Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Topic 14




Topic 14                          Adverbs
Adverbs are words that add more information about manner, place, time, frequency, degree, etc to a verb, an adjective and another adverb.

            Adverbs of manner modify ----------- verb
   Adverbs of degree modify -------  adjective /  adverb of manner

 Types of Adverbs
A)  Adverbs of Manner show us How an action is done.
                He speaks politely.
                How does he speak?

B)  Adverbs of Place tell us Where an action takes place.
                James saw a wallet in the park.
                Where did James see a wallet?

C)  Adverbs of Time tell us When an action happens.
                Tom celebrates his birthday on 15 July every year.
                When does Tom celebrate his birthday every year?

D)  Adverbs of Frequency shows us How Often an action takes place.
      -------- always, never, often, usually, seldom, *sometimes        
      -------- once / twice a day / a week / a month / a year
      -------- every day / week / month / year
                Peter brushes his teeth twice a day.
                How often does Peter brush his teeth?

Adverbs of frequency like ‘always, never, often, usually, seldom, sometimes’ are placed before Ordinary verb like ‘walk, work, clean, help and so on’ and after verb-to-be ‘am / is /are /was /were’.  But ‘sometimes’ can also be placed at the beginning and at the end of the sentence.
                My father always drives carefully. 
                My father is always careful in his driving.
                I am always happy to help my parents.             
                I always help my parents happily.              

              * Tina sometimes does her homework at night .
                 Sometimes Tina does her homework at night.
                 Tina does her homework at night sometimes.

E)  Adverbs of Degree tell us To What Extent an action is.
     --------  very, so, extremely,       
                  He speaks English very well.
                  How well does he speak English?                               (45)   



Topic 14                  Adverbs                                                     
Exercise 79
Put the Adverbs of Manner correctly in each sentence.
1.  Norlinda’s little brother  screams every day..        (loudly)
     __________________________________________________________
2.  Mr Chan shouted at the children yesterday afternoon.    (angrily)
     __________________________________________________________
3.  Tim ate a lot of food last Friday.         (hungrily)
     __________________________________________________________
4.  The little girl cried when her pet parrot died a few days ago.  (bitterly)
     __________________________________________________________
5.  My father drives to work every day.  (carefully)
     __________________________________________________________
6.  Nora speaks to her friends every day. (gently)
     __________________________________________________________

Exercise 80
Put the Adverbs of Manner correctly in each sentence.
1.  Sheila greets us every day.        (cheerfully)
     __________________________________________________________
2.  My little brother sang at the concert last Saturday.  (sweetly)
     __________________________________________________________
3.  The carpenter makes the furniture.         (skilfully)
     __________________________________________________________
4.  The thief climbed into the house a few days ago.  (silently)
     __________________________________________________________
5.  The children do their homework every afternoon.  (quietly)
     __________________________________________________________

Exercise 81
Put the Adverbs of Frequency  correctly in each sentence.
1.  I have met Miss Chieng before.        (never)
     __________________________________________________________
2.  Nobody likes Wei Lai  because he laughs at others.      (always)
     __________________________________________________________
3.  I eat hamburger for meals.           (seldom)
     __________________________________________________________
4.  Tina does not bother to take care of herself and so she is sick.  (often)
     __________________________________________________________
5.  I am disobedient and cranky.         (sometimes)
     __________________________________________________________
6.  Jim is tidy and neat but he was so messy yesterday.     (usually)
     ______________________________________________________(46)

Exercise 82                                                                               
Put the Adverbs of Frequency correctly in each sentence.
1.  You and Hock Lee are mischievous and naughty.      (often)
    __________________________________________________________
2.  Grace watches television on weekdays.         (seldom)
    __________________________________________________________
3.  Mark is talkative and noisy during recess.    (usually)
    __________________________________________________________
4.  My grandparents talk to each other happily.   (always)
    __________________________________________________________
5.  Yalee and I are rude to our friends.          (never)                                                                
    __________________________________________________________

Exercise 83
Put the Adverbs of Degree correct in each sentence.
1.  Chiayu is hardworking and polite.         (very)
    __________________________________________________________
2.  It was hot and dry a few days ago.      (so)
    __________________________________________________________
3.  Hui Cheng was impatient with her little brother yesterday.  (extremely)
    __________________________________________________________
4.  Biki’s grandfather is healthy because he exercises every day.   (quite)
    __________________________________________________________
5.  The man earned enough to feed himself last year.    (hardly)
    __________________________________________________________

Exercise 84
Rearrange the words in good order.
1.   rudely         John        a few days ago        to me        spoke      very
     __________________________________________________________
2.  twice          Aida         brushes          a day         usually       her teeth
     __________________________________________________________
3.  wisely           Tina       answered            very         those questions
     __________________________________________________________
4.  heavy         for me         it was          to carry         extremely
     __________________________________________________________
5.  seldom         to school        I        Ramus       on my way         meet
     __________________________________________________________
6.  have      every morning        they        breakfast        always     at 6 am 
     __________________________________________________________
7.  hot       didn’t         the trip         enjoy     that day      because        so      
     it was              I
     ______________________________________________________(47)

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