English (Compulsory) Class 9 Chapter 15: Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

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• Class 9
• English (Compulsory)
• Unit 15
• Book pages Class 9 book U12 pp 155-165 (themes only)
• FBISE SSC-I

Chapter summary

After this unit you will be able to do these things. An adverb tells us more about a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a whole sentence. It answers: How?

Topics in this chapter

• Adverbs of manner, time, place, frequency, degree, reason, interrogative, relative
• Forming adverbs (-ly, adjective/adverb same form, e.g. fast, hard, late)
• Degrees and position of adverbs
• Adverbial phrases and rewriting a phrase as one adverb (in a loud voice = loudly)
• Adverb or adjective? (good/well, hard/hardly, late/lately)
• Mixed topics

Sample questions

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1. Rewrite the sentence using an adverb in place of the underlined phrase: "He spoke in a very gentle tone." (1 marks)
2. Rewrite the sentence using an adverb in place of the underlined phrase: "They live in a happy manner." (1 marks)
3. Write the superlative form of the adverb in brackets: "Of all the girls, Sara sings ______. (well)" (1 marks)

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English (Compulsory) tests reading, writing, grammar and comprehension. Read a little every day, learn the formats of letters and essays, and practise unseen passages.