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Adverbs

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GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE

Adverbs: Part One

Definition: Adverbs often give information about verbs. o He walks slowly ( slowly! gives information about walks!"

Adverbs give answer to the #uestion $how%&'. o o () How did he walk& A) Slowly*

Explanation: Adverbs ++ often des,ribe the a,tion of a verb. usually end in -+ly.o o o Slow slowly .ut) +y be,omes /ily (easy easily0 ha11y ha11ily .ut) +ble be,omes /bly (noble nobly0 terrible terribly

may have irregular forms. o o o o o o o 2ood well 3ast fast 4ire,t dire,t Hard hard (note) hardly means something ,om1letely different*" 5ate late (note) lately means something ,om1letely different*" 5ow low 5oud loud

usually follow the verb they des,ribe.

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Pla&e of adverbs in t$e senten&e: short adverbs) o between sub7e,t (onderwer1" and verb (werkwoord") o he slo'ly turned around.

After the first verb8 when there are more verbs in the senten,e) 9hey have &learly gone too far*

After am, is, are, was, were) 9hat dog is never #uiet.

5onger adverbs8 and short adverbs with stress (nadruk") o After the verb) o :ohn was talking very serio%sly to her.

At the beginning of the senten,e) T$en he o1ened the door.

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GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE ) Exa*ples

Adverbs: Part One
Senten&es %sin+ re+%lar adverbs Exa*ple Senten&e ,en-a*in r%ns .%i&/ly# My teena+e da%+$ter drives &aref%lly# ,art sin+s lo%dly in t$e s$o'er# T$e &at 'al/s .%ietly in t$e $o%se# T$e server brin+s %s o%r food slo'ly#

Adverb #ui,kly ,arefully 5oudly #uietly slowly

Senten&es %sin+ irre+%lar adverbs Exa*ple Senten&e T$e boy $its t$e ball $ard# 0eat$er s'i*s fast# My fat$er 'a/es %p early# My *ot$er 'a/es %p late# Sandra plays t$e piano 'ell#

Adverb hard 3ast early 5ate well

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GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE ) Exer&ises

Ans'er t$e follo'in+ .%estions to &$e&/ yo%r /no'led+e of adverbs# Choose the adverbs in the following sentences. Exa*ple:

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T$e to%rists tal/ $appily abo%t t$eir trip# a" talk b" about ," ha11ily d" tourists

Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. "# T$e *o%ntain is 444444 to &li*b# a" hard b" hardly

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T$e fa*ily plays 444444 to+et$er# a" well b" good

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Cars *ove 444444 alon+ t$e $i+$'ay# a" fastly b" fast

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8 'a/e %p 444444 every *ornin+# a" earlily b" early

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Grant is 444444 for 'or/ after l%n&$#

a" late b" lately

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