Understanding Adverbs for Grade 5

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Definition of adverb

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word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

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Analyze: "She almost always arrives early"

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modifies "always"; "always" modifies "arrives"

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Noun

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dog, city, happiness, teacher

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Verb

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A word that expresses an action or a state of being (run, jump)

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Genre

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A category or type of literature or art (ex. mystery, fantasy, biography)

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Simile

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A figure of speech comparing two different things using "like" or "as"

(ex. He runs like the wind.)

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Inference

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Text evidence+background knowledge=

(ex. The sky is dark and cloudy=?)

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Paraphrase

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to restate in your own words

Original: “The cat jumped onto the windowsill.”

Restate: "The cat leapt up to the window."

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Predicate

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part of sentence that tells what subject does or is

(ex. barked loudly)

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Demonstrate

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to show clearly or explain by doing