What are Adverbs?
What are Adverbs?
"My backpack is really heavy," Ricky complained loudly. "I am completely worn out. I simply cannot carry my backpack anymore!"
Poor Ricky. It seems like his backpack is too heavy. How do I know? Because Ricky used adverbs like really, loudly, completely, and simply to intensify his feelings.
Adverbs are a part of speech called intensifiers. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs also help show where, how, when, and the extent to which something happened.
The practice questions and video below will help you learn more about adverbs.
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