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Adverb
Adverb
WISNU ISTANTO
Objectives
Identify adverbs and the words they
modify.
Differentiate between the use of
adjectives and adverbs.
Recognize the importance of the
placement of adverbs.
Form the comparative and superlative
degrees of regular and irregular
adverbs.
continued
PP 13-1a
Objectives
Recognize and correct double
negatives and other incorrect uses of
negative
words.
Use special
adverbs correctly.
PP 13-1b
Adverb
An adverb answers these questions:
How? In what manner?
patiently, boldly, slowly, softly, enthusiastically
When?
recently, later, finally, daily, again, formerly
Where?
outside, here, down, forward, up, away
To what extent? To what degree?
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AdverbsModify Verbs
Place the adverb before or after the verb
that isbusinesses
modified.knowingly deceive
When
customers, they are violating ethical
standards.
Do not illegally copy paper or electronic
documents.
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AdverbsModify Adjectives
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Descriptive Adjectives
Before Nouns
Add ly to an adjective root to form the
majority of adverbs.
Adjective
cautious
extreme
perfect
skillful
Adverb
cautiously
extremely
perfectly
skillfully
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Adjective
brotherly
neighborly
earthly
worldly
lovely
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Adverb
busily
easily
heavily
merrily
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forcibly
terribly
possibly
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chronic
logic
magic
scenic
Adverb
chronically
logically
magically
scenically
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AdverbsModify Adjectives
The following list includes some adverbs that
doagain
not end inmore
ly.
sometimes
almost
always
down
now
far
nowhere
fast
often
hard
once
much
near
there
soon
then
too
twice
up
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One-Syllable Adverbs
Add er to the positive form for its
comparative degree.
Add
est to theComparative
positive form forSuperlative
its
Positive
superlative degree.
fast
late
soon
faster
later
sooner
fastest
latest
soonest
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Two-Syllable Adverbs
Add er or the word more or the word less
before the positive form for the
comparative degree.
Add est or the word most or the word
least for the Comparative
superlative degree.
Positive
Superlative
quickly
more quickly (quicker) most
quickly (quickest)
nearly
more nearly
most nearly
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Three-Syllable Adverbs
Add the word more or the word less before
the positive form to form its comparative
degree.
Add the word most or the word least
before
form to form
its
Positivethe positive
Comparative
Superlative
superlative degree.
efficiently
efficiently
dangerously
dangerously
Reliably
reliably
more efficiently
more dangerously
more reliably
most
most
most
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Irregular Adverbs
Use irregular comparisons for some
adverbs.
Positive
well
badly
Comparative
better
worse
Superlative
best
worst
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Absolute Adverbs
Some adverbs do not allow for
comparisons
no
now
past
basically
there
too
here
very
partly
annually
sometimes
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Double Negatives
Double negatives are two negative words used
in a sentence. This combination gives the
clause a positive meaning rather than the
intended negative meaning.
Incorrect
I have not seen no evidence of employee
theft.
Correct
I have seen no evidence of employee theft.
I have not seen any evidence of employee
theft.
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Double Negatives
Incorrect
I couldnt hardly believe that the computer was
missing.
Correct
I could hardly believe that the computer was missing.
I could not believe that the computer was missing.
Incorrect
I cant go nowhere until I help these customers.
Correct
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Placement of Only
Place the adverb only immediately
before the word or group of words it
modifies.
Only
long-time employees can take
vacations during June.
Long-time employees can take vacations
only during June.
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Adverb Clauses
Use subordinating conjunctions such as
after, although, before, because, if,
unless, when, and while to introduce
dependent adverb clauses.
Place the adverb clause as closely as
possible to the words modified.
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Adverb Clauses
Use commas after introductory adverb
clauses that precede independent
clauses. he broke no laws, his actions
Although
were
unethical.
Do
notstill
use
commas to set aside adverb
clauses that follow independent clauses.
Plan to arrive 10 minutes before the
meeting begins.
We will start the meeting after serving
refreshments.
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Farther/Further (Adverbs)
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Good/Well
Use good as an adjective.
Making ethical choices is often more than
being
a good
person.
Use well
as an
adverb.
The new code of ethics has worked very
well
thean
past
year. in reference to
Useduring
well as
adjective
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Most/Almost
Use almost as an adverb to mean nearly.
Use almost if the word nearly can be
substituted
Use most assatisfactorily.
a limiting adjective to modify a
noun. new supervisors have trouble with
Most
ethical
situations.
Use most
as the superlative degree in a
The
speaker
answered
the question
most
comparison.
Almost
all of us use
our yearly vacation
time.
effectively.
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Real/Really
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Real/Really
Use really as an adverb to mean
genuinely.
Substitute very for the word really to
determine if really is the correct word.
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Sometime/Sometimes/Some Time
Use sometime as an adverb to mean at
some unscheduled time or in the
Sometime next week we are meeting to
future.
revise our customer service policy.
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Sometime/Sometimes/
Some Time
Use some time as a phrase in which the
adjective some modifies the noun time.
Some time designates an amount of
time.
The
revision of the ethics policy will take
some time.
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Sure/Surely
Use sure as an adjective.
They thought a lock on the supply cabinet
was the sure solution for reducing theft.
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