Adverbs: This vs. That! How Was It Done?

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• What does a jumping kangaroo have to do with this lesson?

The word higher is an adverb that describes the verb jump.

• What is an adverb?

Adverbs compare verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

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Adverbs describe adjectives and verbs, so it is important to understand those part of speech too.

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Let's check out some examples of adverbs describing adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs:

We saw an unusually tall building.

• Unusually is the adverb that helps explain the adjective tall.

My teacher is extremely kind.

• Extremely is the adverb that describes the adjective kind.

She cheerfully sang a song.

• Cheerfully is the adverb that describes the verb sang.

The dog ran quickly.

• Quickly is the adverb that tells how the dog ran. Ran is the verb.

The movie ended too soon.

• Too is the adverb that describes the adverb soon.

Adverbs can also be used when talking about two or more different verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.

They help you to compare and contrast, or to know what's the same and what's different between them. Here are some examples:

• The elephant slept calmly.
• The giraffe slept wildly.
• The baby slept more soundly than the elephant.

To form these adverbs that compare, you have to use -er at the end of the base part of the adverb or use the words more or less before the adverb.

Let's look at examples:

Carly runs faster than her teammate.

• Faster is the adverb. We had to add an -er to the end of fast when comparing.

The principal writes more carefully than the student.

• Carefully is the adverb. We had to add the word more before it when comparing.

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