Introduction
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.
Task
Find the adverbs used in the literary work of O. Henry called "The Cactus".
https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/the-cactus
Process
Types of Adverbs
Adverbs of Manner
An adverb of manner will explain how an action is carried out.
Adverbs of place
An adverb of place, sometimes called spatial adverbs, will help explain where an action happens.
Adverbs of Frequency
An Adverb of frequency are used to express time or how often something occurs.
Adverbs of Time
An Adverb of time, while seemingly similar to adverbs of frequency, tell us when something happens.
Adverbs of Purpose
An Adverb of purpose, sometimes called adverbs of reason, help to describe why something happened.
Click on the link below to learn more about the different types of adverbs and its examples:
https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/adverb/
Evaluation
Now that you know what adverbs are and its types, then try to do this simple activity independently.
Construct 15 sentences using adverbs. Underline the adverbs used and write the words it modify below each sentence.
Here's a list of 100 Adverbs that may help you in constructing your own sentences:
https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adverbs/list-of-100-adverbs.html
Conclusion
Adverbs are sometimes difficult to find for they are not in their usual form at times. You have to understand that not every word that ends in -ly are adverbs though most adverbs end in -ly. For us not to be confused, it is important to know what the modifiers are modifying so that it will be easy to tell whether the modifier is an adverb or not.
Credits
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Anna Katrina G. Parado
BSEd - English
Benguet State University