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By: Michael Dahl
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Adverbs Words which describe or modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb
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How Adverbs can tell us how something happens. The snowboarder skied gracefully down the mountain, but he fell awkwardly at the bottom.
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“-ly” Many adverb end in the letters “-ly.” How did the bear dive? ○ Perfectly ○ Speedily ○ Clumsily
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Location Adverbs can be found at the beginning, middle, and end of a sentence. Rapidly, the runner rounded the curve. The runner rapidly rounded the curve. The runner rounded the curve rapidly.
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How often Adverbs describe how often something happens. The long jumper always jumps more than 20 feet. The long jumper often jumps more than 28 feet.
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When Adverbs can say when something will happen. Some teams will play now. Other teams will play later.
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Adverbs + Adjectives Adverbs help adjectives describe things better. Some athletes are somewhat short. Some athletes are very tall. Some athletes are immensely muscular. Some athletes are extraordinarily fast.
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Adverbs + Adverbs Adverbs can also modify other adverbs The crowd watches very closely as the athletes compete extremely well.
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Any questions?
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Your turn! On a piece of paper, write an adverb to correctly complete each sentence. The teacher will allot the candy _____. (how) Students _____ smirk in my class when they get the answer correct. (how often) Will you mull over the vocabulary _____? (when) The _____ haggard Mr. Benson needs a vacation. (adv+adj) Thieves sidle through houses _____ _____. (adv. +adv.)
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