1. ADVERBS ! Janaya Reid & Nikole Layton.

2. Describes …. a verb (He drove slowly. — How did he drive?) an adjective (He drove a very fast car. — How fast was his car?) another adverb (She moved quite slowly down the aisle. — How slowly did she move?) ASK YOURSELF ! When, where, why, or under what conditions something happens or happened.

3. Endings. Adverbs frequently end in -ly; Example. He spoke to her quietly. [modifies the verb spoke] She sang extremely well. [modifies the adverb well] On the other hand, not all adverbs end with ly. adverbs of manner (answering the question how?) are often formed by adding -ly to adjectives. However,lovely, lonely, motherly, friendly, neighborly, are adjectives -ly ending is not a guarantee that a word is an adverb.

4. So, how, then, out, now, only, just, more, most and etc. These can be adverbs depending on how you use it. Most do double duty. Examples We went out. Then we did it. He is so happy.

5. Adverbs sometimes work better than verbs. Example. She ran slowly. VS It took her forty-five minutes to run her first mile and by then everyone had run 7miles.

6. Stealth Adverbs a.k.a. “secret” Adverbs Simple modifiers that give a sentence specificity and precision. Example Maybe the best you ever had- or so it will sometimes seem. Ever or sometimes.

7. Adjective + Adverb Very “showy” vs. tell Example Looked so immaculately frightful as he bummed a cigarette.

8. LIKE ! Example I want to like go to Disney Land. I was like Janaya keep typing. I was like Nikole shut up. Like takes the edge off of a sentence. Also less formal and less accurate.

9. Not all adverbs end in –ly Words such as now, only, just, more etc.. Are adverbs. Adverbs modify adjectives and sentences not just verbs.