An adverb is a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb by indicating manner, place, time, frequency, or degree. Some common types of adverbs include adverbs of time that indicate when something occurs (e.g. today, tomorrow), adverbs of place that indicate where something occurs (e.g. here, there), adverbs of manner that describe how something is done (e.g. quickly, loudly), and adverbs of frequency that indicate how often something occurs (e.g. usually, never). Examples are provided to illustrate each type of adverb.

1. Modifier and descriptor
an ADVERB?
What
is

2. An adverb is a word that describes or
modifies a verb, an adjective, or
another adverb. It answer the questions
where, when, how, how often, and to
what extent.
ADVERB

3. • Josh went out to take out
trash. (WHERE)
• They always quarrel. (HOW
OFTEN)
• My friend arrived later.
(WHEN)
• That was a very good
presentation. (TO WHAT
EXTENTT)
EXAMPLES:

4. THAT MODIFY VERBS
ADVERBS

5. ADVERBS THAT MODIFY VERBS
Words that describe an action or how
does an action as made.
• She passed the ball slowly.
• She quickly ran towards the
store.
• Is this the fastest you can
drive?
• I will love you thoroughly.

6. QUIZ 1:
Identify the adverb in each of the
following sentences.
• Sarah is silently crying because she
lost battle of debate.
• I love people who loudly talks about
their pet peeves.
• She is a gold digger, because she can
quickly find men and ask for luxury.
• My brother always chew his food

7. THAT MODIFY ADJECTIVES
ADVERBS

8. ADVERBS THAT MODIFY ADJECTIVES
• It describes to what extent does
the noun is being described.
• Also known as an intensifier.
• She faces an extremely difficult
situation.
• That is an unusually tall tree.
• A very blue bird flew.
• Jared's sister is exceptionally
smart.

9. THAT MODIFY ANOTHER
ADVERBS
ADVERBS

10. ADVERBS THAT MODIFY ADVERBS
• It describes to what extent does
the action is being described.
• Also known as an intensifier.
• My sister runs very fast.
• He wrote so neatly.
• You will have to listen very
carefully.
• Jenn is reading so quickly.
• Please work very carefully.

11. TYPES OF
ADVERBS

12. TYPES OF ADVERBS
TIME (WHEN)
PLACE (WHERE)
MANNER (HOW)
FREQUENCY (HOW OFTEN)

13. ADVERBS OF TIME
• Some adverbs tell us when something
happens.
• Adverbs of time include words that
refer to specific times and more
general time periods.
EXAMPLES:
today, yesterday, tomorrow, tonight,
soon, later, now, eventually,
forever, still, yet, early, late,
recently, since

14. ADVERBS OF TIME
EXAMPLES:
• We are going to see a movie
tomorrow.
• My daughter hasn’t learned how to
tie her shoes yet.
• Recently, Trevor got a job as a
construction worker.
• I will eat my dinner later.

15. ADVERBS OF PLACE
• Adverbs of place tell us where
something happens.
EXAMPLES:
• here, there, everywhere, nowhere,
somewhere, anywhere, in, out,
inside, outside, wherever, on, off,
over, under, above, away, left,
right, north, south, east, west

16. ADVERBS OF PLACE
EXAMPLES:
• I can’t find my keys anywhere.
• She loves to spend sunny afternoons
outside by the pool.
• The lost travelers went north until they
found a small town.
• The balloons floated above.
• The parrots flew across.
• I ran inside.

17. ADVERBS OF MANNER
• Adverbs of manner tell us how
something happens. A huge number of
adverbs fall under this type and
many of the -ly adverbs formed from
adjectives fit into this group.
EXAMPLES:
• angrily, cautiously, hungrily, nicely,
slowly, deftly, precisely, unknowingly,
loudly

18. ADVERBS OF MANNER
EXAMPLES:
• The clown skillfully made animals out of
balloons.
• She bravely rescued a kitten from a tree.
• Natalie wisely took an extra umbrella
with her.
• I cautiously check my bag because I heard
a weird sound.

19. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
• A number of adverbs are used to
describe the frequency of an event.
By doing so, these adverbs describe
how often something happens.
EXAMPLES:
• constantly, frequently, occasionally,
sometimes, usually, never, always,
rarely, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly

20. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
EXAMPLES:
• I usually put butter and syrup on my
pancakes.
• She never drives on icy roads.
• Sometimes, Mark gets coffee for his
coworkers.
• We are annually celebrating Buwan ng Wika
in our school.

21. QUIZ 2:
Identify the adverb in each of the following
sentences.
1. They spoke loudly.
2. I am highly impressed with her
presentation.
3. She looked quite nervous.
4. Radha works diligently in order to get
promoted.
5. Fox is often believed to be cunning animal,
6. Barking dogs seldom bite. ‘
7. Earlier, they used to travel in their car.

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