Adverbs

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often indicating manner, place, time, frequency, degree, or certainty.

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What do adverbs modify?

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Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

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Which part of speech do adverbs NOT modify?

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Nouns.

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What questions do adverbs typically answer?

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Adverbs typically answer the questions: Where? When? How? To what extent?

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Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'She runs quickly.'

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Quickly is the adverb modifying the verb runs.

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What type of adverb answers the question 'How?'

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Adverbs of manner answer the question 'How?'

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Give an example of an adverb of time.

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Examples include: yesterday, now, soon, later.

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What is the function of an adverb in a sentence?

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The function of an adverb is to provide more information about how, when, where, or to what extent an action is performed.

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In the sentence 'He is very tall,' what is the adverb and what does it modify?

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Very is the adverb that modifies the adjective tall.

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What is an adverb of frequency?

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An adverb of frequency describes how often an action occurs, such as always, often, sometimes, rarely, or never.