UNIT 17: ADVERBS

FUNCTIONS, TYPES ,PLACEMENT, AND MEANING

SHOULD WOMEN BE IN MILITARY SERVICE?
VOCABULARY
STEREOTYPE= A GENERALIZATION,
USUALLY INCORRECT
SPIRITED = HAVING ENERGY,
DETERMINATION
ADOPT = TO FORMALLY APPROVE A
PROPOSAL
CONTROVERSIAL = CAUSING
DISAGREEMENT
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
WHAT IS MIKE BURNS OPINION OF THE
MILITARY IN GENERAL?
DOES BURNS THINK WOMEN ARE TOO
WEAK TO SERVE?
WHAT IS SARAH LOPEZ REASON FOR
SUPPORTING MILITARY SERVICE?
DISCUSSION TOPICS
WHAT ARE THE
ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES OF A
VOLUNTEER ARMY?
IF MILITARY SERVICE IS NOT REQUIRED,
SHOULD YOUNG PEOPLE DO ANOTHER
KIND OF NATIONAL SERVICE? LIKE WHAT?
GRAMMAR NOTES: FUNCTIONS
WHAT DO THESE ADVERBS MODIFY ?
WE USUALLY DISCUSS THIS TOPIC.
TJE SITUATION IS VERY DELICATE.
WOMEN CAN COMBAT QUITE FIERCELY.
FORTUNATELY, WOMEN ARE ACCEPTED IN THE
MILITARY IN PERU.

SENTENCE ADVERBS OR VIEWPOINT
ADVERBS:
ACTUALLY , CLEARLY, HOPEFULLY,
UNFORTUNATELY
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WOMEN IN THE
MILITARY?
CLEARLY, WOMEN ARE CAPABLE OF MANY
THINGS IF THEY BECOME SOLDIERS.
WOMEN ARE CLEARLY CAPABLE OF BECOMING
SOLDIERS.
ACTUALLY, I DONT THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA.
FOCUS ADVERBS. PLACEMENT AND MEANING:
JUST, EVEN,ONLY,ALMOST
PAY ATTENTION TO THE POSITION AND
MEANING OF THESE ADVERBS:
Even Alicia supports women in the military.
She supports even immigrants in the military.
Only high school students can join the military.
High school students can only join the military.
What can only women do?


NEGATIVE ADVERBS: HARDLY, IN NO WAY,
NOT ONLY, RARELY, SELDOM, NEVER,ETC.
What happens when these adverbs are at the
beginning of a sentence?
Rarely do I see women training for combat.
Seldom is Alicia willing to accept others
opinions.
Only in Israel are women required to serve in
the military.
Never ___ I ____ women in combat.
ADVERBIALS: OTHER WORDS AND PHRASES
THAT MODIFY VERBS, ADJECTIVES, OR OTHER
ADVERBS
Where did Alicia go? She went
downtown.
When did you call? I called
this afternoon.
How did you travel ? I traveled
by plane.