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  Person: teacher, doctor, Mr. Bork, John

  Place: St. Louis Park, school, restaurant,

Minnesota
You need different words to do different jobs
  Thing: basket, lamp, Kleenex, shampoo

  Idea: hope, courage, memories, peace

  MODIFIES a noun (modifies means to describe

  The girl on the bus sat on the back seat. or make more specific)

  Tells what kind, how many, which one, etc.

  purple sweatshirt
  huge dog
  cold morning

  Lockers should be neat and clean.

  Shows ACTION or a state of BEING
  Cold air is blowing through the open window.
Action verbs:
  I have a fat, purple pig. run, jump, drag, scoot, think, bring,

Linking or Being Verbs:

is, are, were, was, will be, am

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  MODIFIES a verb
  A gigantic bear chased us down the trail.
  Tells HOW something is done and usually
  Carl is an excellent soccer player. ends in –LY

  Find the verb in this sentence.   She runs slowly.

  George clearly explained his idea.

  George quickly passed the note so he   George quickly passed the note so he
wouldn’t get in trouble. wouldn’t get in trouble.

  Megan shouted loudly across the room to get   Megan shouted loudly across the room to get
her friend’s attention. her friend’s attention.

  In addition to telling HOW something   ADVERBS can also modify other adverbs or
happens, adverbs can also tell WHEN or adjectives. They tell TO WHAT EXTENT
WHERE. something happens.

  John speaks loudly. (How does John speak?)   Modify an adjective:

  Mary lives locally. (Where does Mary live?) ◦  He is really handsome.
  She never smokes. (When does she smoke?)   Modify another adverb:
◦  My grandpa drives incredibly slowly.

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