Adverbs

Unit 6By: C. Lipari

What is an adverb?

Hint: the word “adverb” has the prefix ad + verb.

It is a word that adds to the verb.

Adverbs A word that tells more about

a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

It can tell how, when or where an action takes place.

Examples: Our family drove slowly to the zoo.

Highway safety is a very big problem.

Dad always drives extremely carefully.

We waited outside for the gates to open.

Adverbs before adjectives and adverbs: Adverbs describe or tell more

about verbs. Adverbs can also tell more about adjectives. Sometimes these adverbs tell to what degree or what extent.

The weather seemed terribly cold.

More on adverbs...

They can also tell more about other adverbs.

The ship moved very slowly.

Comparing adverbs An adverb can compare two or

more actions. Add “er” to most short adverbs to

compare two actions. Fast-----------------------Faster

Comparing adverbs Add “est” to most short adverbs to

compare more than two actions. Fast--------------------Fastest

Comparing adverbs For most adverbs, use “more” to

compare two actions if the adverb has two or more syllables.

Eagerly-----more eagerly

Comparing adverbs use “most” to compare three or

more actions if the verb has two or more syllables.

Eagerly-----most eagerly

NegativesA negative is a word that

means “No.”Ex. Nobody saw me. I have nothing to do.

More Negatives... Do not use two negatives in the

same sentence. This is known as a double negative.

Correct a sentence with two negatives by changing one negative to a positive word by dropping one negative.

“Have you ever flown in a helicopter?” Nora asked.

“No, but I have been in an airplane,” I said.

“Was it scary?” Nora asked.

Punctuation in Dialogue

Everything within the quotation marks represents EXACTLY what the speaker says or said.

“It looks like a toy to me,” he said.

Punctuation in Dialogue

Use quotation marks before and after a direct quotation.

The baby said, “Whaaaa!”

Punctuation in Dialogue

Begin a quotation with a capital letter.

The announcer said, “It looks like a slam dunk to me.”

Punctuation in Dialogue Use a comma or commas to

separate a phrase, such as he said, from the quotation itself. Place a comma or a period inside closing quotation marks.

The boxer said, “I can knock you out!”

Punctuation on Quotations

Place the question mark or the exclamation mark inside the quotation marks when it is part of the quotation.

Rob exclaimed, “What a strange object!”

Place it outside the quotation marks when it is part of the entire sentence but not part of the quotation.

Did Rob say, “It’s a flying machine”?

Prepositions

A word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence.

Ex: about above besides from to of

at over up with up Ex: This book about bicycles is Ted’s.

Prepositional Phrases A group of words that begins with

a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

Ex: The heart is an organ in the body.

Object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition.

Ex: The heart is an organ in the body.

Prepositional Phrases

Object Prepositions In Prepositional Phrases Object pronoun is the pronoun that

follows a preposition in a sentence. Object pronoun can take the place of

a noun in a prepositional phrase. My friends planned a surprise party for

Sally. My friends planned a surprise party for

her.

Combining sentences: A complex sentence contains two

related ideas joined by a conjunction other than and, but, or or. Conjunctions such as after, although, because, before, since, until, and while are used to connect related ideas.

Ex.Whitney has been gardening since she was five.

Commas with Introductory Prepositional Phrases and Interjections

Use a comma after a prepositional phrase at the beginning of a sentence.

Ex. For sunburn protection, I wear sunscreen.

Use a comma after a mild interjection.

Ex. My, this sunburn is uncomfortable.

Good luck on the test!

Take your time!Complete the assignment on the board when you are

done!