What is an adverb?

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What is an adverb?
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Adverbs

• Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other
  adverbs.
• They answer the questions
• How
• Where
• When
• To what extent

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Adverbs in action

• The butterfly flew high. (describes a verb)
• Sue struggled with the extremely difficult math
  problem. (describes an adjective)
• Please look very carefully for errors. (describes
  another adverb)

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Double negatives

• In English only one negative is used at a time. 
  Since seldom, rarely, scarcely and hardly are
  already negative adverbs, you do not add another
  negative (no, not, none, no one, nobody, etc). 

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Good or Well?

• Good is an adjective and modifies or describes
  nouns. Well is an adverb and modifies or
  describes verbs.
• Remember if you are using a linking verb or a
  verb that has to do with the human senses (feel,
  taste, sight, hearing, smell) you use the
  adjective good. If you are using an action
  verb (do, play, talk, run, dance, etc., use the
  adverb well.
• Generally, well describes health. It is
  appropriate to say, I am good. Good is an
  adjective describing I.

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Adjective or Adverb

• Adjectives describe nouns and answer which one,
  what kind, or how many
• Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or adverbs
  and answer when, where, how, and to what extent

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Words often used as adverbs

• When
• Later, now, soon, then, tomorrow, yesterday,
  always, usually, never,
• How
• Clearly, easily, quietly, slowly
• To what extent
• Almost, very, too, quite, extremely, so, not
• Where
• Away, here, inside, there, up, down

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Think about it.

• I am real tired? or I am really tired?
• She hardly eats nothing. or She hardly eats
  anything.
• He ran slow. or He ran slowly.

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What is the point?

• Adjectives and adverbs can add details to your
  writing.
• If you are writing with word very, choose a more
  specific word.
• He is very tired. or He is exhausted.
• She is very hungry. or she is famished.
• The dog ran.
• The scraggily dog ran haphazardly.

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Lets practice.

• 1. I'm amazed how Devin generously shares his
  dessert with everyone at the lunch table.
• 2. It helps to study for a test daily rather
  than waiting until the last minute.
• 3. My big sister tenderly applied medicine and a
  bandage on my skinned knee.
• 4. Emily cried uncontrollably when the vet said
  he would have to put her 13-year-old dog to
  sleep.
• 5. Nicholas makes his bed neatly every morning.
• 6. I can barely hear what you're saying because
  of the loud fire alarm.

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More practice.

• 7. I have more homework this year than last
  year.8. Isaac's dad drove home safely all the
  way from Florida.9. Mrs. Dodson approvingly
  allowed our class to discuss the Emancipation
  Proclamation instead of just reading about
  it.10. Jonathan confidently stated his case when
  he explained how the accident in the lunchroom
  began.
• 11. After months of anticipation, the trip
  date finally arrived.
• 12. The alarm clock blared at 630 in the
  morning, and Ethan instantly jumped out of bed.