Describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb Adverbs Describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb

Types of Adverbs Time – when or how often Place – where Manner – how or in what manner Degree – how much or how little (usually modify other adverbs or adjectives) Affirmation – tells whether a statement is positive or expresses consent or approval allegedly, indeed, positively, undoubtedly, yes Negation – expresses a negative condition or refusal no, not, never

Good is an Adjective, Not an Adverb Well is the adverb David is a good ball player. David plays ball well. Bad is an adjective, not an adverb Badly is an adverb. Miss Lebet is a bad singer. Miss Lebet sings badly.

Interrogative Adverbs Are used to ask a question Why How Where When

Adverbial Nouns A noun that acts as an adverb by describing a verb. They usually express Time- years, days, minutes, seconds, hours Distance- feet, miles, yards, centimeters Measure- degrees, pounds, ounces Value- dollars, cents, pesos Direction- north, south, east, west

Don’t confuse adverbial nouns with direct objects One gold nugget weighed 150 pounds. Pounds answers the question how much the nugget weighed. The miner weighed the gold nugget. Nugget answers the question what did he weigh. She hurried home. Home tells where she hurried, an adverb Anne decorated her home. Home tells what she decorated, a noun direct object

Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Some adverbs can be compared. They have positive, comparative, and superlative forms. Comparative forms of most adverbs ending in ly are formed by placing more in front of the adverb. Superlative forms of most adverbs ending in ly are formed by placing most in front of the adverb. She ran quickly. Positive He ran more quickly. Comparative Pooh ran the most quiclky of all. Superlative

Positive, Comparative, Superlative Some add er for comparative, est for superlative. He ran fast. Positive She ran faster Comparative Pooh ran the fastest of all. Superlative Irregular Comparisons Well, Better, Best Badly, Worse, Worst

More Comparative and Superlative Much More Most Little Less Least

Troublesome Adverbs Farther and Further There, Their, and They’re Bad and Badly Well and Good

Well and Good Well is an adverb Good is an adjective

Further and Farther Farther refers to distance. I walked farther today than I did yesterday. Further means “in addition” We should discuss the issue further.

There, Their, They’re There as an introductory word can be omitted without changing the meaning of the sentence. There is no one at home. No one is at home. There means place- it can be an adverb Their is a possessive adjective They’re is the contraction They and are

Bad and Badly Bad Worse Worst These are the adjectives Badly, Worse, Worst are the adverbs