By Erin Smith
 Mary
ran quickly
 Which word is “quickly” modifying??
 Adverb: a word that modifies a verb,
adjective, or another adverb
 Adverbs can make your writing more exciting
so get pumped!!
 An
adverb can answer at least one out of five
questions: How? When? Where? To what
extent? Why?
 Example: “Mary ran quickly”
  How did Mary run? She ran quickly
  When did Mary run? She ran yesterday
-Many
adverbs, but not all, end with –ly
-The words “not” and “never” are
ALWAYS adverbs
-Ex: Yvonne would not eat her sandwich
-(not modifies eat)
-Be careful not to confuse good and
well!
 Preposition
 example: Carol usually gets up
early.(Adverb= early)
 Infinitives  I’m saving my money to buy a
car. (Adverb= to buy a car)
 What’s
its job??
 Punctuation requirements: semicolon
followed by a comma used when separating
two main clauses.
 The list includes- accordinly, also, besides,
consequently, conversely, finally,
furthermore, hence, however, indded,
instead, likewise, meanwhile, moreover,
nevertheless, next, nonetheless, otherwise,
similarly, still, subsequently, then, therefore,
thus