Adverbs

Lesson Overview

• What is an Adverb?• How adverbs are form?• Kinds of Adverbs.-adverbs of Manner-adverbs of Place-adverbs of Time-adverbs of degree

What is an Adverb?

• An Adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb. (John speaks loudly.)

- Mary lives locally.• Adverbs can also modify adjectives or other

adverbs.- He is really handsome.- He drives very fast.

How adverbs are form?

• We make many adverbs by adding -ly to an adjective.

- quick ----- quickly- beautiful ------ beautifully - nice ----- nicely• Some adverbs have no particular(特殊的 ) form. - example: well, fast, very, never, always, often still

Self-Practice(change the adjective into an adverb.)

• 1. David _________ (easy) won the first race.• 2. I don't know _________ (exact) how much

money he makes.• 3. I _________ (honest) don't know what John

told his sister.• 4. You speak English very _________ (good).• 5. The police officer made sure that she got

home _________ (safe).

Kinds of Adverbs

• Adverbs of Manner(態度 ;舉止 ) tells us the manner or way in which something happens. They answer the question “how?”.

- He speaks slowly. (How does he speak?)• Adverbs of Place tells us the place where

something happens. They answer the question “where?”

- Please sit here. (Where should I sit?)

Kinds of Adverbs

• Adverbs of Time tells us something about the time that something happens. They answer the question “when?” or “How often?”

- He came home yesterday. (When did he come home?)

• Adverbs of Degree(程度 ;等級 ) tell us the degree to which something happens. They answer the question “how much?” or “to what degree?”

• Can be use to modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs. E.g: He works very fast.

Adjective

What is an Adjective?

• An Adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun.

- This is a big dog.• Adjectives can be used before a noun (I like fast

food) or after certain verbs (This test is hard)• We can often use 2 or more adjectives together.- A beautiful young Chinese girl

Adjective Order (before noun)

• The correct order for 2 or more adj. are:• 1. The general order is : opinion, fact- A nice French car (not a French nice car)• 2. the normal order for fact adjective is: size,

age, shape, colour, material, origin- A big old square black wooden Chinese table

Adj. Order Quiz

• 1. Judy had a ________ in her hair yesterday.a) nice yellow bow b) yellow nice bow c) bow nice

yellow• 2. She lost a __________.a) small white cat b) cat small white c) white cat

small • 3. I bought ____________ oranges.a) great some big b) big great some c) some great

big

Adj. Order Quiz

• 4. we met ___________ people in the office.a)very smart two b) two very smart c) very two

smart• 5. The cookie that you __________.a) smell delicious baked b) baked smell delicious

c) delicious smell baked.• 6. The subject you are ___________.a) taking sounds interesting b) interesting sounds

taking c) sounds interesting taking