1. Friday 12th February, 2021.
WALT: Identify different types of adverbials.
Do you know, what is an adverb?
Discuss this with the people around you.
Adverbs are…
Words that describe a verb (an action), for example, the
boy ate his dinner quickly.
Ate is the verb as this is the action and quickly is the
adverb as this describes how the action is being done.
2. Do you know, what is an adverbial?
Discuss this with the people around you.
Adverbials are…
An adverbial is a word or phrase that has been used like
an adverb to add detail or further information to a
verb.
Adverbials are used to explain how, where, when, how
long, which way and why something happened; they are
like adverbs made up of more than one word.
For example, later that day, the parcel arrived.
Later that day is the adverbial as it is explaining when
in the day the parcel arrived. It is also called a fronted
3. There are many different types of adverbs/adverbials.
Can you think of any?
Discuss this with the people around you.
Adverbs of manner how something is done.
Adverbs of time when it happens.
Adverbs of place where it happens.
Adverbs of duration how long it happens for.
Adverbs of direction which way the events go
Adverbs of reason/cause why something happens.
4. These adverbials are good examples to use when you are
writing a balanced argument.
Some people think that On the other hand
Another point of view is In addition
As well as To sum things up
However Therefore
Finally Moreover
Also In conclusion
5. Now you know the different types of adverbs, read the
sentence. Which type of adverb is it?
Discuss this with the people around you.
Which type of adverb is this?
I can pick my new glasses up on Wednesday.
It is an adverb of time.
6. Let’s look at another sentence.
Which type of adverb is this?
Discuss this with the people around you.
The dogs were barking madly at the postman.
It is an adverb of manner.
7. Let’s look at another sentence.
Which type of adverb is this?
Discuss this with the people around you.
Because you didn’t finish your homework, you will be given
a detention.
It is an adverb of reason/cause.
8. Today’s task.
Copy the phrase, write which type of adverb it is.
For example…
On Wednesday – adverb of time.
9. Can you create your own sentences for each of the
different types of adverbs?
Don’t forget to check your punctuation!
Manner (how something is done); place (where it happens); time
(when it happens); duration (how long it happens for); direction
(which way the event goes); reason/cause (why something
happens)
