ADVERBS AND ADVERBIAL PHRASES
1. Towards evening, the boy took his sister hurriedly by the hand and left the ramshackle
house .
2. He wandered slowly down to the banks of the bubbling stream and they watched the
swans.
3. He pulled very tightly on the rope swing but it didn’t move and he fell off clumsily.
4. His younger sister always followed him everywhere they went during the day,
especially on the river bank.
5. He used to run after the swans and his father would laugh loudly and tell him that he
was too slow, but he was not bothered terribly.
6. He couldn’t actually catch a fly. His mother had a very light glow whenever he tried to
run away.
7. In the evening, she would give him some stale and crusty bread, which he fed slowly
to the swans.
8. The father, who was watching lazily, would catch the mother by the hand and smile
casually.
FIND:
3 adverbs of manner or degree
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3 adverbial phrases (main word is an adverb): time, manner, place, degree
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Rewrite the sentences inserting a
variety of adverbs. What type of
adverb is it?
1 (Adverbial/time phrase) ....................................., the young boy
(Adverb/ manner) ........................................ climbed the fence.
2. (Adverbial/place phrase) ......................................... the pop idol
(Adverb/ manner) ...................................... sang her favourite song.
3. (Adverbial/ time phrase) ................................................. the butcher
(adverb/ manner) .......................................... sharpened the knives.
4. (Adverbial/time phrase) .......................................... she
(manner) ....................................................... read the book.
5. (Adverbial /time phrase) ....................................................... Jack .......................
(manner) kicked the football (adverbial/place) .................................................
6. (Adverbial/ time phrase) ....................................... the boy will have to buy a
new watch to replace the old one..
7. It was (adverb of intensity) ........................... bad that the student did not pass
the exam because her marks were (adverb of intensity) (........................... ) poor.
Insert the appropriate adverb from the box below.
“Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me.
You should have seen how (A. ........................... ) I proceeded — with what caution — with what
foresight . . . I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.
And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door and opened it — oh so
(B. ........................... ) ! And then, when I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I put in
a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shone out, and then I thrust in my head. Oh, you
would have laughed to see how (C. ......................... ) I thrust it in! I moved it (D. .........................)
so that I might not disturb the old man’s sleep. It took me an hour to place my whole head within
the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed ... And then, when my head was
well in the room, I undid the lantern (E. .......................... ) ... And this I did for seven long nights
... And every morning, when the day broke, I went (F. ........................... ) into the chamber, and
spoke (G. ........................... ) to him, calling him by name in a hearty tone, and inquiring how he
has passed the night. (The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe)
Insert the adverb: cautiously; slowly ; boldly ; courageously; gently;
cunningly; wisely.
TYPE OF ADVERBIAL
CLAUSE
EXAMPLE (Write a similar sentence. Underline the
adverbial clauses.)
1. Time
When the whistle blew, the labourer stopped.
(when, before since, as, while, until,
after, whenever)
2. Place
(where, wherever, whence, whither)
He went where no one had ever set foot before.
3. Cause
(because, since, as)
Since I had no classes on Saturday, I went home.
4. Purpose
(in order that, so that, that)
My family made many sacrifices so that I could have an education.
5. Result
(so… that, such … that)
The weather was so cold that I decided not to walk to school.
6. Manner
(as, as if, as though)
She looked as though she wanted to laugh.
7. Comparison
(as, than)
He is older than his brother.
8. Condition
(if… unless)
You will hurt your hand if you are not careful.
9. Concession
(though, although)
Although she had no knowledge of the course, she wanted to go to
college.
Underline the subordinating
conjunction: What type of adverbial
clause is it?
5. He is happy where he lives.
1. I am not afraid of the dog, because it is very
small.
7. I couldn’t go to the station, because it was too
late.
2. If they lose weight too quickly, they will regain
it afterwards.
8. If time permits, I’ll catch the bus.
3. I’m running so that the rhinos don’t catch me.
9. In order to gain weight, you should eat
chocolate.
4. He wrote when his mother asked.
10.Before he went to bed, he read 10 stories.
6. I wasn’t allowed to do things as I wanted.