1.1.6 Adverbs

Adverbs modify a verb by giving information about

Where an action occurs (place)

How often an action occurs (frequency)

How an action occurs (manner)

When an action occurs (time)

Important Kinds of Adverbs:

1. Adverbs of Time (Which shows when)

Examples: I have heard this before. We shall now begin to work.

2. Adverbs of Frequency (Which shows how often)

Examples: I have told you twice.  He seldomcomes here.

3. Adverbs of Place (Which shows where)

Examples: Stand here. The horse galloped away.

4. Adverbs of Manner (Which shows how are in what manner)

Examples: Bharathi reads clearly. The boy works hard.

Exercise with Answers

1. Read the sentences and put the adverbs in the correct boxes.

1. Anand has decided to submit his project tomorrow.

2. The cat ran behind.

3. Paraman sang in the choir happily.

4. We never come late to the office.

5. The stray elephant was set free in the forest yesterday.

6. Arun and Vimala usually complete their homework on time.

7. Raghav looked at his sister affectionately.

8. I prepare to leave early.

2. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences

1. Was/somebody/there/nearby/standing.

2. Came/Anand/to/school/early.

3. Softly/Murali/speaks.

4. Beautifully/the house/have/they/decorated.

5. English/classes/during/always/we/English/speak.

Answers:

1.There was somebody standing nearby.

2.Anand came to school early

3.Murali speaks softly

4.They have decorated the house beautifully

5.We always speak English during English classes

3. Pick the words from the box and put them in the appropriate column

kindly, soft, sweet, everywhere, bright, constantly, few, then, huge, loudly

Answers:

4. Read the news report given below and underline the passive form of verbs (Answers were bolded & underlined).

The police had announced that the State Bank of India was robbed yesterday. Two men entered the bank at 4.30 pm with guns in their hands. Customers and bank clerks were asked to lie down on the floor and one of the bank clerks was made to fill robbers’ bags with money. After that the two men left the bank quickly. The police officer said that more than one lakh of rupees was stolen from the bank but nobody was injured. He also added that the robbers would be found soon.

5. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

Where had I gone? What had I done? What had I seen?

I 1____ never 2____ (see) such beautiful sights before I visited Paris in 2012. I 3____ (save) money for five years before I booked my trip to Paris. I was very excited! Before my trip to Paris, I 4____ never 5____ (be) out of India.

When I went to Paris, I spent many days touring the city. The city was big. Sometimes I got lost and asked for directions. I asked for directions in French. That was easy because I 6____ (study) French for two years before I visited Paris.

By the time I left Paris, I 7____ (tour) many beautiful places. The Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Luxembourg Gardens were just a few of the places I saw. Before I visited Paris, I 8 ____ only 9____(see) those places on television.

Answers:

1.had  

2.seen 

3.had saved 

4.had  

5.been 

6.had studied 

7.had toured 

8.had 9.seen

6. Fill in the blank with one appropriate word.

No one knows his name. No one knows the name of the town he came from. He appears to have lived in the jungles 1…………… Brazil, Amazon 2…………… 22 years. A video was released for the first time 3……………Brazil’s Indian Foundation, an agency that supports indigenous communities. The video shows the images of the so-called uncontacted indigenous man 4…………… is believed to be the last living member of 5………… tribe. Anthropologists say the man who is believed to be in his fifties, has lived alone for years in the jungle. 6…………… agency tried to establish contact with this man a few times starting in 1996 ………7… he responded to outsiders with hostility.

Answers: 

1.of  

2.for 

3.by 

4.who 

5.his  

6.The  

7.but

7. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines indicated with a blank. Underline each error and write the correct word in the space provided. The first correction has been done as an example.

* Krishna’s Butterball is an curious tourist attraction in Mahabalipuram, ……………a………….

* a town about 60 km south of Chennai famous by its stone carvings. ……………………….

* The “butterball” is a giant balancing rock, 5 meters of diameter, ……………………….

* perched at a smooth slope, seemingly defying all laws of physics.……………………….

* It’s a common sight to seeing visitors placing hands under the stone……………………….

* posing for pictures, which looks as though they were holding it up.……………………….

* The rocks provides welcome shade if you dare to sit underneath it, ……………………….

* and local kids has discovered that the slippery nearby hillside also……………………….

* make a great natural slide.……………………….

Answers:

Krishna’s Butterball is a curious tourist attraction in Mahabalipuram, a town about 60 km south of Chennai, famous for its stone carvings. The “butterball” is a giant balancing rock, 5 meters in diameter, perched ona smooth slope, seemingly defying all laws of physics. It’s a common sight to seevisitors placing their hands under the stone, posing for pictures, which look as though they are holding it up. The rock provides welcome shade if you dare to sit underneath it, and local kids have discovered that the slippery nearby hillside also makes a great natural slide.

8. Some words are missing in the following passage. Write the missing word in the blank provided against each line. The first one has been done for you.

One day, many years ago,/ mother   the   of 56 year old British diver Rick Stanton

asked him to watch TV programme  _________

about two cave divers who taking the  _________

longest cave dive the world. Stanton  _________

was hooked and decided cave  _________

diving his future. He soon  _________

became one the world’s  _________

leading cave divers had an  _________

uncanny knack seeing what  _________

other people missed. was his  _________

ability to see obvious that  _________

helped Stanton, along fellow  _________

diver John Volanthan, find soccer  _________

players and coach who  _________

had gone missing the most dangerous caves.  _________

Answers:

One day, many years ago, the mother of 56-year-old British diver Rick Stanton asked him to watch a TV programme about two cave divers who weretaking the longest cave dive in the world. Stanton was hooked and decided that cave diving would be his future. He soon became one ofthe world’s leading cave divers and had an uncanny knack forseeing what other people missed. It was his ability to see theobvious that helped Stanton, along with fellow diver John Volanthan, find soccer players and coach who had gone missing in the most dangerous caves.

9. Edit the following passage. Write the incorrect word and the correct word in the blanks provided. The first correction has been done for you.