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23 Adverbs

Warm-up

Read this conversation. Underline the adverbs.

Sanya: Ron, why are you walking with crutches? Are you alright?

Ronit: Yesterday, I hurt myself. And because of the pain, I could not sleep properly.

Sanya: How did you get hurt?

Ronit: I was at my grandfather’s house. All of us meet at his place occasionally.

Sanya: So the accident happened there?

Ronit: Yes, we were playing noisily. While running around,
I hit the wall hard.

Sanya: What happened then?

Ronit: My grandfather quickly took me to the doctor’s.

Sanya: That was thoughtful of him! What was the
doctor’s advice?

Ronit: The doctor put a plaster lightly over the wound. She has asked me to walk
around carefully. She also gave me these crutches to help me walk till I get better.

Sanya: That’s good. Be careful.

Ronit: Sure, Sanya. Thanks.

Adverbs are words that tell us more about verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.

For example,

y She walks fast.

y Shelly sat quietly. (qualifying the verbs walk and sat)

y Sania is very hungry.

y Aslam is rather naughty. (qualifying the adjectives hungry and naughty)

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