An adverb can modify a verb. An adverb can modify an adjective.An adverb can also modify another adverb. Adverbs that modify other adverbs are called intensifiers because they intensify the action. These adverbs often answer the question to what extent?… Read more78. Adverbs Also Modify Adverbs

We know that adverbs modify verbs. Adverbs tell more about the action in a sentence by showing how, when, or in what way something happens. However, adverbs also modify adjectives. Look at this sentence: I carried a heavy box.Heavy is… Read more77. Adverbs Modify Adjectives

Last week we talked about changing adjectives into adverbs. We often add -ly to an adjective to make it an adverb. However, some words do not change when going from adjective to adverb. Some words act as both adjective and… Read more76. Adjectives and Adverbs That Are The Same

Adverbs modify verbs. Adverbs often have an -ly ending and tell us how or in what way the action is happening. Today we will talk about adverbs that do not end in –ly. These adverbs often tell when something is… Read more72. Adverbs Without an -ly Ending

Adverbs are words that modify verbs. An adverb modifies the verb by giving more information about how or in what way something happened. Many adverbs end in –ly. Here are some adverbs that end in –ly:slowly quicklyquietlyloudly We can use… Read more71. Adverbs Modify Verbs

Future progressive tense is also called future continuous tense. Future progressive tense is used to show ongoing action that will happen in the future and continue for a length of time. When writing in future tense, we add the helping… Read more68. Future Progressive Tense

Yesterday’s lesson explained that we can make a present tense verb into future tense by using the helping verb will. Present tense: I run.Future tense: I will run. By adding the helping verb will, we push the action into the… Read more67. Other Ways to Show Future Tense

We learned that present progressive tense and past progressive tense both use verbs with an –ing ending. Present progressive: I am working. You are working. She is working.Past progressive: I was working. You were working. She was working. Progressive tense… Read more64. Helping Verb or Linking Verb?