FIND THE ERRORS This paragraph contains two errors with adverbs. Find the errors and
correct them. Explain your corrections to a partner.
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the NBA.” °Even before Durant began playing basketball professionally in 2007, his goal
was to help young boys by’coaching them in basket “Today he generously gives
millions of dollars to charities, and nremind oR Boys that they can be both strong
and kind. Perhaps Durant na Be attitude from his first coach, who pte hn
-parSonal-through high school. “Obviously, this coach meant a lot to him, “Today Durant
persanally es the number 35 on his jersey because 35 was the coach’s age when he
tragically died. “It is clear that Kevin Durant is a true sportsman because he is athletic,
kind, and generous.There are different types of adverbs: adverbs of place stitKe, freq
Acyerbs give information about a verb, adjective, or adverb
Adverbs have many positions in sentences, i
an adjective.
after a verb, after an object, and before
Subject | Auxiliary | Adverb Object Averb Adjective
The sun | can easily burn a person
(manner 7! before a V.
Lightning | can occur everywhere.
ra. (place)
Lightni | is clearly dangerous.
“~A_ . —™~N (certainty)
Lions usually hunt smaller at night.
Usua. (frequency) animals (time)
Alligators are extremely strong
(degree)
Notes
ah as rbs can be formed by addi the end of an adjective: quick + quickly. For adjectives ending in ¥ ghee
id addly easy — easily x oy
2. ae adverb)s.do not end ir(-17] fast, hard, wel, seldom, often, very, $0, too, quite, maybe. PYpV. ee
3. The adverb: anoffard)can also be adjectives describing nouns: Ae
Everyone Wants fast Internet speed. f,
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\Not all words that end re adverbs. These words are friendly, lonely, lovely, costly, timely, scholarly.
Prepositional phrases carralgo function as adverbs by tellin. in France (siren fat noo, an V7 ca.
hard (adj):
1. glad —> gladly
Sudden—> sudden|x This Year's exam was
happy — happily much ‘harder than last year's
angry —> aharils (adv.)
as already 7 She fas worked hard all
AV. Who Hinh—> Mote
8. Youcan__ S| ly (easy) distinguish 4 747 from other eirplanes bcd ieeAitss Tania,
-eunighs shope Victoria
aeua Adverbs of Place and Time
Adverbs can describe where and when the action of the verb
Place: here, there, far, somewhere, in, on, at
Time: first, then, next, last, before, after, recently, soon, later, early, finally
Position
1. Adverbs of place come[beford Presidagkfincoln was sho
¢ (befor aa
Example
adverbs of time.
= T at
2. Adverbs of time are
soSe otter the earthquake, a giant tsunami hit the shore of
sometimes at the beginning epee Japan.
st
empress 2 Tor cohesion. 29.0 earthquake occurred under the ocean floor. 1H it
(Cohesion refers to how Created a giant tsunami that hit Fukushima 50 minutes later.
itences are icalh . _
= ‘sJoaiealy logical
ide Ford's Theater in 1865.
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connected.)
Peace lag
Position Example
1. before th verb Hurricanes often Guse flooding
2. aftel be Male baidnegis psually hereditary
3. between the auxiliary and
We may never find intelligent life in another galaxy.
main verb )}
Notes = A helping verb (eg. would; coulot .
1. The adverbs usually, generally, and sometimes can'go at the beginning of a sentencé.
2. The frequency adverbs War ‘peel “and seldon geliom have a meaning. Do not use another negative word (
not, none, no one, nothing it théSame senvense.
3. Adverbs that tell thé specific frequency are usually at the end of a Sentence
In this experiment, the biologist chécked the water temperature daily
sually, / Generally ,/ Sometime:
weekly
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