Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies.
We live temporarily in this world.
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We live temporarily in this world.
The ADVERB ismodifying
Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies.
The secretary read her report briefly
Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies.
The secretary read her report briefly
The ADVERB is
Modifying the verb
Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies.
The policemen arrived shortly
after the incident.
Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies.
The policemen
arrived shortly after the incident.
The ADVERB isModifying the verb
Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies.
The children sang loudly.
Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies.
The children sang loudly.
The ADVERB is
Modifying the verb
Paul: “I run fast.”Eric: “I run faster.”Marc: “I run fastest of all.”
What do the underlined words show or describe?
Lets analyze the following examples.
Positive Comparative Superlativehard harder hardest
gracefullyless
gracefullyleast
gracefullymore most
little less least
How many degrees of comparison are there?
Adverbs have three degrees of comparison – positive, comparative, and superlative.
There is no comparison made in the positive degree.In the comparative degree,
two things are being compared.
In the superlative degree, more than two things are
compared.
Most adverbs with one syllable form their comparison by adding
–er or –est. Most adverbs with two or more
syllables use more/less or most/least to for their
comparative and superlative form.
Some adverbs have irregular comparative and superlative
forms
Adverbs have three degrees of comparison – positive, comparative, and superlative.There is no comparison made in the positive degree.In the comparative degree, two things are being compared.In the superlative degree, more than two things are compared.Most adverbs with one syllable form their comparison by adding –er or –est. Most adverbs with two or more syllables use more/less or most/least to for their comparative and superlative form.Some adverbs have irregular comparative and superlative forms