How do I learn the difference between a verb and adverb? Help!

Answer 1

Hello! In any sentence, the verb is the part of speech or part of the sentence, where the person, place, thing, etc. that the sentence is about (also known as the subject of the sentence) is DOING something. Verb are anything that we can do. Great examples of verbs are words like: cook, look, think, take, borrow, bake, sleep, text, call, make, cheat, whisk, run, jump, sit, or walk. Again, if you can DO it, it is a verb. However, an adverb is any word that provides more description to how, why, or in what fashion a verb is performed. Great examples of adverbs are words like: slowly cook, carefully look, seriously think, neatly take, etc. Notice, the adverb examples here end in -ly, but be careful: not ALL adverbs end in -ly. Thank you for asking!

Answer 2

Just remember that you need a subject (noun) and a verb to make a complete sentence.

1. The dog barked loudly.

In the sentence above, dog is the subject (noun), and barked is the action (VERB).

Adverbs tell us how, when, where, and to what degree something happens. In this way, they modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

In the sentence above,what word DESCRIBES the action? Which word tells us how, when, where, or to what degree the verb ( barking /action) happened? LOUDLY

NOTICE THE WORD ENDS IN -LY. MOST, BUT NOT ALL ADVERBS END IN -LY.

ALSO, THE WORD ''ADVERB'' HAS THE WORD '' VERB'' IN IT. That can serve as a reminder to find the VERB, AND THEN the word that describes it in some way.

2.The lady gingerly lifted the baby.

VERB/action = lifted

ADVERB = gingerly

Answer 3

Adverbs are generally your "ly" words. They are optional descriptive words added to an action word (verb). Adverbs are like the verb's assistant.

She read quickly. (Read is the verb, quickly is the adverb)

She sang loudly. (Sang is the verb, loudly is the adverb)

She DID something. (Did is the verb) HOW did she do it? Slowly, happily, cheerfully (these are your adverbs).

Sometimes the adverb can come before the verb.

She quickly read.

She loudly sang.

She often read.

She never sang.

She usually only sang happily when she finally finished a book.

Answer 4

The best way to remember this is a song I learned in 5th grade: "Adverbs modify, modify the verb. How, where, when they tell - tell about the verb." Memorize that and you will never forget it!

Answer 5

It might help to contrast adverbs with adjectives, too.

An adjective supplies additional information about a noun (an inanimate object or a person): a big house, smart students.

An adverb supplies additional information about a verb: I built a big house slowly; I will gladly teach smart students.

Answer 6

Hi! Great question. Though the words "adverb" and "verb" sound similar, keep in mind that they are two totally different things. A verb is an action; an adverb is a descriptive word, NEVER an action.

Verb: run

(Running is an action. You can run. If I told you, "I want you to run!" you would understand my request. I'm telling you to perform an action.)

Adverb: quickly

(Quickly is not an action. If I told you, "I want you to quickly!" that wouldn't mean anything to you.)

However, if I told you to "run quickly," that would be a combination of a verb and a suitable adverb, and you would understand what I was saying. "Run" would be the verb, and "quickly" would be an adverb, in this case, an adverb that could be used to describe the verb "run."