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à 4.1èIntroduction to Adverbs
ä:èIn the sentences in the example, underline all the
êêïadverbs.
âS:
#êêè╕Frequently╗, Tony swings on the hammock.
#êêèHe is a ╕very╗ smooth talker.
#êêèRosy looked ╕up╗.
#êêè╕Ho╗╕w╗ is Roxy doing?
#éS Adverbs answer the following questions,╖ How?ïWhen?ïWhere?
#and ╖To what extent?╗ïor ╖To what degree?╗ïFor example, in the sen-
#tence ╖He stopped slowly, slowly╗ is an adverb telling how the person
#stopped.ï╖╗In ╖I am going tomorrow to the fair, tomorrow╗ tells when the
#person is going.ïIn the sentence, ╖The paved road is near, near╗ tells
#where the road is.ïIn the sentence ╖The stroller was quite heavy, quite
is an adverb telling to what extent the stroller was heavy.ïAlthough
adjectives and adverbs are both called modifiers, note that unlike ad-
jectives, adverbs never modify nouns or pronouns.ïThey modify a verb,
#adjective and other adverbs.ïBut like adjectives, adverbs can end in ╖
#╖ly.ïStately╗ is an adjective, as in ╖The stately house was an histori-
#╖cal site.ï╗But ╖timidly╗ is an adverb, as in ╖He timidly looked at the
#╖queen╗.ïHere timidly answers the question ╖How did he look┼?╗ïOcca-
sionally the same word functions as an adjective and an adverb.ïFor
#example, ╖fast╗ is used as an adjective in ╖I like fast cars.ïFast╗
#describes the noun ╖cars.╗ïBut in ╖They worked too fast, fast╗ is an
#adverb modifying the verb form ╖worked.ïWell╗ can also be an adjective
#or an adverb.ïIn ╖I am well, well╗ is a predicate adjective describing
#the pronoun ╖I╗.ïIn ╖He did well, well╗ is an adverb, telling how that
#person did.ïA great deal of adverbs end in ╖ly╗.ïBut many do not: ╖
#╖now, later, soon, yesterday, never, rather, down, almost, not,╗ and
#╖often╗.
1.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
that answers the question How?
A)ïHe was able to outdistance the rival sprinter.
B)ïThey did fine in the last game.
C)ïThe weather was hazy.
D)ïå
ü
#è ╢╢Fine╗ is an adverb that answers the question ╢How╗?ïThere are
#no other adverbs in the remaining sentences.ï╖Rival╗ and ╖hazy╗
#are adjectives.ï╖Rival╗ modifies the noun ╖sprinter╗, and ╖hazy╗ is
#a predicate adjective modifying the noun ╖weather.
Ç B
2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
that answers the question When?
A)ïI intend to meet with you occasionally.
B)ïDorothy expects a bonus for working two extra hours.
C)ïBob sold his tickets to the talkative cab driver.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢Occasionally╗ is an adverb that answers the question ╢╗When╗?ïIt
tells when the people will get together.ïThe remaining sentences do not
#contain any adverbs.ï╖Extra╗ and ╖talkative╗ are adjectives.ï╖Extra╗
#modifies the noun ╖hours╗.ï╖Talkative╗ modifies the noun╖ driver╗.
Ç A
3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
that answers the question Where?
A)ïWhy is he underestimating you?
B)ïThe typhoon missed the island.
C)ïThey searched nearby for the raft.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢Nearby╗ is an adverb that answers the question, ╢╗Where were the
#╢╗people looking╗?ïThe remaining sentences have no adverbs or ad-
jectives.
Ç C
4.èWhich one of the following sentences contains an adverb
that answers the question To what extent?
A)ïThe astronauts were amazingly strong after returning to earth.
B)ïGifford sprang to my defense.
C)ïThe emperor's subjects did not look at one another when he
è scolded them.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢Amazingly╗ is an adverb telling to what extent the space crew
were physically fit.ïThere are no other adverbs in the remaining sen-
#tences. But there are some adjectives.ï╖My╗ modifies the noun ╖defense,
#and ╖emperor's╗ modifies the noun ╖subjects╗.
Ç A