adverb

Question 1

what does an adverb modify?

Answer 1

modify verbs, adjectives, adverbs

Question 2

what 5 things can adverbs show?

Answer 2

place= in the kitchen
manner= quickly
time= soon
opinion/ judgement
qualifiers/ intensifiers= quite/ totally

Question 3

how can you create an adverb?

Answer 3

adjective + -ly = adverb

Question 4

what is an adverbial/ prepositional phrase?

Answer 4

adverbials/ adjectival/ preposition phrase
preposition + noun phrase
indicate- manner, place, time
in London
behind the little house on the corner
(in, behind, on)

Question 5

how do you tell the difference between a preposition and an adverb?

Answer 5

An easy way to tell the difference between a preposition and an adverb (e.g. forward, upward, down) is that adverbs do not need a noun afterwards

Question 6

Adverb positions:
front position in a clause?

Answer 6

• literary position (sounds like it is written for a book)
• emphasis
• manner/ frequency fits well

Question 7

Adverb positions:
middle position in a clause?

Answer 7

= more restricted
- only frequency no time
- -ly (regularly) fit well
- one word fits well (almost)

Question 8

Adverb positions:
end position in a clause?

Answer 8

• a adverb can be stacked/ listed
• all adverbs fit (most comfortable position)