* An adverbs is a word that modifies a verb.
* Adverbs often tell us when, where, why, or under what condition something happens (happened)
For example : He drives slowly ( How did he drive? )
Lets watch a short video to get an idea about adverbs :
HOW DOES IT WORK?
* Frequent ends with -ly
* But sometimes, the word that ends with -ly does not guarantee the word is an adverb.
Eg : Lovely, lonely, motherly, friendly, neighborly.
* We often use more or most, and less or least to show degree with adverbs
Eg : With a pair of sneakers on, she could move more quickly and comfortably.
* Often function as intensifiers, conveying a greater or lesser emphasis to something.
They are said to have three different functions : emphasis, amplify, or downtone.
- Emphasizers
Eg : I really do not like him.
: He literally wrecked his mother's car.
- Amplifier
Eg : The teachers completely rejected her proposal.
: I am absolutely refuse to attend to any more faculty meetings.
: I know him well
- Downtoners
Eg : Joe sort of felt betrayed by his friend.
: I kind of like this college.
: We can improve this proposal to some extent.
* The "as___as" construction can be used to create adverb the shows equality or sameness .
Eg : I can run as fast as my friend.
* Most adverbs that modifies verbs will fit into more than one place in the sentence.
Eg : Quickly, the robber ran away.
: The robber ran away quickly.
: The robber quickly ran away.
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CATEGORIES OF ADVERBS
* Manner
-rapidly,
unobtrusively, precariously, nicely,
-suitable
examples for questions containing how
* Temporal/ Time Adverbs
-now ,
soon, afterwards, immediately
-suitable
examples for questions containing when
* Locative Adverbs
- here ,
abroad, outside, nearby
-Suitable
examples for questions containing where
* Degree Adverbs
-Almost,
entirely, little, much, rather, too, very
* Reason Adverbs
-so, why
E.g : I don’t
think so
: Why did
she say that?
* Number Adverbs
-first,
one, second, twice, thrice
E.g : We were
here first
: I will
say this once
