2 A(C) Report: Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

 E2A(c) 賴暄儒Shelly 鄧皓庭Sandy

Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases (p.62-70)

Ø  Adverb: If you want to say how someone does something, or how something happens, you need to use an adverb and not an adjective.

Ø  List of Adverbs:

1.          Adverbs of manner: describe how something happens. Where there are two or more verbs in a sentence, adverb placement affects the meaning.

carefully, easily, loudly, quickly, quietly

ex. He quickly decided to write his paper. (his decision was quick)

       He decided to write his paper quickly. (his writing was quick)

u  Be careful! Some adverbs of manner are irregular, having the same form as the adjective.

    fast, high, late far, early

    ex. I woke up early this morning.

2.          Adverbs of place: describe where something happens.

anywhere, downstairs, here, outside, underground

ex. I wanted to go upstairs.

u  Do not use preposition to before this type of adverbs.

3.          Adverbs of purpose: describe why something happens.

so, so that, because, since, to, accidentally

ex. Bob accidentally broke the vast.

4.          Adverbs of frequency: describe how often something happens.

always, every, never, often, rarely

ex. He never writes to me.

u  Do not use do in front of never. Do not use another negative word with never. ( Never has a negative meaning)

5.          Adverbs of time: describe when something happens.

after, finally, later, next, now, soon, then, while, before

ex. She came home before dark.