Adverbs + Prepositions
Zuly:
Good afternoon my name is Zuly and my partner’s names Omar and Myrna. Today we
are going to talk about Adverbs and Prepositions. Now I’m going to leave you
with Omar who is going to explain, what is an adverb?
Omar: An adverb is
a word that modifies a verb, adjective and other adverbs. They can also modify
a whole sentence and a prepositional phrase. Now Myrna is going to mention the
kind of adverbs.
Myrna:
There 4 kinds of adverbs: Manner, Place, Time and Degree Adverbs.
A.
Adverbs of Manner
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They tell us the manner or way in
which something happens.
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They answer the question “how?”
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Mainly modify verbs.
B.
Adverbs of Place
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They tell us the place where
something happens.
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They answer the question “where?”
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Mainly modify verbs.
C.
Adverbs of Time
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They tell us something about the
time that something happens.
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They answer the questions “when?”or “how often?”
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Mainly modify verbs.
D.
Adverbs of Degree
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They tell us the degree or extent
to which something happens,
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They answer the questions “how much?” or “to what degree?”
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Modify verbs, adjectives and
other adverbs
Now we are going to pass over to the
Prepositions. And Omar is going to explain, what is a preposition?
Omar:
A preposition is a word governing, and usually coming in front of, a noun or
pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element. There 2 types of
prepositions: prepositions of place and prepositions of time. Myrna is going to
explain preposition of place.
Myrna:
Preposition of Place:
o
Describes the position of a
person or thing in relation to another person or thing.
o
For example:
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On
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Above
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Over
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In front of
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Beside
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Below
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Under
·
Behind
Now Zuly is going to explain to you
Preposition of Time.
Zuly:
There 3 main preposition of time: at, in and on. We use:
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at for a PRECISE TIME
Ø
in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES
and LONG PERIODS
Ø
on for DAYS and DATES
This is all for today. Thank you for
your time and attention.
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