The document discusses the five main types of adverbs in English: adverbs of time, manner, degree, frequency, and place. It provides examples of each type using sentences from a paragraph about a family moving to Manitoba. It then analyzes which type of adverb is used in each of 13 additional sentences through an interactive exercise. The types are defined and examples are given to illustrate how adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

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3. What is an Adverb?
An adverb is a word that modifies (gives more information
about:
• a verb: We ran straight to the store.
• an adjective: I am quite tired.
• another adverb: He learns very quickly.
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4. 5 Main Types of Adverbs
There are five main types of adverbs in English.
Let’s watch a video to find out more:
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5. 5 Main Types of Adverbs
Let’s read a paragraph to see them in action.
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6. 5 Main Types of Adverbs
My family recently moved to Manitoba. We
arrived by plane, and then we quickly got into
our cab, after realizing how very cold it was!
These days we usually stay indoors on cold
days!
What types of adverbs are these?
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7. 5 Types of Adverbs:
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8. 5 Main Types of Adverbs
Adverbs of Time:
• describe when an action was done.
1. My family recently moved to Manitoba.
“recently” tells us when the family moved to Manitoba.
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9. 5 Main Types of Adverbs
Adverbs of Manner:
• describe how an action was done.
2. We arrived by plane, and then we quickly got into
our cab…
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10. 5 Main Types of Adverbs
Adverbs of Degree:
• describe the intensity of an action
3. …after realizing how very cold it was!
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11. 5 Main Types of Adverbs
Adverbs of Frequency:
• describe how often the action happens
4. These days we usually…
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12. 5 Main Types of Adverbs
Adverbs of Place:
• describe where an action occurs
5. …stay indoors on cold days!
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13. 5 Main Types of Adverbs
1. Adverbs of time - when?
2. Adverbs of frequency- how often?
3. Adverbs of place- where?
4. Adverbs of manner- how?
5. Adverbs of degree - intensity…
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14. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
1. Did you study hard?
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15. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
1. Did you study hard?
hard: adverb of manner
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16. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
2. She sings beautifully.
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17. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
2. She sings beautifully.
beautifully: adverb of manner
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18. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
3. I will see you tomorrow.
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19. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
3. I will see you tomorrow.
tomorrow: adverb of time
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20. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
4. Yesterday, I lost my book.
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21. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
4. Yesterday, I lost my book.
yesterday: adverb of time
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22. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
5. I pay my workers daily.
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23. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
5. I pay my workers daily.
daily: adverb of frequency
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24. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
6. Walk carefully! It’s very icy.
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25. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
6. Walk carefully! It’s very icy.
carefully: adverb of manner
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26. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
7. We are still hungry.
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27. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
7. We are still hungry.
still: adverb of time
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28. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
8. The children like to play indoors.
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29. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
8. The children like to play indoors.
indoors: adverb of place
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30. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
9. The office is nearby.
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31. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
9. The office is nearby.
nearby: adverb of place
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32. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
10. I usually run in the morning.
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33. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
10. I usually run in the morning.
usually: adverb of frequency
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34. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
11. She walks carefully in the dark.
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35. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
11. She walks carefully in the dark.
carefully: adverb of manner
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36. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
12. I saw your cat below the staircase.
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37. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
12. I saw your cat below the staircase.
below: adverb of place
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38. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
13. You must have left your keys somewhere.
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39. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
13. You must have left your keys somewhere.
somewhere: adverb of place
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40. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
15. She ran 5 kilometers easily.
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41. Let’s Practice: what type of adverb is used in each
sentence?
frequency manner time place degree
15. She ran 5 kilometers easily.
easily: adverb of manner
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42. Adverbs of Time – tell us when:
Examples:
now soon tomorrow
someday yesterday
tonight last year later then
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43. Adverbs of Place – tell us where:
Examples:
outside nearby nowhere
l here there everywhere
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44. Adverbs of Manner – tell us how:
Examples:
quickly hard loudly
incredibly hungrily fast slowly
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45. Adverbs of Frequency– tell us how often:
Examples:
never everyday seldom
often always usually
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46. Adverbs of Degree – tell us intensity:
Examples:
fully very quite
slightly almost partly
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47. Questions?
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48. Your Homework is…
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1. Give an example of each type of adverb:
a. Time
b. Place
c. Degree
d. Frequency
e. Manner
2. Use each one in a sentence.

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The first sentence of your homework is this: HW - time – date
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