unit 7: adverbs and prepositions lesson 1: what is an adverb?
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Unit 7: Adverbs and PrepositionsLesson 1: What is an Adverb?
Adverbs
An adverb is a word that describes a verb.
Tell how, when, or where the action happens.
Many end in –ly.
Common Adverbs
How: fast, hard, together, happily, quietly
When: tomorrow, later, next, often, again
Where: here, there, inside, far, upstairs, forward
Examples
Keith and Tina hurried downtown.
Subject: Verb: Adverb:
They easily found Grove Street Park.
Subject: Verb: Adverb:
Unit 7: Adverbs and PrepositionsLesson 2: Comparing with Adverbs
How to Compare with Adverbs
For most adverbs, add –er to compare two things and –est to compare three or more things.
For longer adverbs, add more or most before the word.
Examples
Late, later, and latest Often, more often, and most often Early, earlier, and earliest
Examples
Does Adam swim _____ than Barb? (often)
I get into the water _____ of all my friends. (slowly)
Josh always swims _______ than Kyle does. (straight)
I do the side stroke _____ that I do the crawl. (easily)
Unit 7: Adverbs and PrepositionsLesson 3: Adjective or Adverb?
Adverb or Adjective?
Remember:
Adverbs usually have –ly
Adjectives describe nouns; adverbs describe actions
Good is always an adjective; well can be an adjective or an adverb.
Practice
The ballet company performed (good, well).
The dancers’ movements were (graceful, gracefully).
The star ballerina spun (rapid, rapidly) on her toes.
The audience clapped (loud, loudly) at the end.
Unit 7: Adverbs and PrepositionsLesson 4: Negatives
What is a negative?
Negative: words that mean “no” or “not”
Contractions that are formed with the word “not” are also negatives.
A sentence should only have ONE negative; do not use double negatives!
Practice
Didn’t you (ever, never) see a three-ring circus?
Isn’t (anybody, nobody) watching the high-wire act?
There isn’t (anything, nothing) underneath the wire.
Our friends at home (had, hadn’t) none of the fun.
Unit 7: Adverbs and PrepositionsLesson 5: Prepositions
What is a Preposition?
Preposition: relates another word in the sentence to the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition.
Object of the preposition: the noun or the pronoun that follows the preposition.
Examples
About down during Above except for Across from in After inside into Along near of Around off on At out outside Before over past Behind through up Below to with Beside under without By until
Practice – Page 256
Scientists study tools from the past.
When was the tool used by people?
Was it made for a special purpose?
What does the tool tell us about them?
Practice – Page 256
They have found dolls in their special searches.
These dolls were made from corn cobs.
Ancient people must have lived near their sites.
Their children probably played with the small dolls.
The dolls can be seen at several museums.
Unit 7: Adverbs and PrepositionsLesson 6: Prepositional Phrases
What is a Prepositional Phrase?
Prepositional phrase: made up of a preposition, the object of the preposition, and all of the words between them.
We packed the fruit in our knapsacks. Preposition: in Object of Prep: knapsacks Whole phrase: in our knapsacks
Practice
How would you travel across a river?
You might cross at a shallow place or a rocky spot.
Bridges are a better solution to the problem.
On bridges, traffic moves safely and easily.
The George Washington Bridge is used by many travelers.
Unit 7: Adverbs and PrepositionsLesson 7: Pronouns in Prepositional Phrases
Remember:
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
A prepositional phrase has a preposition and an object of the preposition.
When the pronoun is the object of the preposition, then you should use an object pronoun.
Practice
My brothers wouldn’t clean the house without my sisters and (I, me).
Cleaning the garage was a good job for Marcy and (he, him).
In the garage, an old toy box was found by Marcy and (I, me).
The toys had belonged to Karen and (him, he).
With Larry and (she, her), I carried the box to the yard.
Unit 7: Adverbs and PrepositionsLesson 8: Adverb or Preposition?
Adverb or Preposition?
Some words could be used as both.
If the word begins a prepositional phrase, then it is a preposition.
If the word describes the action, it is an adverb.
Examples
Above along around
Below by down
In inside near
Off over out
Outside under up
Practice
Anita looked around the button shop.
Her large blue button had fallen off.
Buttons were displayed along the counter.
She saw the right button under the glass.
Practice
She was curious and went in.
In every corner, she saw strange, wonderful things.
Sarah walked around.
A wooden box beside the vase caught Sarah’s attention.