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Noun+Verb+Adverbial (1)
Sentence Pattern
ILLUSTRATION
Prof. Ober worked hard today. He has
been working at his office all day. Soon he
will stop and go home. He will work until
about 4:00. Then he will get in his car and
drive home. He may drive fast. He wants
to work in his garden for a while before
dinner. Then he will dine quietly with his
family. After dinner, the family may read or
listen to music. They may go bowling or
go shopping at the nearby supermarket.
They rarely go out socially during the
week.
NOUN PHRASE VERB PHRASE
Noun Verb Adverb
Prof. Ober worked hard.
He has been working all day.
He will stop soon.
He will drive home.
He will drive fast.
He will drive quietly.
Sentence Pattern: Noun + Verb + Adverb
Those examples from the preceding paragraph
illustrate the sentence pattern noun + verb +
adverb. Try to find other examples.

Make more sentences of this type by filling in the

blanks with appropriate nouns, verbs, or adverbs.
Use such verbs as swim, last, exercise, stay, plan
and such adverbs as quickly, all day, one week,
tomorrow, every night, forever, completely, soon.

Example: Tim Lewis worked all day.

Exercise:
1. His vacation begins ____ .
2. It will last ____.
3. ____ will rest quietly.
4. He must return ____.
5. Vacation pass ____.
6. Tim’s money will go ____ too.
7. He ____ every day.
8. He will read ____ at night.
9. Memories ____ a long time.
10.He ____ his next vacation.
DISCUSSION ADVERBS
Adverbs normally follow the verb and are of three basic types: adverbs of
manner, adverbs of time, and adverbs of place. A prepositional phrase can
be substituted for any of them, as will be seen in the next lesson.

Adverbs of Manner
Alice studies hard.
Mr. Avery drives slowly.
The orchestra played loudly.

Adverbs of manner, like most other adverbs, normally follow the verb. These
adverbs explain how the action of the verb is done. Other examples are
well, quietly, calmly, happily, quickly, gladly, suddenly, strongly, and angrily.
Many of these adverbs are formed by adding –ly to adjectives.
Examples:
Correct-Correctly
Calm-Calmly
Rapid-Rapidly
Slow-Slowly
If the adjective ends in –y, often the –y is changed to –I before –ly is added.
Examples:
Noisy-Noisily
Happy-Happily
DISCUSSION ADVERBS

Adverbs of Place
Prof. Ober went home.
The boat sailed away.
The elevator is going up.
Mr. and Mrs. Ober live here.

Adverbs of place usually answer the question where about the action of the
verb and come after the verb. Common adverbs of place are up, down,
here, there, far, near, over there, away, and far away.

Adverbs of Time
He is working now.
He will finish soon.

Adverbs of time usually follow the verb: however, they may also introduce
the sentence for reasons of style or for emphasis. Actually, it is possible for
almost any adverb to be placed at the beginning of the sentence, but
adverbs of time are found in that position more frequently than the others.
Some useful adverbs of time are then, next, now, soon, late, and early.
Nouns are also used as adverbs of time; Saturday (They will come
Saturday); today (They left today); last night (He arrived last night); every
day (I study every day). Other examples are the next week, the week before
last, the day after tomorrow, this afternoon, and tomorrow morning.
DISCUSSION ADVERBS

Order of Adverbs
Adverbs of these different types can occur together in the same sentence. When this
happens, they follow a more or less definite order.

Place Manner Time

She went there.
She went gladly.
She went today.
She went there. gladly.
She went gladly today.
She went there. gladly today.

When different adverb types occur together, the order is usually place, manner, time.
The order is not strict, however; both She went gladly there today, and She went there
today gladly are acceptable combinations. When there are two or three adverbs, the
adverb of time is often used at the beginning of the sentence.
Example:
She went there gladly today.
Today she went there gladly.
DISCUSSION
ADVERBS

Adverbs of Frequency
There is also a small category of adverbs that normally occur before the
main verb, except when the main verb is be. Then these adverbs follow be.
Example:
Leilani frequently arrives at the library early and usually stays there most of
the day.
She never leaves before noon.

Most of the adverbs in this category may be moved readily to other

positions in the sentences for reasons of style or variety.
Example:
He goes to the library often.
But not:
He goes usually.

Frequently, he walks instead of taking the bus.

Seldom does he leave before 4:00.
Occasionally, I go with him.
DISCUSSION ADVERBS

Adverbs of Frequency

Notice that these adverbs at the beginning of sentence are followed by a

comma except in the case of seldom, rarely, never, which, coming at the
beginning of the sentence, cause a change in the word order to Adverb +
auxiliary (or do, does in the simple present) + Subject + main verb.

Rarely can Leilani be found outside the library.

There is a larger category of adverbs that express frequency, but which go

in the same position as time adverbs in the sentence. If they occur with a
regular adverb of time, they come before it. Some examples are constantly,
regularly, continually, and repeatedly. Note that daily, weekly, and monthly,
are usually used as adjectives. The corresponding adverb forms are every
day, every week, every moth.

Place Manner Time

The doctor came here regularly this year.
She worked hard every day this week.
 Combine the following groups of sentences, making sure that
EXERCISE 1 the adverbs are in acceptable order. Write the new sentences
on a separate sheet of paper.
Prof. Ober works here.
He works industriously.
He works every day.
Prof. Ober works here industriously every day.

1. He teaches enthusiastically.
He teaches all year.
He teaches here.
2. He lectures all morning.
He lectures energetically.
He lectures here.
3. Leilani stays at home.
She stays quietly.
She stays every night.
4. Children are playing.
They are playing in the park.
They are playing noisily.
 Combine the following groups of sentences, making sure that
the adverbs are in acceptable order. Write the new sentences
on a separate sheet of paper.
5. The professor looked up.
He looked then.
He looked quickly.
6. Alice went home.
She went sadly.
She went that day.
7. The rain came.
EXERCISE 1 It came down.
It came all night.
It came softly and steadily.
8. The family dined quietly.
They dined at home.
They dined at the evening.
9. Mrs. Ober works outside.
She works constantly.
She works all summer.
10. Children swim in the pool.
They swim all summer.
They swim noisily.
 Rewrite the following sentences using adverbs of manner and, if possible,
adverbs of place and time. Use overhead, suddenly, quickly, loudly, noisily,
strongly, brilliantly, wildly, spontaneously, completely, deafeningly, down, sharply,
partially, nervously, heavily, and so on.

The day was passing.

EXERCISE 2 The day was passing peacefully.

1. Clouds gathered.
2. The sun dimmed.
3. The sky darkened.
4. The wind blew.
5. Dogs ran and growled.
6. Birds cried.
7. Lightning flashed.
8. Thunder sounded.
9. The earth shook and trembled.
10.Trees fell.
11.The peaceful day had been destroyed.
12.A hurricane had begun.
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