Comparing adverbs
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This document discusses adverbs and their degrees of comparison. It defines an adverb as a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. It explains that adverbs have three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative. The positive degree makes no comparison, comparative compares two things, and superlative compares more than two things. Most one-syllable adverbs form the comparative and superlative by adding -er and -est, while most multiple-syllable adverbs use more/less or most/least. Some adverbs have irregular forms.
Comparing adverbs
- 2. WHAT IS AN ADVERB? Adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
- 3. Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies. We live temporarily in this world.
- 4. Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies. We live temporarily in this world.
- 5. Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies. The secretary read her report briefly
- 6. Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies. The secretary read her report briefly
- 7. Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies. The policemen arrived shortly after the incident.
- 8. Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies. The policemen arrived shortly after the incident.
- 9. Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies. The children sang loudly.
- 10. Find the adverb in the following sentences and identify the word it modifies. The children sang loudly.
- 11. Let me introduce you to....
- 13. Eric says.... I run faster.
- 14. And Marc also says.... I run fastest of all.
- 15. What are the boys doing?
- 16. Paul: I run fast. Eric: I run faster. Marc: I run fastest of all. What do the underlined words show or describe?
- 17. Lets analyze the following examples. Positive Comparative Superlative hard harder hardest gracefully less gracefully least gracefully more most little less least
- 18. How many degrees of comparison are there? Adverbs have three degrees of comparison positive, comparative, and superlative.
- 19. There is no comparison made in the positive degree. In the comparative degree, two things are being compared. In the superlative degree, more than two things are compared.
- 20. Most adverbs with one syllable form their comparison by adding er or est. Most adverbs with two or more syllables use more/less or most/least to for their comparative and superlative form. Some adverbs have irregular comparative and superlative forms
- 21. Adverbs have three degrees of comparison positive, comparative, and superlative. There is no comparison made in the positive degree. In the comparative degree, two things are being compared. In the superlative degree, more than two things are compared. Most adverbs with one syllable form their comparison by adding er or est. Most adverbs with two or more syllables use more/less or most/least to for their comparative and superlative form. Some adverbs have irregular comparative and superlative forms