Adverbs
Activity
1: What an adverb is? Read carefully the information, analyse it and write it down in the following space a
personal concept about what you understood.
Adverb
What is an Adverb?
An adverb
is a word that is used to change, modify or qualify several types of words
including an adjective, a verb, a clause, another adverb, or any other type of word or phrase, with the
exception of determiners and adjectives, that directly modify nouns. A good way
to understand adverbs is to think about them as the words that provide context.
Specifically, adverbs provide a description of how, where, when, in what manner
and to what extent something is done or happens. Normally, we can spot an
adverb by the fact that it often ends in –ly, but there are lots of
adverbs that don’t end in this way. Moreover, adverbs can be used in many
combinations with each other.
Traditionally considered a single part of speech, adverbs
perform a wide variety of functions, making it difficult to treat them as a
single, unified category. However, spotting an adverb, especially one that ends
in -ly is easy. Adverbs normally help paint a fuller picture by describing how
something happens, such as
- When? She always arrives
early.
- How? He drives carefully.
- Where? They go everywhere together.
- In what way? She
eats slowly.
- To what extent?
It is terribly hot.
This
function of providing more information about how something is done is called
the adverbial function, and it may be accomplished by using adverbial clauses
and adverbial phrases as well as by adverbs that stand alone.
There
are many rules for using adverbs, and these rules often depend upon which type
of adverb you are using. Remember these basics and using adverbs to make
sentences more meaningful will be easier for you.
- Adverbs can
always be used to modify verbs. Notice that the second of these two
sentences is much more interesting simply because it contains an adverb:
- The dog ran.
(You can picture a dog running, but you don’t really know much more about
the scene.)
- The dog ran excitedly.
(You can picture a dog running, wagging its tail, panting happily, and
looking glad to see its owner. You can paint a much more interesting
picture in your head when you know how or why the dog is running.)
- Adverbs are
often formed by adding the letters “-ly” to adjectives. This makes it very
easy to identify adverbs in sentences. There are many exceptions to this
rule; everywhere, nowhere, and upstairs are
a few examples.
- An adverb can be
used to modify an adjective and intensify the meaning it conveys. For
example:
- He plays tennis well. (He
knows how to play tennis and sometimes he wins.)
- He plays tennis
extremely well. (He knows how to play tennis so well that he wins often.)
As
you read the following adverb examples, you’ll notice how these useful words
modify other words and phrases by providing information about the place, time,
manner, certainty, frequency, or other circumstances of activity denoted by the
verbs or verb phrases in the sentences.
Types of Adverbs
Adverbs of Manner
An adverb of manner will
explain how an action is carried out. Very often adverbs of manner are
adjectives with -ly added to the end, but this is certainly not always the
case. In fact, some adverbs of manner will have the same spelling as the
adjective form.
Some examples of adverbs of manner include:
Some examples of adverbs of manner include:
1.
Slowly
2.
Rapidly
3.
Clumsily
4.
Badly
5.
Diligently
6.
Sweetly
7.
Warmly
8.
Sadly
Adverb of manner examples
in the following sentences are in bold for easy identification.
- She passed the
exam easily.
- They walk quickly to
catch the train.
- The dinner party
went badly.
- John answered
the question correctly.
Notice
how the adjectives are formed by adding -ly to the adjectives bad, correct and quick, although there is a slight spelling change when forming an
adverb with the adjective easy.
As
mentioned, some adverbs of manner take the same spelling as the adjective and
never add an -ly to the end:
- The boys had
worked hard.
- The car drives
- Julia dances well.
Adverbs of place
An adverb of place,
sometimes called spatial adverbs, will help explain where an action happens.
Adverbs of place will be associated with the action of the verb in a sentence,
providing context for direction, distance and position: southeast, everywhere,
up, left, close by, back, inside, around. These terms don’t usually end in -ly.
Adverbs
of place examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
Directions
- New York is
located north of
Philadelphia.
- They traveled down the
mountainside.
- First, I looked here,
and then I looked there, but I
can’t find them anywhere.
Notice
that here and there are often used at the beginning of a sentence to express
emphasis or in exclamation.
- Here comes
the sun.
- There is
love in the air.
- Here you
are!
Many
times, adverbs of place can be used as prepositions as well. The difference is,
when the phrase is used as an adverb, it is modifying a verb; when it is used
as a preposition, it is always followed by a noun.
- New York is
located north of
Philadelphia -> New York is on the
map.
- They travelled down river
-> They travelled in the first compartment.
- That puppy was
walking around by
itself-> We put a collar around its
neck.
Distance
- There was a deli
- Jane is moving far
away.
- Carly is sitting close to
me.
Position
- The treasure
lies underneath the box.
- The cat is
sleeping on the bed.
- Why are you
standing in the
middle of the dancefloor?
In
addition, some adverbs of position will refer to a direction of movement. These
often end in -ward or -wards.
- Oscar travelled onward to
Los Angeles.
- Hannah looked upwards to
the heavens.
- Molly, move forward to
the front of the queue, please.
ADVERBS
Tip: In case you don’t remember, you can
read the following online article: https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/adverb/
Activity
2: Remember a couple things you did some days before today and write them down.
Once you’re done, use adverbs to detail your actions:
Activity
3: With at least 4 actions from the past activity, draw a small comic about
them. Remember to picture the adverbs in each panel. For example, if you said
you “did your homework quickly”, try to emphasize on how quickly you did
it.
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Idiomatic Future
Idiomatic Future
El Futuro
idiomático se utiliza para hablar acerca de planes inmediatos que se van a
realizar.
Se forma con el
verbo to be en presente como auxiliar y
la expresión Going to.
I
am
She is
You are
= Going to
He is
= Going to
we are
It is
They are
Se utilizan expresiones de tiempo al principio o al final de la
oración.
Ø Tomorrow morning
Ø Tonight
Ø Next week
Ø In a few minutes
Ø Tomorrow
Ø Next Mounth
Ø In a week
Ø The day after tomorrow
EXAMPLES:
1. I am going to take a
shower tonight
(Yo voy a tomar un baño esta
noche)
2. My mom is going to buy
some groceries at Walmart.
(Mi mamá va a
comprar algunos víveres en Walmart)
3. My brother is going to play
some videogames this afternoon.
(Mi hermano va
a jugar videojuegos esta tarde)
ESCRIBE
UNA DEFINICIÓN PROPIA DE LO QUE ES EL FUTURO IDIOMÁTICO A PARTIR DE LA INFORMACIÓN
QUE LEISTE.
Activity
2: Have you made plans for this quarantine? You’ll be stranded home for a
couple of weeks, so why don’t you use what you’ve just learned and plan out a
couple weekdays of activities? Use the following calendar to do so:
Activity
3: Quarantine days may sound dreadful and long, but once it’s over, you’ll be
able to leave your house safely! Have you thought about that?
Write
a couple sentences about what you’re doing once the quarantine is over:
Activity
4: Think about what you think is going to happen after this week is over, and
write it down using “will” or “going to”. Make 10 sentences about
anything around your life and your family. if you’re super sure about it. Play
a little game! Check if your predictions were right or not.
PARA
USAR EL AUXILIAR “WILL”, NECESITAS LEER LA SIGUIENTE INFORMACIÓN. WILL ES EL
AUXILIAR QUE NOS PERMITE TRANSFORMAR UN VERBO O UNA ORACIÓN AL TIEMPO FUTURO.
PARA TRASFORMAR UN VERBO A UNA ACCIÓN FUTURA, LO ÚNICO QUE NECESITAS HACER ES
ANTEPONER EL AUXILIAR “WILL” AL VERBO. ESTO AUTOMÁTICAMENTE TRANSFORMA EL
SENTIDO A UN TIEMPO FUTURO.
FÓRMULA:
PRONOUN
AUXILIAR
MAIN COMPLEMENT OR SUBJECT WILL VERB
EXAMPLES:
1. I WILL STUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
(YO ESTUDIARÉ
ESTA TARDE)
2. MY PARENTS WILL WORK ALL WEEK.
(MIS PADRES
TRABAJARÁN TODA LA SEMANA)
3. MY FAMILY AND I WILL GO ON
VACATION AFTER QUARANTINE.
(MI FAMILIA Y
YO IREMOS DE VACACIONES DESPUÉS DE LA CUARENTENA)
Stay safe, and for now, stay indoors!
