group 4 ENGLISH presentation

Adverbs

CELINE MARQUES
KARL BOSTWICK
REON MARTAIN
ROLANA SOLOMON
SASHA NARINE
15/10/24
Adverbs
What is an Adverb?
An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (“he sings loudly”), an adjective
(“very tall”), another adverb (“ended too quickly”), or even a whole sentence (“Fortunately, I
had brought an umbrella.”).

How do you use an Adverb?

Adverbs provide context in a sentence by describing how, when, where, and to what extent
something occurs. Adverbs can be used to modify verbs, adjectives, and even other adverbs.

*Fun Fact
Adverbs often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look exactly the same as their adjective
counterparts.

Types of Adverbs

Adverb of Manner
An adverb of manner describes how you do an action. For example,
o They dress elegantly.
o Some elderly people drive slowly.
o She works very hard.
Adverbs of manner are really useful because they let us add a lot of extra details to descriptions,
to make what we say more interesting and dynamic to the listener or reader.

Adverb of Time
Knowing when something is happening, happened or will happen has a lot of significance in the
lives of human beings. Adverbs of time are meant to denote when exactly an action is taking
place. An adverb of time, as the name suggests, can be used in a sentence to depict when an
action mentioned in the sentence is taking place. It can be identified by asking the question
‘when’. They work best when placed at the end of a sentence, but you can change the position of
the adverb to provide emphasis.
Examples of Adverbs of Time
Given below are some examples of how adverbs of time can be used in sentences. Check them
out and try to understand how it works.
 I will be going to my cousin’s place tomorrow.
 Yesterday, Teena met Anu at the supermarket.
 Can you please bring the photocopies soon so that we can provide it to the students?
 I thought I could finish cleaning my house today.
 Make sure you remind her to take the dried clothes later.
 Will you be able to submit all the documents immediately so that we could go forward
with your recruitment process?

List of Adverbs of Time

Given below is a list of adverbs of time that you can use in your sentences to denote the time of
the action.

Examples of Adverbs of Time

Soon Daily Weekly

Monthly Yearly Annually

Quarterly Tomorrow Yesterday

Adverb of Place
Adverbs that are employed in a sentence to describe the location or the place where an action is
taking place are called adverbs of place. They answer the question ‘where’. They are mostly
found after the main verb or the object in a sentence. They can also refer to distances or the
movement of an object in a particular direction.

Examples of Adverbs of Place

Given below are examples of how adverbs of place can be used to depict the location of the
action in a sentence.
 The boy was asked to keep the cups here.
 Are you going out today?
 Will you be leaving the chair outside?
 We went northwards after reaching the foot of the hill.
 The little girl ran towards her mother the moment she saw her.

ACTIVITY- TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF ADVERBS OF PLACE

Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate adverbs of place from the list given below:
(anywhere, north, underneath, somewhere, in, here, nearby, out, there, homewards)
1. Can we please go ___________ to clear our minds?
2. It is raining _________.
3. She has been working _________ for seven years now.
4. Do you live _________?
5. They headed _____________ after the event.
6. Can you please keep the door open when you come ______?
7. After keeping our luggage in our third floor room, we went _______ to the hotel lounge.
8. I am thinking about going _________ to explore the mountain country.
9. I don’t think you are allowed to park __________ you like.
10. Darwin loves to go ________ on a full moon night.

ANSWER SHEET
1. Can we please go somewhere to clear our minds?
2. It is raining here.
3. She has been working there for seven years now.
4. Do you live nearby?
5. They headed homewards after the event.
6. Can you please keep the door open when you come in?
7. After keeping our luggage in our third floor room, we went downstairs to the hotel
lounge.
8. I am thinking about going north to explore the mountain country.
9. I don’t think you are allowed to park anywhere you like.
10. Darwin loves to go out on a full moon night.

Adverb of frequency
Adverbs that change or qualify the meaning of a sentence by telling us how often or how
frequently something happens are defined as adverbs of frequency. An adverb of frequency can
also be classified as an adverb of time. An adverb of frequency modifies time either definitely or
indefinitely.
An example of a definite modification would be; weekly, daily, yearly. An example of an
indefinite connotation would be; sometimes, often, rarely. An adverb of frequency has its own
classification because it doesn’t take a direct approach to telling time.

Adverb of Frequency rules

In English everything has rules, here are some rules related to adverbs of frequency:
1. Always use adverbs of frequency to discuss how often something happens.
2. Adverbs of frequency are often used to indicate routine or repeated activities, so they are
often used with the present simple tense.
3. If a sentence has only one verb, place the adverb of frequency in the middle of the
sentence so that it is positioned after the subject but before the verb. For example: Tom
never flies. He always takes the bus.
4. When a sentence contains more than one verb, place the adverb of frequency before the
main verb. For example: They have often visited Europe.
5. When using an adverb of frequency in the negative or in forming a question, place it
before the main verb. For example: Do you usually get up so late?

Adverb of degree
Adverbs of degree modify the adjectives, verbs or other adverbs in a sentence. They usually
answer the question how much; or ‘to what extent?’
For example -
Ace crept past the cat extremely quietly so as not to disturb it.
Here is a list of some of the most common adverbs of degree:
Very Too Quite Almost
Absolutely Completely Extremely Hardly
So Enough Rather Terribly
Extremely Somewhat Barely Slightly

Adverb of Comparison
A comparative adverb is used to compare two different verb actions. They usually show an
increase or decrease in the action or that one thing is better or worse than the other verb action.

Conjunctive Adverbs
Have you ever heard of ‘conjunctive adverbs’? Do you know what they mean or what they do?
Conjunctive adverbs are adverbs that behave like conjunctions when used in a sentence.
A conjunctive adverb is a part of speech that is an adverb by design but has the characteristic of a
conjunction. It can be used to link different clauses or sentences, to show cause and effect,
sequence, and contrast between the two clauses or sentences.

Using Conjunctive Adverbs – Points to Remember

Since conjunctive adverbs have the special feature of behaving like a conjunction, there are a few
points you will need to be aware of and bear in mind when using them in your sentences,
especially in writing.
 Rule 1: Always use a comma if the conjunctive adverb is used to link or separate an
independent clause and a dependent clause. This rule applies when conjunctions like and,
or, so or but are used before the conjunctive adverb.
 Rule 2: When you are using a conjunctive adverb to link or show the relationship
between two independent clauses, make sure you separate them with a semicolon before
the conjunctive adverb and a comma after it.
 Rule 3: When conjunctive adverbs are used to separate or link two independent clauses
which have the ability to stand as two distinct sentences, a period can be used in between
them and the second clause would begin with the conjunctive adverb.
 Rule 4: If the conjunctive adverb appears in the beginning of a second clause in a
sentence, you should use a comma after the adverb. In case the conjunctive adverb used
in the beginning of the second clause is a monosyllabic adverb, a comma need not be
used.
  Rule 5: If the conjunctive adverb is used in the middle of a clause, it should be preceded
and followed by a comma. This, however, need not be the case always, especially when
conjunctive adverbs are made use of in short clauses.

There are many other ways you can categorize and group adverbs. Here are a few!

Relative Adverbs – when, where, why

These are used to introduce dependent (or relative) clauses, i.e, clauses that contain a subject and
verb but do not express a complete thought.
E.g. This is the city where the soldiers were stationed.
That was the moment when I first noticed him.

Adverbs of negation or affirmation

The adverbs of affirmation are used to confirm or affirm a statement, also called positive
adverbs. Similarly, there are adverbs of negation corresponding to the adverb of affirmation.
These adverbs are used to negate or deny the statement, they are also called negative adverbs.
E.g. no, yes, indeed, certainly, not, neither, etc.

Focusing Adverbs
These single out different types of information, refer back to something, or express some type of
restriction.
E.g. Also, Either, Just, Only.
* Usually placed before the noun that they qualify, focusing adverbs have meanings that can
actually change depending on their exact position in the sentence.

Adverbial phrases and clauses

An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act like an adverb, i.e. it modifies a verb, adjective,
adverb, or even a whole clause.
Like adverbs, adverbial phrases can be used to describe how, where, when and why.
Adverbial clauses are similar to adverbial phrases, however, unlike adverbial phrases, adverbial
clauses always have a subject and verb.
ACTIVITY- WHICH IS THE PHRASE AND WHICH IS THE CLAUSE?
1. Emir spoke of his daughter with pride. (phrase)
2. I bring my phone wherever I go. (clause)
3. After they set up the tent, they built a fire. (clause)
4. I’m going to the airport to pick up my aunt and uncle. (phrase)
5. Bri ate her breakfast very quickly. (phrase)
6. I threw my coat on the chair. (phrase)
7. Shauna is tired because she didn’t sleep well. (clause)
8. Patrick can speak French as well as I can. (clause)

Adverbs and Adjectives

An important distinguishing feature between an adverb and an adjective is that adverbs do not
modify nouns.
The following words, together with their comparative and superlative forms, can be both adverbs
and adjectives: early, far, fast, hard, late

The following sentences illustrate the two uses of early:

Adjective Adverb
I catch the early train I awoke early this morning

The comparative better and the superlative best, as well as some words hinting at time intervals
such as; daily, weekly, monthly, can also be adverbs or adjectives, depending on how they are
used.

Forms of adverbs
There are three forms of adverbs
Positive Form This is the basic form of the Highly
adverb, commonly made by Slowly
adding the suffix -ly Loudly

Comparative Form This is formed by adding the Higher

suffix –er to the adverb. For Louder
adverbs that have –ly at the More highly
end, the word ‘more’ is used More loudly
in front of them
Superlative Form This is formed by adding the Highest
suffix –est to the adverb. Loudest
Adverbs with –ly at the end Most highly
use the word ‘most’ in the Most loudly
front.
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