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I Modify A Verb, Adjective, or Other Verb.: I Usually End in - Ly, But I Don't Have To

This document defines and provides examples of different types of adverbs: - Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and usually end in -ly. - Examples are given of adverbs that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. - Adverbs can indicate how, when, where, to what extent something occurs through specific examples. - Comparative and superlative adverbs are used to compare two or more than two things respectively.

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I Modify A Verb, Adjective, or Other Verb.: I Usually End in - Ly, But I Don't Have To

This document defines and provides examples of different types of adverbs: - Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and usually end in -ly. - Examples are given of adverbs that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. - Adverbs can indicate how, when, where, to what extent something occurs through specific examples. - Comparative and superlative adverbs are used to compare two or more than two things respectively.

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I modify a

Verb,
Adjective, or
other Verb.
I usually end in
-ly, but I dont
have to.

An adverb modifies a
verb, adjective, or
other adverb.
EXAMPLES
softly
often
quite

MODIFIES A VERB:
Speak

softly

and carry a big


stick.

MODIFIES AN
ADJECTIVE:
My classmates are
silly

often

MODIFIES ANOTHER
VERB:

Hector left the haunted house


screaming quite loudly.

HOW
An adverb tells how.
The fire spread
quickly.
I landed awkwardly
when I fell off the
trampoline.

EXAMPLES
quickly
awkwardly

When
An adverb tells
when.

We are leaving
tomorrow.
Justin always talks
about his helicopters.

EXAMPLES
tomorrow
always

Where
An adverb tells
where.

My best friend lives


nearby.
Please go there and
give Maria all of your
dinosaurs.

EXAMPLES
nearby
there

To WHAT
extent
An adverb tells to what
extent.

hardly touched my pea


soup.

Susan emptied her locker


completely.

EXAMPLES
hardly
completely

ADVERB
clause
An adverb clause is used
to indicate under what
condition something will
take place.

We will win the game

if

we try hard.
Susie will fail the test

unless she studies.

EXAMPLES
if we try hard
unless she
studies

COMPARATIV
E
ADVERBS
A comparative adverb is
used when comparing
two people, places, or
things.

She runs more quickly at


school than at soccer
practice.
I wish your mashed
potatoes were less
aggressively salted.

EXAMPLES
more
less

SUPERLATIVE
ADVERBS
A superlative adverb
indicates the extreme of
something. It is used
when talking about three
or more people, places,
or things.

My teacher is the most


helpful one in the school.
Out of everyone in my
family I eat beans the
least often.

SUPERLATIVE
ADVERBS
most
least

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