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    Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs by answering questions like how, when, where, or to what extent. Adverbs can modify verbs by describing how, when, or where the verb is performed. They can modify adjectives and other adverbs by indicating the extent to which something is described by the adjective or adverb. Some nouns, like time words, can also function as adverbs by modifying verbs or other nouns with temporal information.

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    Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs by answering questions like how, when, where, or to what extent. Adverbs can modify verbs by describing how, when, or where the verb is performed. They can modify adjectives and other adverbs by indicating the extent to which something is described by the adjective or adverb. Some nouns, like time words, can also function as adverbs by modifying verbs or other nouns with temporal information.

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    Adverbs: Parts of Speech

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    Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs by answering questions like how, when, where, or to what extent. Adverbs can modify verbs by describing how, when, or where the verb is performed. They can modify adjectives and other adverbs by indicating the extent to which something is described by the adjective or adverb. Some nouns, like time words, can also function as adverbs by modifying verbs or other nouns with temporal information.

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    Adverbs

    Parts of Speech
    Adverbs
    • A word used to modify a verb, an
    adjective, or another adverb.
    – Answer the questions:
    • How?
    • When?
    • Where?
    • To what extent?
    Adverbs: modifying verbs
    • She reads quickly [how]
    • She reads early [when]
    • She reads everywhere [where]
    • She reads thoroughly [to what extent]
    Adverbs: Modifying Adjectives
    • She is quite creative
    – modifies the adjective creative
    • Answers the question “To what extent?”
    • This species is found on an extremely
    remote island.
    – Modifies the adjective remote
    • Answers the question “To what extent?”
    Adverbs: Modifying Other Adverbs
    • Florence Griffith-Joyner runs remarkably
    swiftly.
    – Modifies swiftly
    • Answers the question “To what extent?”
    • It’s too soon to know the results.
    – Modifies soon
    • Answers the question “To what extent?”
    Nouns Used as Adverbs
    • My parents left yesterday.
    – Yesterday is an adverb modifying left
    • Answers the question “when”
    • They will return home Saturday.
    – Home modifies return
    • Answers the question “where”
    – Saturday modifies home
    • Answers the question “when”

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