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The sun scorches the earth daily.
The sand drifts slowly.
Life struggles to exist here.
Which word in the first sentence tells when the sun scorchesthe earth?
Which word in the second sentence tells how the sand drifts?
Which word in the third sentence tells where life strugglesto exist?
"DEVELOPMENT
Words such as daily, slowly, and here are called adverbs.
An adverb is a word that can modify a verb or verb phrase. An adverb may tell when, where, or how.
What is the adverb in each sentence?
Does the adverb tell when, where, ar how?
1. Soon the caravan gathered.
2. Camels shifted restlessly.
3. Now the leader gives the signal.
4. Shouts and calls echo everywhere.
Add an adverb to finish each sentence below.
Say whether each adverb you add tells when, where, or how.
1. The sun beat down ||||||||.
2. A few bushes grew ||||||||.
3. A scorpion watched ||||||||.
4. Rattlesnakes slithered |||||||||.
"APPLICATION
Practicing Language Skills
Write the adverb from each sentence below. Then writewhen, where, or how to identify what the adverb tells.
1. A caravan of camels and traders moves steadily.
2. The camels always complain about their loads.
3. Some kick viciously at nearby animals.
4. Their keepers watch them constantly.
5. They know the route well.Üj�Ü 6. The temperature will become unbearable soon.
Add an adverb to finish each sentence. Use adverbs thattell when in sentences 1©2. Use adverbs that tell where insentence 3.
1. Dusty winds blow |||||||||.
2. Sand dunes shift |||||||||.
3. The travelers may rest |||||||||.