours and [effect]
consequently I overslept the next morning.
Comment Adverbs: Comment adverbs are usually
placed before the verb, but may also appear before
the subject of the sentence.
Examples:
I foolishly agreed to meet my ex-girlfriend.
Foolishly, I agreed to meet my ex-girlfriend.
.
7. When a phrase acts as an adverb, we call it an:
Adverbial phrase (or adverb
phrase) is the term for two or
more words which play the
role of an adverb.
Examples:
I will sit in silence. (adverbial
phrase)
On Friday night, I'm playing
squash
Prepositional Phrases:
Prepositional phrases are
groups of words containing
prepositions.
Examples:
We climbed up the hill.
We climbed up the very steep
hill.
Noun Phrases: A noun phrase
is a phrase that plays the role
of a noun. The head word in a
noun phrase will be a noun or
a pronoun.
Examples:
I like singing in the bath.
I know the back streets.
I've met the last remaining
chief.
8. Many adverbs end in -ly, but many do not. Generally, if a word can
have -ly added to its adjective form, place it there to form an adverb.
Adjective + ly
Examples:
He
She
sad sadly quiet quietly
nervous nervously soft softly
Adjectives ending in –le form adverbs by changing –le to –ly
Adjectives ending in -le »»» ly
Examples:
1
2
terrible terribly capable capably
ADVERBS: FORM
9. Adjectives ending in –y form adverbs by changing –y to –ily
.
Adjectives ending in -y ily
Examples:
she
he
happy happily angry angrily
Adjectives ending in –y form adverbs by adding =ally
Adjectives ending in –ic >>>>> -ally
Examples
The machine gives you your money back automatically.
The soldiers fought heroically.
Automatic automatically Heroic heroically
10. Some adverbs which end in –ly come from nouns
Examples
Adjectives ending in -ly
friendly in a friendly way / manner daily daily
lively in a lively way / manner early early
lonely in a lonely way / manner monthly monthly
lovely in a lovely way / manner weekly weekly
silly in a silly way / manner yearly yearly
11. Some words have the same form whether they are used as adjectives or
adverbs:
Irregular forms
Examples
good well low low
fast fast straight straight
hard hard extra extra
long long doubtless doubtless
Some words have double forms
Double forms
Example
hard hard hardly = kaum
near near nearly = beinahe
late late lately = in letzter Zeit
