( 4) ADVERBS
An adverb adds more to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or
another adverb.
.I called you last night. (called=verb; last night=adverb)
Your dress is very beautiful. (beautiful=adjective; very=adverb)
The rain stopped quite suddenly. (suddenly=adverb; quite=adverb)
Types of Adverbs
Adverb of Time – This shows when an action or something is done or happens. It answers the
question “When?” It is either placed
at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.
Example:
I phoned you yesterday. / I saw her walking
along the river last week.
Adverb of Place – This shows where an action or something
is done or happens. It answers the question “Where?”
It is placed after the verb.
Example:
I live here. / He fell down.
Adverb of Manner – This shows how an
action or something is done. It answers the question “How?” It is usually placed
just after the verb.
Example:
She sleeps soundly. / He drives quickly.
Adverb of Degree or Quantity – This answers the questions, “To what degree?” or “How much?” It is usually
placed before the adjective and the adverb.
Example:
It is too dark for us to
see anything. / Last night it rained veryheavily..
Adverb of Frequency – This answers the question “How often?”
Example:
He will never have finished in
time. / We always go to school by
bus.
Affirmative Adverb (yes) and Adverb of negation (No)
Example: yes, surely, certainly, indeed, by all means, no, not at all, by no means.
Interrogative Adverb (Question) For example: When? Where? How? Why? How much/often?
Relative Adverb: when, where, how, why These words are the same in form as Interrogative Adverbs; but
they are not
questions.
Example:
The time when he arrived. /
The scene where the accident
occurred. / He knows how to
do it. / The reason why he
left.
Comparison of Adverbs
Similar to the comparison of adjectives, adverbs have three
degrees of comparison – the Positive, the Comparative and the Superlative. Most adverbs which end in ‘-ly’ form the Comparative with ‘more’ and the Superlative with ‘most’.
Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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comfortably
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more comfortably
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most comfortably
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happily
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more happily
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most happily
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kindly
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more kindly
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most kindly
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loudly
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more loudly
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most loudly
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noisily
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more noisily
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most noisily
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Forming Adverbs Adverbs can be formed
from nouns, adjectives andverbs. Most adverbs end
in ‘-ly’.
Nouns
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Adjectives
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Verbs
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Adverbs
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beauty
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beautifully
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success
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successfully
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angry
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angrily
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foolish
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foolishly
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continue
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continually
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know
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knowingly
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