1. Adverbs and adverb phrase By Khadra Al- Beshi

2. Adverbs : often add information in relation to circumstances of manner ,time or place , they answer the questions as How ? when? where ? … For Example: Ken snores loudly Loudly is Adv and it is called Circumstance Adverb ,it modify the verb snores

3. The Adv P Rules : Adv P ( deg ) + adv Function : A

4. Adverb phrase (Adv P): it can be one or more constituent . -ken snores loudly adv p -ken snores very loudly adv p In this case , loudly is the circumstance adverb and very is a degree adverb (deg)

5. Degree adverb , tell us what degree something is done , it modify or limit the sense of an adverb . Itincludes words like quite , too , highly …

6. The Tree Diagram : S NP VP N V Adv p deg adv Ken snores very loudly Adv P (deg ) + Adv

7. Adverb Phrase not only modify the verbs but a whole sentence and adjective too . -sentence adverbs: can a pear in range of sentence positions and often express an attitude or evaluation . For Example : - Unfortunately , the cat killed the mouse - The cat unfortunately killed the mouse - The cat killed the mouse , unfortunately

8. The tree diagram would look like the following : S Adv P NP VP Det N V NP Det N unfortunately the cat killed the mouse

9. The Adv P node is immediately dominated by the S node as the example above . Also, adverbs can modify the adjectives : - the disgustingly fat dog … AP Adv PA Adv disgustinglyfat

10. The Adv P function as adverbial : Ken snores very loudly S P Adv Rules to remember : Adverb Phrase (Adv P): Adv P (deg ) + Adv Function : A

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