This shows discussed all about adverbs.

1. Structure of English
English 101
Jennifer G. Villagomez
Student
Dr. Dettie R. Margate
Professor

2. Trivia Question about Adverb /

3. Definition of Adverb
 describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It tells us how,
where, when, and what way the action of the verb is carried out
and its frequency.
An adverb can be defined as “ a word or phrase that modifies
the meaning of an adjective, verb, determiner, or other adverb,
expressing manner, place, time and degree.

6. Adverbs may be classified, according to their meaning , into
1. Manner (how?) well, with care, as I thought he would, quietly, peacefully,
carefully, slowly
Ex: The children were playing happily with their toys.
The policeman dealt with the incident very efficiently.
2. Frequency (how often?) never, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, always.
normally, usually
Ex: I usually buy vegetables at the market.
She normally eats three meals a day.
3. Place (where?) here, there, inside, outside, near, nearby, behind the door,
Ex: Let’s open the box and see what’s inside it.
His children go everywhere with him.

8. 4. Time (when?) now, later, tomorrow, earlier, yesterday, as soon as possible
Ex: Please excuse me if I leave you later.
I’m going to hang out with my friends tomorrow.
5. Degree/ Intensity (to what extent?) immensely, completely, partly, utterly,
mainly, rather, fairly, exceedingly, very, quite, too, so much, more, most
Ex: I’m not absolutely certain I posted it.
He was quite agreeable to accept the plan.
6. Interrogative – when, where, how, why, on what date, in what place, in what
way, for what reason
Ex: When are you going to tell us your secret?

9. 7. Affirmation– certainly, surely, assuredly, beyond a shadow of doubt,
by all means
Ex: Surely, you are mistaken .
The design certainly looks good.
8. Doubt– perhaps, probably, maybe, in all probability
Ex: Perhaps, you can share the information to the class.
She will come with us maybe tonight.
9.Approximation– about, approximately, sometimes
Ex: The bus conductor sometimes forget to collect the fare.
10 Negation- not, by no means NB: Not may also be described as one of the
negative morphemes introduced by the negative transformation.

13. Adverb of Intensity – modify adjective or other adverbs. Indicate the extent
or degree of an action or description. They are usually placed before the
adjective, verb and adverb on which they modify and with some exceptions.
STRONG MEDIUM WEAK
Absolutely Fairly A bit
Completely Quite Not at all
Deeply Pretty Slightly
Enormous Rather
Extremely Somewhat

22. The one-word answers yes and no are classified by some grammar
books as adverbs. This considers these as ellipses of complete
sentences.
 A few adverbs function as intensifiers, and are positioned before the
adjective or adverb modified.
absolutely most utterly
completely quite very
much so totally
 Informal English has a host of other intensifiers, such as awfully, dam,
plenty, and pretty.
 The show was awfully good.
I’d fell plenty safe hanging from this native rope.
Aren’t you pretty lucky!

23. Derivations
Adjectives may be transformed into adverbs with “ly” or “ily”
aimless- aimlessly perfect- perfectly
brisk – briskly quick-quickly
careful- carefully simple- simply
momentary- momentarily slow-slowly
 Nouns may be transformed into adverbs with “ways” or “wise”
length- lengthwise side-sideways
Adjectives ending in “ly” do not take the adverbial suffix “ly” when used as adverb. Some
remain unmodified, while others are rephrased as “in + a+ Adj + manner/ way.
graceful as adjective
gracefully as adverb
The ballerina danced gracefully on stage last night.

24. daily (as adjective) daily exercises
daily ( as adverb of manner) The dancer exercises daily.
Do not confused adjectives in “ly” with adverbs.
The professor lectured scholarly.
The professor lectured in a scholarly manner.

26. Some common adjectives ending in ly derived from nouns.
brotherly friendly princely
godly lovely masterly
fatherly homely heavenly
A group of “ly” words referring to periods of time having the same forms as
adjectives and adverbs.
hourly nightly monthly daily
weekly yearly annually (NB: adj. annual vs. annually)

27. Other common adverbs have the same form as their adjective counterparts.
fast
My assistant types fast. (adv)
My assistant is a fast typist. (adj)
late
Some people always come late. (adv)
Some people are always late. (adj)
likely
He will likely win the contest.
He is a likely winner.

28. SOME GUIDELINES ON ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
1. Do not confuse adjectives with adverbs, adjective modify nouns, while adverbs
modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
good vs. well
This is a good printer.
This printer a good is now working well.
most vs mostly and almost
His remarks were mostly encouraging.
Most of his remarks were encouraging.

29. real vs. really
He is a real friend.
I know him really well.
But in informal speech, real is used as an adverb, as in. That’s real good.
Some vs. somewhat
Some immigrants run afoul of the law.
A few are somewhat ignorant, about simple ordinances.

30. Sometimes vs. at some time vs. sometimes
The cash awards will be given out sometime next week. (time)
The cash awards will be given out at some time next week. (doubt)
Sometimes, the cash awards are given out the following week.
(approximation)
Sure vs. surely
Your presentation was a sure success.
Surely, your presentation was a success.
2. Some adverbs idiomatically combine with certain adjectives.
The family was fast/sound asleep when the burglars struck.
The maids were wide awake, watching late movies on TV.
This computer is bang up-to-date with the latest software.

31. 3. Among the quantifying adjectives the forms which also function as adverbs are
less, least, more and most.
Science and technology are now becoming more popular than the humanities.
Films are generally less complicated in plot than novels.
Verbs belonging to the same group ( e.g. appear, look, sound, taste, feel) as well as a
few other verbs ( come guess, plead, run stand, think) may be followed by adjectives
if these adjectives modify the subject, or by adverbs if these modify the verb.
Examples:
 The contestants looked nervous as the judges handed over their decision to the
emcee.
 The contestants looked nervously at the judges handing over their decision to the
emcee

32. 4. A special case may be made here for the use of the forms bad or badly.
Ex: Do your best, but do not feel bad if you do not win the top prize.
Did he do badly in the finals?
5. The following are some idiomatic verb and adverb constructions, where
the adverb in the same form as the adjective equivalent.
feel bad
Ex: We all felt bad, after eating broiled shellfish. (feel bad means “feel
sick or not feeling well)
call/phone direct
Ex: You can call direct to the US. ( without having to go through the
operator

33. 6. Be careful in indicating the scope of the adjective or adverb. The English forms
“adj + N + N (e.g. regional language policy)
(e.g. old men and women) are potentially ambiguous, these may have two
literal meanings
regional language policy = (1) policy on regional languages
(2) language policy for the region
old men and women (1) old men and old women
(2) old men and women of any age

34. 7. Two adverbs have been somewhat controversial– hopefully and presently
Though some grammar books still insist on not using hopefully as a sentence
modifier in the sense of “I hope that”, this usage is already pervasive.
The word presently originally meant shortly or in a little while.
Because of its form, it is now widely used to mean at present. In fact,
using presently in its original sense may even cause confusion.

35. 8. Some adverbs and adverbial phrases used in Philippine English
constructions are unidiomatic translations of Filipino adverbs.
*Before, we would have classes in high school the whole day. Now, the
classes last for only five hours. (Filipino) Dati, nagkaklase kami……..
Previously/ In the past / In the olden days/ (very formal)
*The fiesta will be held next next week / the other week
(Filipino) sa isang linggo
* I don’t still know it. (Filipino) Hindi ko pa alam. I don’t know it yet.

36. Position of Adverbs (poster)

37. Placement of Adverbs (poster)

41. Name: ___________________ Score: ________
Direction: Match the type of adverb in column A to the question it answers in
column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on you paper.
Column A Column B
1. Adverb of time a. Where did it happen?
2. Adverb of manner b. How did it happen?
3. Adverb of place c. How often did it happen?
4. Adverb of frequency d. When did it happen?

42. Test II Identify the type of adverb in each sentence.
5. Theresa put down the baby gently.
6. Sarah often goes to the mall with her friends.
7. I never forget to do my homework.
8. I am pretty sure that she will attend the meeting.
9. Hillary found the answers to the riddles yesterday.
10. John and Carla are going to travel to America.