1.2.9
Adverbs
Adverbs
Adverbs
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.
Examples
Examples
- Ethan smugly walked to college.
- The adverb 'smugly' modifies the verb 'walked'
- He's a devilishly handsome man.
- The adverb 'devilishly' modifies the adjective 'handsome'.
- Lucy arrived too late.
- The adverb 'too' modifies the other adverb 'late'.
Categories of adverbs
Categories of adverbs
- There are 4 different categories of adverbs:
- Place.
- Manner.
- Time.
- Frequency.
Place
Place
- Place (indicates a location). E.g.:
- Inside.
- Outside.
- Near.
- Close to.
Manner
Manner
- Manner (describes the way things happen). E.g.:
- Happily.
- Angrily.
- Sadly.
- Depressingly.
Time
Time
- Time (indicates a time). E.g.:
- Soon.
- Tomorrow.
- Later.
- Yesterday.
Frequency
Frequency
- Frequency (indicates how often something happens). E.g.:
- Always.
- Never.
- Sometimes.
- Occasionally.
1Language Levels
1.1Assessment Objectives
1.2Lexis
1.2.1Introduction
1.2.2Common, Proper, Abstract & Concrete Nouns
1.2.3Collective Nouns
1.2.4Adjectives
1.2.5Main, Auxiliary & Copular Verbs
1.2.6Dynamic & Stative Verbs
1.2.7Transitive, Intransitive, Active & Passive Verbs
1.2.8Mood of Verbs
1.2.9Adverbs
1.2.10Personal, Possessive & Reflexive Pronouns
1.2.11Relative & Demonstrative Pronouns
1.2.12Determiners
1.2.13Conjunctions
1.2.14Synonyms, Antonyms & Phonological Features
1.2.15End of Topic Test - Lexis
1.3Grammar
1.4Semantics & Pragmatics
1.5Discourse Structure, Graphology & Orthography
2Language, The Individual & Society
2.1Children’s Language Development
2.2Children's Language Development - Theories
2.3Literacy Development: Reading
3Language Diversity & Change
3.1The Importance of Gendered Language
3.2Social Groups
3.3Occupational Groups
3.4Accents & Dialects
3.5Language Change
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1Language Levels
1.1Assessment Objectives
1.2Lexis
1.2.1Introduction
1.2.2Common, Proper, Abstract & Concrete Nouns
1.2.3Collective Nouns
1.2.4Adjectives
1.2.5Main, Auxiliary & Copular Verbs
1.2.6Dynamic & Stative Verbs
1.2.7Transitive, Intransitive, Active & Passive Verbs
1.2.8Mood of Verbs
1.2.9Adverbs
1.2.10Personal, Possessive & Reflexive Pronouns
1.2.11Relative & Demonstrative Pronouns
1.2.12Determiners
1.2.13Conjunctions
1.2.14Synonyms, Antonyms & Phonological Features
1.2.15End of Topic Test - Lexis
1.3Grammar
1.4Semantics & Pragmatics
1.5Discourse Structure, Graphology & Orthography
2Language, The Individual & Society
2.1Children’s Language Development
2.2Children's Language Development - Theories
2.3Literacy Development: Reading
3Language Diversity & Change
3.1The Importance of Gendered Language
3.2Social Groups
3.3Occupational Groups
3.4Accents & Dialects
3.5Language Change
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