COW Unit 3

Adverbs

Mrs. Tweedy

7th Grade ELA

Writing

Adverbs

• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, and adjective, or another adverb.

• Adverbs answer the following questions:– How?

• The girl walked slowly.

– When?• The party starts now.

– Where?• My friend is coming over here.

– To what extent?• That dinner was very delicious.

Comparative Adverbs

• The comparative form of an adverb

compares TWO actions.

– Add –er or use the word ‘more’ with the

adverb.

– Do NOT use ‘more’ with an adverb ending in –

er.

• Fast faster

• Quickly more quickly

Superlative Adverbs

• The superlative form of an adverb

compares MORE than two actions.

– Add –est or use the word ‘most’ with the

adverb.

– Do NOT use –est with the word ‘most’

• Fast Fastest

• Quickly Most quickly

Double Negatives

• A double negative is the incorrect use of

two negative words to convey a negative

meaning.

• Avoid double negatives by using only one

negative word to convey a negative

meaning.

– Incorrect: The boy didn’t have no shoes on.

– Correct: The boy didn’t have shoes on.

– Correct: The boy had no shoes on.

Misplaced Modifiers

• A modifier can be a single adjective or adverb, or it can be a phrase, such as a prepositional phrase.

• A modifier should be as close as possible to the word it modifies.

• A misplaced modifier can result in confusing or misleading sentence.

– Correct: The girl in the blue jacket saw the robbery.

– Incorrect: The girl saw the robbery in the blue jacket.

Accept & Except

• Accept

– To take or receive

– To agree or consent

– To consider as true/to believe in

• Except

– But

– Leaving out

– Excluding/omitting