3. Adverbs are words that modify:
VERBS
ANOTHER ADVERB
ADJECTIVES
Adverbs also answers this questions:
WHEN
WHERE
HOW

4. VERBS
Place the adverb before or after the verb that is
modified.
Example:
When businesses knowingly deceive customers, they are
violating ethical standards.
Example:
Do not illegally copy paper or electronic documents.

5. ADVERBS
Place the adverb immediately before the
adverb being modified.
Example:
We very precisely judged the commute time to our new client’s office.
Example:
Ruby did extremely well on the ethics section of her real estate exam.

6. ADJECTIVES
Place the adverb immediately before the
adjective.
Example:
The courtesy of greeting others within your own firm is universally
acceptable in the United States.
Example:
Downsizing is becoming an increasingly popular way for businesses to lower
expenses.

7. WHEN
Example:
Soon she displayed her work.
Soon is the adverb in this sentence because it
describes when she displayed her work.

8. WHERE
Example:
His keys hung there.
There is the adverb in this sentence because it
describes where his keys hung.

9. HOW
Example:
I quickly ate my lunch.
Quickly is the adverb in this sentence because it
describes how I ate my lunch.

10. Many adverbs are made by adding –ly
onto the end of an adjective.
Kind
The boy kindly carried the old lady’s bags.
Strange
It was strangely quiet in the village.

11. EXAMPLES OF ADVERBS
POSSIBLY TRUTHFULLY
MOSTLY REALLY
HONESTLY BADLY
HAPPILY WELL
COMPLETELY SCIENTIFICALLY
SUCCESSFULLY SIMPLY
UNFORTUNATELY DAILY

12. Adverbs may be single words, prepositional
phrases or infinitive phrases.
Examples:
The new machine works well.
(single word)
The machinist placed the tools inside the cabinet.
(prepositional phrase)
Mr. Santos came to see the computers.
(infinitive phrase)

13. Single-word Adverbs may be noun-words use as
adverbs, common adverbs not ending in –ly or adjectives
ending in –ly.
Noun-words used as adverbs.
Afternoon Upstairs
Today Downtown
Common Adverbs not ending in –ly.
Forever There
Not Well
Adjectives ending in –ly.
Safely Steadily
Truly Gratefully

14. Most adverbs are formed by adding –ly to an adjective. The
easiest way to spot adverbs is to look for the telltale –ly suffix.
Rules to change an adjective to an adverb form.
1. If the base word ends in –l, add –ly;
successful – successfully
truthful – truthfully
2. If the base word ends in –y, chande y to I and add –ly;
day – daily
speedy – speedily
3. If the base word ends in –e, drop the e and add –ly;
able – ably
simple – simply
4. If the base word ends in –ic, add –ally;
critic – critically
scientific - scientifically

15. Comparison of Adverbs is done by using
very, so, or too, adding –er or –est suffixes, and
putting more or most (less or least) before
them.
Like Adjectives, Adverbs have three degrees of
comparison :
Positive degree – expresses the quality without
comparison.
 Comparative degree – compares two verbs, adjectives, or
adverbs.
Superlative degree – compares three or more verbs,
adjectives or adverbs.

16. Comparison of Adverbs
•More, less or using -er are used to express the
comparative degree.
•Most, least or using -est are used to express the
superlative degree.
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
good very good so good
soon sooner soonest
happily more happily most happily

17. Irregular adverb forms are closely related to
irregular adjective forms.
POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
well better best
bad/badly worse worst
far farther farthest
Absolute adverbs such as always, never and one o’clock
cannot be compared. For instance, we cannot say more always,
most never or more one o’clock.
again almost before
ever here now
then there thus
too twice very

18. GROUP 3
Sayson, Joseph
Garcia, Jan Clarence
Lacuna, Dan Michael
CEMT 1-3
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