LEONIDA B. COBIARAN
BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION Major in English
BENGUET STATE UNIVERSITY
LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET
Introduction
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb,an adjective, or another adverb.
Task
Review: Pronouns
1. What is pronoun?
2. What are the classifications of pronouns.
Motivations: Speaking Activity
Make a sentence out of the following words.
1. early
2.yesterday
3. timidly
4.everyday
5. every Monday
6.how much
7. how little
8. before
9.while
10. often
What do you think the topic for discussion?
Process
CLASSIFICATION OF ADVERBS
According to Meaning
Adverbs may indicate time, place, manner, degree, frequency, affirmation,or negation.
1. Adverbs of time answer the question when.
Example: My mother wakes up everyday.
2. Adverbs of place answer the question where.
Example: My friends came here this morning.
3. Adverbs of manner answer the question how.
Example: The child answer timidly.
4. Adverbs of frequency answer the question how often.
Example: We should attend church services every Sunday.
5. Adverb of degree answer the question how much or how little.
Example: My parents are very supportive of my endeavors.
6. Adverbs of affirmation and negation tell whether a given fact is, was, will be,or has been true or false.
Example:
a. No, I wasn't in the vicinity during the accident.
b. Yes, we will defeat evil with goodness.
Evaluation
EXERCISES ON ADVERBS
Exercise A. Underline the adverbs in each of the following sentences. Identify the type of adverb used.
1. The children were unusually quiet.
2. We have waited for you long enough.
3. Do not run so fast.
4. We must say our prayers daily.
5. Father looked for you everywhere.
6. Yes, we have defeated the enemy.
7. The people hear that song frequently.
8. You are bless with a very good health.
9. No, there is no reason to worry.
10. The man stared at me angrily.
Exercise B. Choose the correct word in the parenthesis.
1. The music sounded (soft, softly) and (sweet, sweetly).
2. My best friend swims very (good, well).
3. The bananas taste (sweet, sweetly).
4. The sampaguita smells (fragrantly, fragrant).
5. The ballet dancer moves (graceful, gracefully).
6. The sea looks (calm, calmly).
7. This cake tastes (delicious, deliciously).
8. Anjo arrived (prompt, promptly).
9. The decisions will (sure, surely) please you.
10. The big truck (sudden, suddenly) swerved.
Conclusion
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and another adverbs.
According to the use the simple adverb is an adverb use as a modifier while the adverbs uses how, when, where, and why are interrogative adverbs.
The after, until, before, where, while, since and as are conjunctive adverb because it does the work of an adverb and a conjunction. This are used in complex sentences.
Credits
2001.Learn to Speak English Frequently(Revised Edition).2001.Books on Wheels Enterprises.Champaca St., Villa Perpetua Subd.Matatalaib,Tarlac City. (pp.35-38)