1. Adverbs!

2. What’s a stinkin’ adverb anyway? An adverb modifies or describes a _____________ _____________________________________________ Adverbs and adjectives are both describer words, so what’s the difference? Adjectives describe:Adverbs describe: ___________________

3. So What Do Adverbs Answer? Adverbs (just like adjectives) answer four questions about the verb/adjective/adverb they modify: –___________________?

4. Where? Go ___________________ (Go where? Go here.) Run ___________________ (Run where? Run back.) Crawl ___________________ (Crawl where? Crawl low.) Throw ___________________ (Throw where? Throw far.)

5. When? Stop ___________________ (Stop when? Stop now.) Leave ___________________ (Leave when? Leave today.) Arrive ___________________ (Arrive when? Arrive late.) Return ___________________ (Return when? Return tomorrow.)

6. How? Run ___________________ (Run how? Run quickly.) Sing ___________________ (Sing how? Sing loudly.) Dance ___________________ (Dance how? Dance beautifully.) Argued ___________________ (Argued how? Argued angrily.)

7. To What Extent?/To What Degree? (“Thermometer adverbs”) ___________________ full (To what extent was it full? Completely.) ___________________ finished (To what extent was it finished? Nearly.) ___________________ noisy (To what extent was it noisy? Too noisy.) ___________________ annoying (To what extent was it annoying? To NO extent.)

8. Commonly Used Adverbs Adverbs can be tricky, as they aren’t always ending in the obvious “ly.” Here are some common ones that we don’t always recognize. It’s important to KNOW this list! AfterwardInsteadOftenYet ____________ ____________ TrulyRather AlreadyLateSlowSomewhat AlsoLongSometimes ____________ BackLow ____________ More EvenMoreStraightOnly ____________ ____________ Nearly ____________ Extremely FarNear ____________ FastNext ____________ Forth ____________ Tomorrow HardNow ____________

9. How can I be sure something’s an adverb? Adverbs also frequently end in ____________: Quickly, dangerously, frequently, neatly, sloppily, rudely, adventurously, adequately, recently, lately, softly, cheerfully, messily, grumpily, angrily, happily, slyly, mostly, absent-mindedly, hurriedly, annoyingly, completely, entirely, totally, mostly, etc. etc. etc. Why do you think the Adverb Shop owners’ names are “____________ ?” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here!”

10. Practice Identifying Adverbs Identify the adverbs in the following sentences. 1. Beethoven tirelessly devoted himself to his music. ________________________________________________________ 2. He often worked late. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 3. In fact, his nocturnal piano playing made him very unpopular with his conventional neighbors. ________________________________________________________ 4. It finally became so severe that Beethoven could not hear his own music. ________________________________________________________

11. Comparative and Superlative Comparative: Formed if you are ___________________________ people or things. –Done two ways: Adding an _______________________(faster, stronger, shorter) to the adjective or adverb Placing _________________________________ _______________________of the adjective or adverb (more quickly, less intelligent)

12. Comparative and Superlative Superlative: Formed if you are _________________________________ people or things. –Done two ways: Adding an ________________________ (fastest, strongest, shortest) to the adjective or adverb Placing __________________________________ ___________________of the adjective or adverb (most quickly, least intelligent)

13. Comparative and Superlative WARNING WARNING #1! The comparative and superlative are formed with EITHER the er/est ending or the more/most/less/least beginning, but __________________________. The following are ALWAYS ________________: I am __________________________than she is. She has to run ________________if she wants to win! He is the ______________________boy I’ve ever met. These are redundant and therefore sound the __________________________________________________ (Just kidding.)

14. Comparative and Superlative WARNING WARNING #2! –_____________________________________ when forming the comparative or superlative of an adverb ! Ex: Walk slower. Since we’re modifying a VERB, so we need to modify a verb with an ADVERB therefore including the “ly” ending. How could I form the comparative of the adverb “slowly”? Walk slowlier? Nope. Walk _____________________________. Wahoo!

15. Comparative/Superlative Practice Pam runs __________ (fast) than Theo. Pam is the _____________ (flexible) of all of the dancers. Pam speaks ___________________ (loud) than Paul. Pam is _________________ (loud) than Paul. Pam runs the _______________ (quick) out of her whole team. Pam is the_________________ (quick) out of her whole team.

16. Then v. Than Then : ________________________________ ___________________discusses time Ex: We played basketball and then went home. Than : _________________________________ Ex: She is taller than me. They are never ever interchangeable!

17. 1. Diana has many more demerits ___________ I do. 2. Thomas hardly eats at lunch, but ___________ wolfs down dinner. 3. ___________ I took off my shoes. 4. If I had to choose, I’d want a longer spring break ___________ a longer winter break. 5. You will be in more trouble ___________ I will. Then v. Than Practice

18. There v. They’re v. Their There : Most typically an _____________ answering “where” or a _______________ Adverb Ex: We walked _____________. Pronoun Ex: _______________is a new car. They’re : _____________________of the pronoun “they” and verb “are” Ex: ________________a funny pair. Their : _________________________ showing ownership Ex: The students lost __________covers. They are never ever interchangeable!

19. 1. _____________ is too much homework tonight! 2. Some people just don’t appreciate ________ parents until _____________ older. 3. I plan to go __________ for vacation. 4. When the puppies wag __________ tails, it is clear that ___________ happy. There v. They’re v. Their

20. Why Does it Matter? 1) ____________________________________________________ Ex: She ran to school. Ex: She quickly ran far to school arriving late. 2) People make _______________________________________ all the time! _______________alert! Ex: Walk slow since the floor is slippery. Ex: Walk slowly since the floor is slippery. 3) Then v. Than errors are unacceptable at this point in our academic careers. To anyone who has studied English, these will be a HUGE red flag. ________________________ ______________________________________________________

21. Summary/Quiz Questions