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Stephanie Kwolek invented one of the(more original, most original) materials ever invented. She believed that creativity was(more important, most important) for an inventor than technical knowledge. Kwolek planned to study medicine, but she found chemistry(more interesting, most interesting). She was intrigued by all the(most new, newest) chemical processes. She studied the(best, most best) ways of making artificial materials.

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ADVERBS: EXAMPLES 1.People were flying gliders experimentally in the early 1900s. The adverb is experimentally because its showing why or how you do something. Adverbs show where, how, when, and to what degree something is.

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Making Comparisons David Shank Use the comparative form of an adjective or adverb when you compare a person or thing with another person or thing Use the superlative form of an adjective or adverb when you are comparing someone or something with more than one thing Base FormComparativeSuperlative Adjectivestalltallertallest Adverbsclosecloserclosest

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An Adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. For example, in the sentence Ancient Chinese warriors fired very powerful rockets. The adverb would be very because it modifies the adjective powerful. Adverbs answers these four questions How, when, where, and to what extent.

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How?- Patient, loudly, and carefully. When?-sometimes, daily, and always. Where?- inside, there, and everywhere. To what extent?-extremely, nearly, and almost. There are many different positions of adverbs. Some of the adverbs come after the verb, before the verb, and at the beginning of the sentence. After verb- The rocket ascended suddenly. Suddenly comes after the verb ascended. In soe cases, suddenly can come at the beginning of the sentence or before the verb.

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Adverbs that modify adjectives or other adverbs. Intensifiers usually answer the question to what extent. Examples of intensifiers are almost, extremely, quite, so, usually, especially, nearly, really, too, and very. Adverbs in writing tell when, to what extent, or tells how something or someone is. Many adverbs are formed by adding ly to adjectives.