MAP 3rd Grade Reading › Grammar
Select the adverb that best completes the provided sentence.
The boy ran __________ than the girl.
faster
fastest
more fast
All of the choices are corret
Adverbs can be used to compare actions. There are two types of adverbs:
There are also several rules that we need to remember when dealing with adverbs:
In our sentence, we are comparing how the girl and the boy ran so we have two actions; thus, we are looking for a comparative adverb. Also, looking at the adverbs in our answer choices, we are dealing with a one syllable adverb.
Remember, we have are looking at comparative adverbs, with one syllable. Looking back at our rules, we want to add "-er"; thus, the correct answer is "faster".
Select the adverb that best completes the provided sentence.
Hannah walked to school __________ than her brother walked to school.
more slowly
most slowly
slowest
All of the choices are correct
Adverbs can be used to compare actions. There are two types of adverbs:
There are also several rules that we need to remember when dealing with adverbs:
In our sentence, we are comparing how Hannah walked to school and how her brother walked to school so we have two actions; thus, we are looking for a comparative adverb. Also, looking at the adverbs in our answer choices, "slowly" and "slowest" we can tell that we are looking at the rule for more than one syllable.
Remember, we have are looking at comparative adverbs, with more than one syllable. Looking back at our rules, "more" is the correct word to add before the adverb "slowly"; thus, the correct answer is "more slowly".