EXERCISE 5. REWRITE EACH SENTENCE, CHANGING THE PREDICATE ADJECTIVE TO...

3. Where did it snow?

Words that tell how, when, or where are adverbs.

If our reporter had answered the above questions by using some adverbs—for exam-

ple, if he or she had said,

“It snowed heavily yesterday upstate,”

we would have had a better idea of the weather.

What Is an Adverb?

We now look at these uses of an adverb one at a time.

I. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb.

The Pirates played brilliantly. (Brilliantly is an adverb because it modifies

the verb played.)

V.

ADV.

The team performed well. (Well is an adverb because it modifies the

verb performed.)

V.

ADV.

The Dodgers did not play. (Not is an adverb because it modifies the

verb did play.)

V. ADV. V.

They are playing tomorrow. (Tomorrow is an adverb because it modifies

the verb are playing.)

They will play here. (Here is an adverb because it modifies the

verb will play.)

Most adverbs answer one of the following questions: HOW? WHEN? WHERE? TO

WHAT EXTENT?

The Pirates played brilliantly. (Brilliantly tells HOW the Pirates played.)

ADV.

They are playing tomorrow. (Tomorrow tells WHEN they are playing.)

They will play here. (Here tells WHERE they will play.)

They have fully recovered from (Fully tells TO WHAT EXTENT they have

recovered.)

their slump.