Writing with Detail Adverbs Identifying adverbs Adding detail

Writing with Detail: Adverbs Identifying adverbs Adding detail with adverbs Review A Review B

Identifying adverbs Adverbs are words that answer these questions: Where? Brian and I met there. When? Brian and I met yesterday. How? Brian and I met quickly. To what extent? Brian and I barely met.

Identifying adverbs Since adverbs add detail, a passage without them can be boring and difficult to understand. A few people started singing. More joined the tune, and the song rang. Everyone in the stands was singing. The passage is hard to follow because no adverbs indicate where, when, how, or to what extent the action happened.

Identifying adverbs Now, see what the passage looks like after adverbs have been added. First a few people started singing softly. Then more joined the tune, and the song rang out. Soon everyone in the stands was singing joyously. The adverbs show the order in which events took place and describe what the singing was like.

Adding detail with adverbs To add detail to your writing, include words that answer these questions: Where? Columbus may have landed here. When? Later, I heard the true reason. How? The police responded quickly. To what extent? Summer has never been so hot.

Adding detail with adverbs On Your Own The following sentences describe a scene but are not very detailed. Add detail to each of the following sentences by adding adverbs. 1. People waited for the rocket to launch. 2. They looked and shielded their eyes. 3. Speakers blared the final countdown. 4. The spectators saw the plume of flame. 5. They heard the engines rumble. [End of Section]

Review A Identify the adverb(s) in each of the following sentences. 1. Now you can fold a paper crane. 2. Puzzle pieces are scattered everywhere! 3. Mark ran fast to see what had made the noise. 4. I think that we planted the vegetables too soon. 5. We were glad to head home finally.

Review B Provide extra detail by adding adverbs to the following sentences. Be prepared to identify which question each adverb answers. 1. New apartments are being built. 2. We will do our weekly shopping. 3. The giant plane lifted into the air. 4. Inflating the tires improved mileage. 5. My drawing for the magazine cover is finished.

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