Grammar · JHS2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.3.1.1.5 - Demonstrate command of the knowledge of adverbs

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify adverbs in given sentences and state what word or phrase each adverb modifies.
Use adverbs to modify adjectives correctly in their own sentences (e.g., “That was a very funny comedian”).
Use adverbs to pre-modify other adverbs, prepositions, and prepositional phrases correctly (e.g., “The bullet went right through the shooter”).
Use adverbs to pre-modify indefinite pronouns, pre-determiners, and cardinal numerals correctly (e.g., “We will stay for about three weeks”).
Construct a short paragraph of at least five sentences that uses different types of adverbs correctly to add detail and precision.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar and Grammar Usage (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Grammar (3.1)
Content standard: B8.3.1.1 - Apply the knowledge of word classes and their functions in Communication
Indicator: B8.3.1.1.5 - Demonstrate command of the knowledge of adverbs
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 8 (Week 20 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 52
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Use adverbs to modify adjectives e.g. That was a very funny comedian.
- Use adverbs to pre-modify another adverb.
  E.g.: I saw many very fast-moving vehicles on the road.
- Use adverbs to pre-modify prepositions or prepositional phrases. E.g.: The bullet went right through the shooter.
  - Use adverbs to pre-modify:
    - indefinite pronouns, e.g. Nearly everybody bought the same vehicle.
    - pre-determiners, e.g. I paid more than three thousand Ghana Cedis for the laptop.
    - cardinal numerals, e.g. We will stay for about three weeks.