10 Minute Grammar Episode #6: Order of Parts of Speech Series: Adverbs (5)

1) Noun markers/articles: THE 2) Noun: The CAT 3) Adjective: The SNEAKY cat 4) Verb: The sneaky cat CLIMBS. 5) Adverb: The sneaky cat EASILY climbs.   Three criteria for order of parts of speech: (1) Teach to build sentences. (2) Teach close to something else they are used with (introduce, modify, describe) (3) Teach away from something that it is confused with (adjectives and adverbs apart) Adverbs modify/describe a lot of things: A djectives V erbs A dverbs   Adverbs answer four primary questions: HOW: carefully ran WHEN: later called WHERE: drove downtown To WHAT EXTENT: extremely helpful   When starting out with adverbs, focus on: 1) Teaching them close to verbs (but not close to adjectives) 2) Looking for/introducing them as LY words the majority of the time 3) Focusing on the question HOW (this will usually be with a verb—the easiest of the three parts of speech they describe and the most common of the three. Check out my 140 piece Parts of Speech Poster and Reference Ring Cards set at my Teachers Pay Teachers store here. For more in-depth teaching, watch my How I Teach video series for free here. AND…follow me on Instagram for daily language arts and homeschool tips! I want so many great things for you and your students!!! ------------------------------------------------- Look me up for more information and links to my resources: Language Arts Lady Blog Language Arts Lady Store Teachers Pay Teachers Store How I Teach YouTube Channel How I Teach Episodes Instagram Monday Mini Mail (Archived Articles) 10Minute Grammar Podcast Pinterest Facebook/Language Arts Lady Punctuation Puzzles 2022-2023 Classes and Tutoring All LAL Freebies How I Teach iTunes  

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