Chapter 6 - Adverbs

Question 1

What do adverbs do?

Answer 1

Modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs and answer certain questions about those words

Question 2

Adverb comes from the Latin for

Answer 2

“ad” - meaning “additional” and “verbum” meaning “word”.

Question 3

Adverbs that modify verbs usually tell ____, ____, and ____ about those verbs

Answer 3

When, Where, and How

Question 4

Adverbs that modify adjectives and other adverbs tell ____ ____ ____ about those words.

Answer 4

To what extent

Question 5

Adverbs ____, ____, or ____ the words they modify.

Answer 5

Qualify, strengthen, or Weaken

Question 6

Example of Adverb for “When”… We arrived _____.

Answer 6

Later

Question 7

Example of Adverb for “Where”. Darcy waited _____ for the rest of the group.

Answer 7

Outside

Question 8

Example of Adverb for “How”. They proceeded _____ to the edge of the cliff.

Answer 8

Slowly

Question 9

Example of Adverb for “To What Extent”. Mark felt _____ fatigued after the long trip.

Answer 9

Slightly

Question 10

The word ___ is an adverb

Answer 10

Not

Question 11

Not can be connected to the ____ verb as a whole. Example is “cannot”

Answer 11

Main

Question 12

Many adverbs are made from other ______ . Example - Clear + ly = Clearly

Answer 12

Words

Question 13

Not all words that end in _____ are adverbs

Answer 13

ly

Question 14

______ modify adverbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

Answer 14

Adverbs

Question 15

Adverbs answer the questions _____, ____, ____, or ____ ____ ____

Answer 15

When, Where, How, and To What Extent

Question 16

Adverbs that modify adjectives or other adverbs come just ______ or _____ the word they modify.

Answer 16

Before or After

Question 17

Adverbs that modify verbs are usually ______ within the sentence.

Answer 17

Movable

Question 18

There are _____ possible positions for adverbs that modify adverbs and adjectives. Where are the positions?

Answer 18

Five. After the verb, after the D.O., after the Auxiliary Verb, before the complete verb, and at the beginning of the sentence

Question 19

Adverbs have _______ and ________ forms

Answer 19

Comparative and Superlative

Question 20

Comparative form is used in comparing two ______ or _______.

Answer 20

Actions or Qualities

Question 21

Superlative form is used when comparing _____ or _____.

Answer 21

Three or more

Question 22

Many short ______ adverbs use the suffixes er and est to form their comparative and superlative forms.

Answer 22

Regular

Question 23

_____ ______ show comparison by adding er and est or more and most to the stem form of the adverb

Answer 23

Regular Adverbs

Question 24

______ ______ use entirely different forms to show comparison

Answer 24

Irregular adverbs

Question 25

Some adverbs _____ be compared

Answer 25

Cannot