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Adverbs 3

Adverbs 3. Mr. Randles is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs. . Adverbs. Parts of Speech - Adverbs

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Adverbs 3

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  1. Adverbs 3 Mr. Randles is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs. 

  2. Adverbs • Parts of Speech - Adverbs • Many adverbs end with ly which is a good clue to adverb recognition, but not all words that end in ly are adverbs. Some words such as daily, yearly, hourlycan be either adverbs or adjectives. • Instructions: Pick out the adverbs in these sentences. 1. Daily we did our very hard lessons. 2. The yearly crop was totally ruined by the weather. 3. Hourly we listened to the rapidly falling rain. 4. The friendly person suddenly ran up to me. 5. The unusually large dog jumped outside and licked my face.

  3. Caps • Mechanics - Capitalization • Capitalize the abbreviations Jr., Sr., and Esq. following names; the abbreviations A.M., P.M., B.C., and A.D.; and abbreviations of academic degrees. • Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter. 1. What happened in a.d. 1492? 2. Be here promptly at 9:45 a.m. 3. This is Kraig Jenson, m.d., my doctor. 4. John Jones, jr. is my neighbor. 5. At 2:00 p.m. richard wiget, sr. and c. elliott, esq. will be with us.

  4. Commas • Mechanics - Punctuation - Commas • Use a comma or commas to set off an appositive if not closely tied to the words it equals or identifies. Examples: Larry Millward, my best friend, will speak at the meeting. My brother Ken moved to Hawaii. (closely tied) • Instructions: Place commas where they are needed. • 1. Fred James a soldier captured during World War II spoke at the assembly. • 2. My sister Elaine died recently. • 3. Paul the top student in his class was the valedictorian. • 4. Small farming a very important occupation is disappearing. • 5. We rode all day on Dot a very old and gentle horse.

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