* AN ADVERB IS A WORD THAT DESCRIBES A VERB, AN ADJECTIVE, OR ANOTHER ADVERB. * TELLS WHEN, WHERE, HOW, HOW OFTEN, AND TO WHAT EXTENT A QUALITY EXISTS. * MOST ADVERBS END IN WHAT?

AFTERWARD SOMETIMES LATER WELL OFTEN SOON HERE TOO THERE EVERYWHERE FAST VERY QUITE RATHER ALMOST ALWAYS

* PEOPLE HANDLE OLD VIOLINS CAREFULLY. * PIANISTS SOMETIMES PLAY DUETS. * VERY OLD VIOLINS ARE VALUABLE. * THEY ARE PLAYED QUITE RARELY. * SOME VIOLINIST PLAY EVERYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.

* WHEN DESCRIBING A VERB, ADVERBS CAN OCCUR IN DIFFERENT SPOTS IN THE SENTENCE. * WHEN DESCRIBING AN ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB, ADVERBS, MOST OF THE TIME, OCCUR RIGHT BEFORE THE WORD.

* In each of the following sentences, identify the adverb and the word it describes. * 1. Hiram Bingham searched diligently for the lost Incan cities. * 2. Bingham and his aides looked everywhere in western South America. * 3. They traveled slowly through thick jungles. * 4. Slowly they crossed rushing rivers. * 5. The explorers cautiously carried their own food and supplies. * 6. Jolene was comforting a very small child. * 7. The fire blazed too wildly for anyone to enter. (2) * 8. Put the apples there, and we will eat them later. (2)

* 1. diligently describes searched * 2. everywhere describes looked * 3. slowly describes traveled * 4. slowly describes rushed * 5. cautiously describes carried * 6. very describes small * 7. too describes wildly, wildly describes blazed * 8. there describes put, later describes eat

* Comparative form of an adverb compares two actions; uses “er” at the end or words or “more” before the adverb. The audience listened more attentively last night than tonight. Did the pianist play louder than the cellist? * Superlative forma of an adverb compares more than two actions; uses “est” at the end of words or “most” before the adverb. Last Sunday’s audience responded most enthusiastically of all. Did the drummer play the loudest of all?

* Adverb Comp. Super. * Well better best * Badly worse worst * Little less least (amount)

* Write the correct comparative or superlative form of the adverb in parentheses. * 1. The performance began (late) tonight than last night. * 2. My sister sat (far) from the stage than we did. * 3. Several backup singers rehearsed (long) than the piano player. * 4. The lead singer sang (badly) last year than this year. * 5. The guitarists sang (little) during this concert than during their last one. * 6. The drummer played (forcefully) during her solo than before.

* 1. later * 2. farther * 3. longer * 4. worse * 5. less * 6. more forcefully

* major-artist * permanent-residence * numerous-museums * dry-desert; interesting-material * several-years * large-school; early-1900’s * short-time; bustling-New York City * young-woman; right-subjects

* 1. young-day * 2. deserted-beach * 3. asleep-others * 4. distant and respectful-waves * 5. aware-woman

* 1. greatest * 2. most famous * 3. better * 4. finer * 5. larger * 6. more beautiful * 7. more famous * 8. greatest * 9. more realistic * 10. earliest