... 116 17. FOCUS ON: adverbs and phrasal verbs Adverbs are words that modify verbs. Many adverbs end with -ly, for example, quickly, slowly, suddenly, foolishly; but other adverbs, such as always, ... old pictures. 16. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with gerund objects, 1 Gerunds — verbs in the -ing form that function as nouns — can serve as objects of many phrasal verbs. It is more common to ... ordinary one-word verbs with the exception of nonseparable phrasal verbs, which also allow for the placement of adverbs between the verb and the particle. All possible placements of adverbs in sentences...