1. Adverbs… …or, slaughter your children

2. Adverbs Adverbs modify other words, specifically verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Many adverbs end in –ly. (Easily, fluently, etc)

3. Adverb Purposes There are two types of adverbs: intensifying and modifying

4. Intensifying Adverbs Intensifying: enhance the meaning of a word (usually a verb) Intensifying adverbs provide standard, expected descriptions of how something is done –EX: Umkulthoum barfed messily –EX: Umkulthoum barfed disgustingly Intensifying adverbs tell the degree to which something is done –EX: Trevor’s femur was broken horribly –EX: Trevor’s femur was barely broken AVOID THESE WHENEVER POSSIBLE

5. Modifying Adverbs Modifying: change the meaning of a word in a significant and unexpected way –EX: Umkulthoum barfed daintily –EX: Umkulthoum barfed enticingly These adverbs are OCCASIONALLY acceptable and effective

6. What to do with an intensifying adverb There are two choices of what to do with an intensifying adverb: –Eliminate the adverb and keep the verb the same Do this when the verb is a strong action verb –Umkulthoum barfed messily –Eliminate the adverb and change the verb Do this to replace a weak, bland, vague, or unsatisfying verb with a strong action verb –Trevor’s femur was pulverized horribly