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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Write On Wednesday

In English we use adverbs to describe or modify verbs. They tell how, when, and where and can make your writing more interesting.

Many times we add -ly to an adjective to make an adverb.

For example, "The new computer worked beautifully."
By adding -ly to beautiful, we can tell how the computer worked. Here are some other examples using the same subject--the computer.
"The new computer worked quickly."
"The new computer worked fast."
"The new computer was working yesterday."
"It's working fast."
"It's working slow today."
Adverbs can also be used to describe adjectives.
For example, "Fabiola is a very hard worker."
and
"Matt is usually late."
and
"Luis is always conscientious about his work."
We can also use them to compare actions.
For example, "Victor works more quickly than Xing."
and
"Xing works more carefully than Victor."
Sometimes adverbs can join clauses together.
For example, "We'll do our bellwork, then have our lesson."
Adverbs of frequency-
The placement of adverbs of frequency, words that tell us how often something is happening, such as never, always, and sometimes depend upon the verb.

If the sentence contains one verb (there is no auxiliary verb such as to be), the adverb goes before the verb. For example, "I always brush my teeth when I wake up." If the sentence does contain an auxiliary verb, the adverb comes after the verb. For example, "The math teacher is always late to school." The exception to this is the very short sentence. For example, "He always is."

If the sentence contains more than one verb, the adverb is placed after the first verb. For example, "He can never get here on time."

Sometimes the adverb is placed at the beginning or end of a sentence for emphasis-usually at the end. For example, "Sometimes he manages to get here on time." or "He manages to get here early sometimes."

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