Adverbs and Adverbials Cambridge Secondary 1 Stage 9 English Grammar

1. Adverbs
and
Adverbials

2. Adverbs

3. Adverbs
● they sang loudly
● she’s very pretty
● he writes really well
An adverb is a word that’s used to give information about a
verb, adjective, or other adverb.

4. How to use adverbs

5. With a verb
They can tell us about:
→ how something happens or is done (manner)
→ when or how often something happens (time and
frequency)
→ Make the meaning stronger or weaker(degree)

6. Examples
● She stretched
lazily.
● I live here.
● They visited us
yesterday.

7. Adverbs of degree
Adverbs can make the meaning of a verb, adjective, or other
adverb stronger or weaker. These are often called adverbs of
degree
With a verb:
→ I almost fell asleep.
With an adjective:
→ These schemes are very clever.
With another adverb:
→ They nearly always get home late.

8. Identify the adverbs

9. He walked slowly.
The town is easily accessible by
road.
She’s travelling abroad.
The children tiptoed upstairs.
I have to leave soon.
He still lives in London.
The engines were checked daily
for faults.
He really means it.
This is a slightly better result.
The answer to both questions is

10. He walked slowly.
The town is easily accessible by
road.
She’s travelling abroad.
The children tiptoed upstairs.
I have to leave soon.
He still lives in London.
The engines were checked daily
for faults.
He really means it.
This is a slightly better result.
The answer to both questions is

11. Adverbial
phrases

12. Adverbial phrases
An adverbial is a phrase which modifies (changes, restricts or
adds to the meaning of) a verb. An adverbial can be a noun
phrase, a prepositional phrase, or a clause as well as an
adverb, but always functions to modify the meaning of a verb.
A sentence can contain just one adverbial or several.
● we met that afternoon
● we met in the cafe
● we met because we needed to talk

13. How to use adverbial
phrases

14. Using adverbial phrases
They can be used to work in the same way as single-word
adverbs.
We typically use adverbials to talk about:
→ where something happens (place)
→ when something happens (time)
→ the way in which someone does something or something
happens or exists (manner)

15. Examples
● I put my bag on
the floor.
● We’re in Paris
today, but where
will we be
tomorrow?
● The abbey now
lies in ruins.

16. Identify the adverbial
phrases

17. Don’t just sit there!
Could you let the cat out?
The rain lasted all night.
She’d been travelling for three
days.
You’re acting as if you were still a
teenager.
These shirts come in three sizes.

18. Don’t just sit there!
Could you let the cat out?
The rain lasted all night.
She’d been travelling for three
days.
You’re acting as if you were still a
teenager.
These shirts come in three sizes.