ADVERBS AND DIAGRAMMING ADVERBS What is an Adverb? What questions do adverbs answer? Click on image to find out

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ADVERBS AND DIAGRAMMING ADVERBS What is an Adverb? What questions do adverbs answer? An adverb is a word that describes verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Click on image to find out

Where? Philbert ran home. “Home” is an adverb because it answers “ran ‘where’ ”. When Philbert ranyesterday. “Yesterday” is an adverb because it answers “ran ‘when’ ”. How? Philbert ranfast. “Fast” is an adverb because it answers “ran ‘how’ ”. To what extent? Philbert ranvery “Very” is an adverb because it answers “fast ‘to what extent’ ”. fast Click on house to continue

ADVERBS AND DIAGRAMMING ADVERBS What is an Adverb? What questions do adverbs answer? Examples: Philbert ran home. (“Home” is an adverb because it answers ran “where” ? Philbert ran yesterday (“Yesterday” is an adverb because it answers ran “when” ? Philbert ran fast. (“Fast” is an adverb because it answers ran “how” ? Philbert ran very fast. (“Very” is an adverb because it answers fast “to what extent” ? How does one diagram an adverb? An adverb is a word that describes verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs answer where?, when?, how?, and to what extent? Click on image to find out

Diagramming an adverb is almost like diagramming an adjective in a sentence. Example Sentence :Philbertranfast 1) Draw the basic sentence diagram 2) Find the simple predicate(s) in the sentence (It’s a verb or verb phrase) 3) Find the simple subject in the sentence (Ask yourself, “ ‘Who’ ran? ‘What’ ran? ”. Whatever noun or pronoun in the sentence answers those questions is the simple subject(s) of the sentence. 4) See if there is/are a direct object(s) (complement(s)) in the sentence by asking yourself “ Philbert ran ‘who’? Philbert ran ‘what’?”. If there is/are a noun(s) or a pronoun(s) in the sentence that answers those questions, the sentence has a direct object. Are there any? 5) To diagram an adverb draw a slanted line under the verb that the adverb is describing. 6) Write the adverb on the slanted line underneath the word its describing Click on arrow to continue

If there is an adverb that is describing an adjective that is describing a noun or describing another the adverb do the following Example Sentence :Philbertranfastvery ranPhilbert fast The word “very” is an adverb describing “fast”. To diagram an adverb modifying another adverb do this. very