Adverbs are used to modify and provide more information about verbs, clauses, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs can appear in different positions, such as modifying verbs like "grow rapidly" or adjectives like "extremely difficult." They can also modify other adverbs, as in the example "incredibly quickly." The document provides examples of adverbs modifying verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to illustrate how adverbs are used to give additional information.

10. Adverbs are used to give us
more information and are
used to modify verbs,
clauses and other adverbs.
The difficulty with
identifying adverbs is that
they can appear in different

11. Adverbs with verbs
Here the adverbs are in
bold and the verbs are in
italics. Here the adverbs
give us more information
about the verb.
•Infant humans grow
rapidlyVer
Verheight and
in Adv
Adv
weight. b b erb
erb

12. Adverbs with adjectives
Here the adverbs are in bold
and the adjectives are in
italics. Here the adverbs
give us more information
about the adjective.
The test was
Adjecti
Adjecti Adv
Adv
extremely difficult.
ve
ve erb
erb

13. Adverbs with adverbs
Here both adverbs are in
bold. The first adverb gives
us more information about
the second.
The cheetah runs
Adv
Adv
incredibly quickly. Adv
Adv
erb
erb erb
erb

15. Do children develop
Do children develop
social skills?
social skills?
Yes, they
Yes, they
do.
do.
Do infant ready to
Do infant ready to
start families?
start families?
No, they
No, they
don’t.
don’t.

17. 1 2
3 4
5 6

25. 1. How many people are
1. How many people are
there in your family?
there in your family?
2. Which is the lifespan
2. Which is the lifespan
of each person in your
of each person in your
family?
family?
3. How do their physical
3. How do their physical
change?
change?