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Topic: Adverb |
11 June 2002 |
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Most people think that the function of an adverb is to modify a verb.
In fact, an adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
For example:
Adverbs modifying a verb:
Henry is in the first grade but he can read and write well. (Well modifies read and write.)
Madonna sings beautifully in her new album. (Beautifully modifies the verb sing.)
Lynn rarely forgets to pick up her kid from school. (Rarely is an adverb of time modifying forget.)
Adverbs modifying adjectives:
Henry is a very intelligent boy. (Very modifies intelligent.)
Madonna's voice is incredibly charming. (Incredibly modifies charming.)
Lynn can be unbelievably forgetful sometimes. (Unbelievably modifies forgetful.)
Adverbs modifying adverbs:
Henry is in the first grade but he can read and write very well. (Very modifies well.)
Madonna sings awfully beautifully in her new album. (Awfully modifies beautifully.)
Lynn drove terribly fast. (Terribly modifies fast)
Most of the adverbs end with -ly. However, there are a number of adverbs
that do not have the ending -ly; for instance, always sometimes, often, fast, late, and well.
You may put adverbs in many positions in a sentence. But the best place
is as close as possible to the verb or the word that it modifies.
For example:
He slowly walked down the street.
He walked down the street slowly.
He walked slowly down the street.
Slowly, he walked down the street.
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Exercise: Adverb |
| Directions: put the given words in the right order to create meaningful sentences. |
 1. boy fell accidentally off his young bike a . |
| 2. cut he badly his arms on . was |
| 3. he . violently crying started |
| 4. a naturally man saw . friendly this |
| 5. to talked the crying kindly he boy . |
| 6. voice his was soothing . surprisingly |
| 7. his the forgot eventually pain . , boy |
| 8. walked gladly got slowly up he home . and |
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