Adverbs comparison

COMPARISON OF

ADVERBS

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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.Spotting an adverb, especially one that ends in -ly is easy. Adverbs normally describe how something happens. He drives carefully.She eats slowly.It is terribly hot.

An adverb can be used to modify an adjective and intensify its meaning. For example:

• He plays tennis well. (He knows how to play tennis and sometimes he wins.)
• He plays tennis extremely well. (He knows how to play tennis so well that he wins often)

Types of Adverbs

• Adverbs of Manner: Slowly , rapidly, quickly, correctly.
• Adverbs of place: Southeast, inside, up, left,
• Distance: close, far away
• Adverbs of Frequency: Usually, often, never
• Adverbs of Time: Yesterday, now, last year.

How do we Make Comparative Adverbs?-There are three basic ways to create a comparative adverb: 1. One-syllable adverbs: add -er: If an adverb has only one syllable, we usually just add -er to make it comparative: fast → faster. Here are some examples:

How do we Make Comparative Adverbs?2. Two-syllable adverbs: use more When an adverb has two or more syllables (like all -ly adverbs), we can make it comparative by adding more in front: quickly → more quickly. Look at these examples:

• We can also use less in place of more to suggest a reduction in the action.

How do we Make Comparative Adverbs?

3. Irregular Adverbs A few adverbs have irregular form, for example:

LY adverbs:

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other adverbs...

irregular adverbs

LET'S PRACTCICE

4. We think John is ___ than Bill. nervouser most nervous more nervous.5. Who is the ___ person you have ever spoken to? most intelligent intelligentest more intelligent 6. If I had to choose between Greg and Dan, Dan is ___ funny the funniest funnier

1. I am the ___ speaker in the class. better bestest best 2. Our teacher writes very ___. best well good 3. Of all the people I know, you study the ___. leastest least less