The Adverb by Annlee Racolta https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl Made with a lightning strike of genius en-us 2021-04-05 10:06:34 UTC 2021-04-05 12:14:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Adjectives and Adverbs–What’s the Difference? annleeracolta99 https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382794035 Many of us learned in school that adjectives modify nouns and that adverbs modify verbs. But as we’ve seen, adjectives can also act as complements for linking verbs. This leads to a common type of error: incorrectly substituting an adverb in place of a predicate adjective. An example you’ve probably heard before is:

Incorrect: I feel badly about what happened.

Because “feel” is a verb, it seems to call for an adverb rather than an adjective. But “feel” isn’t just any verb; it’s a linking verb. An adverb would describe how you perform the action of feeling—an adjective describes what you feel. “I feel badly” means that you are bad at feeling things. If you’re trying to read Braille through thick leather gloves, then it might make sense for you to say “I feel badly.” But if you’re trying to say that you are experiencing negative emotions, “I feel bad” is the phrase you want.

Examples:
- “Goober smells badly” means that Goober, the poor thing, has a weak sense of smell.
 - “Goober smells bad” means Goober stinks—poor us.
]]> 2021-04-05 12:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382794035 What is an adverb? annleeracolta99 https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382799274 An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (he sings loudly), an adjective (very tall), another adverb (ended too quickly), or even a whole sentence (Fortunately, I had brought an umbrella). Adverbs often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look exactly the same as their adjective counterparts.

Examples:
- Tom Longboat did not run badly.
- Tom is very tall.
- The race finished too quickly.
- Fortunately, Lucy recorded Tom’s win.
]]> 2021-04-05 12:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382799274 Averbs and verbs annleeracolta99 https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382802398 Adverbs often modify verbs. This means that they describe the way an action is happening.

Examples:
- Phillip sings loudly in the shower.
- My cat waits impatiently for his food.
- I will seriously consider your suggestion.

]]> 2021-04-05 12:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382802398 Adverbs and adjectives annleeracolta99 https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382807281 Adverbs can also modify adjectives and other adverbs. Often, the purpose of the adverb is to add a degree of intensity to the adjective.

Examples:
- The woman is quite pretty.
- This book is more interesting than the last one.
- The weather report is almost always right.

]]> 2021-04-05 12:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382807281 Adverbs and other adverbs annleeracolta99 https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382809721 You can use an adverb to describe another adverb. In fact, if you wanted to, you could use several.
The problem is that it often produces weak and clunky sentences like the one above, so be careful not to overdo it.

Example:
- Phillip sings rather enormously too loudly.]]> 2021-04-05 12:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382809721 Adverbs and sentences annleeracolta99 https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382812238 Some adverbs can modify entire sentences—unsurprisingly, these are called sentence adverbs. Common ones include generally, fortunately, interestingly, and accordingly. Sentence adverbs don’t describe one particular thing in the sentence—instead, they describe a general feeling about all of the information in the sentence.

Examples:
- Fortunately, we got there in time.
- Interestingly, no one at the auction seemed interested in bidding on the antique spoon collection.
]]> 2021-04-05 12:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382812238 Placement of adverbs annleeracolta99 https://padlet.com/annleeracolta99/9bl93bvmaqy3g0vl/wish/1382815108 Place adverbs as close as possible to the words they are supposed to modify. Putting the adverb in the wrong spot can produce an awkward sentence at best and completely change the meaning at worst. Be especially careful about the word only, which is one of the most often misplaced modifiers.

Examples:
- Phillip only fed the cat.
- Phillip fed only the cat.
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