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Adverbs and Adverbials

Narrative Poetry

Just then, the highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door

ADVERBS

An adverb is a word used to modify (tell us more about) a verb OR an

adjective OR (occasionally) a whole clause:

He soon began to ride faster.

The really purple moor was misty.

Sadly, someone had been listening.

soon modifies the verb ‘began’ faster modifies the verb ‘ride’ really modifies the adjective ‘purple’ sadly modifies the whole clause

ADVERBIAL

An adverbial is a word, phrase or clause which acts as an adverb

and is used to modify a verb or (less commonly) an adjective.

Noun phrases

Adverbials can be…

These are expanded noun phrases which are

used to modify the verb.

King George’s men marched that night. that night modifies the verb ‘marched’. Muskets ready, the soldiers waited quietly. Muskets ready^ modifies the verb ‘waited’. quietly also modifies the verb ‘waited’.

ADVERBIALS – Tell us more about time, place or manner

- Which of these adverbials answers the questions When? Where? How? The highwayman rode through the gate. The highwayman rode hard. The highwayman rode at midnight. The highwayman rode that evening. The highwayman rode without looking back. The highwayman rode along the path. Answers When? When? Where? Where? How? How?

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