1. Adverbs
Class 6th
Subject English

2. What is an adverb? Adverbs modify three things: Verbs Adjectives
Other Adverbs
An adverb tells you many things:
How?
When?
Where?
Why?
How Much (to what extent)?

3. Adverbs modify verbs Where? The soldiers marched forward When?
Adverbs modify verbs, answering the questions
How?
Worked quietly
Where?
The soldiers marched forward
When?
She visits often

4. Adverbs modify adjectives
Adverbs modify adjectives, answering the question
To what extent
The light was very bright
The barrel was almost full
ADVERB LIST

5. Adverbs modify adverbs
Adverbs modify adverbs, answering the question
To what extent
He walked very slowly
The movie finished too abruptly
ADVERB LIST

6. Adverbs VS. adjectives Adjectives modify NOUNS
Used as a complement after a linking verb
Adverbs modify VERBS, ADJECTIVES, and OTHER ADVERBS
Never can be used as a complement
ADVERB LIST

7. Degrees of adverbs Positive = No comparison
Comparative = Compares two people or things
Superlative = Compares more than two people or things

8. Modifying adverbs
All adverbs that have an “ly” ending form their comparative and superlative forms by adding the adverbs more or most in front of it.

9. AFFIRMATION and NEGATION
Tell whether or not a fact is true
Negation Adverbs = Nowhere, Scarcely, Not, Never
Affirmation Adverbs = Yes, No

10. Interrogative adverbs
Answers the questions
How? Where did you put my book?
Where? When did you visit grandma?
Why? Why did you fail that last exam?
When? How did you work that problem?