Adverbs

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ADVERBS

1. WHAT ARE ADVERBS?

Adverbs are words that modify a verb, an ade!tive or another adverb,

e"#ressin$ manner, #%a!e, time or de$ree. &t is a%so a word that !an modify a#hrase, !%a'se or senten!e. &n other words, an adverb is a word that te%%s 's

more abo't a verb. &t ()'a%i*es( or (modi*es( a verb, an ade!tive, or another

adverb. +ote that adverbs !an modify a who%e senten!e too. Some adverbs are

'sed to e"#ress a #oint of view or a #ersona% !omment too.

odifyin$ a verb- 'an s#ea/s %o'd%y.

She s#ea/s En$%ish 0'ent%y.

odifyin$ an ade!tive- 'isa is rea%%y bea'tif'%.

That was e"treme%y di2!'%t.

odifyin$ another adverb- She ran in!redib%y fast.

They sin$ rea%%y bea'tif'%%y.

odify a who%e senten!e- 3bvio's%y, & !an4t /now everythin$.

5. H3W D3 WE 63R ADVERBS?

&n most !ases, we form adverbs by addin$ 7ly to and ade!tive.

)'i!/ 8ade!tive9 : )'i!/%y 8adverb9

!aref'% 8ade!tive9 : !aref'%%y 8adverb9

bea'tif'% 8ade!tive9 : bea'tif'%%y 8adverb9

There are some basi! r'%es abo't s#e%%in$ for ;%y adverbs. See the tab%e be%ow-

adjective ending do this adjective adverb

most adjectives add ;%y )'i!/

ni!e

so%e

!aref'%

)'i!/%y

ni!e%y

so%e%y

!aref'%%y

-able or -ible !han$e ;e to ;y re$rettab%ehorrib%e

re$rettab%yhorrib%y

-y !han$e ;y to ;i%y ha##y ha##i%y

-ic !han$e ;i! to ;i!a%%y e!onomi! e!onomi!a%%y

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B't not a%% words that end in ;%y are adverbs. The fo%%owin$ ;%y words, for

e"am#%e, are a%% ade!tives- friend%y, %ove%y, %one%y, nei$hbo'r%y

And some adverbs have no #arti!'%ar form. oo/ at these e"am#%es- we%%, fast,

very, never, a%ways, often, sti%%.

< =&+DS 36 ADVERBS

En$%ish has severa% ty#es of adverbs> we are $oin$ to ta/e a %oo/ at some of

the ty#es.

<.1 Adverbs of anner

Adverbs of anner te%% 's the manner or way in whi!h somethin$ ha##ens.

They answer the )'estion (how? Adverbs of anner main%y modify verbs.

Adverbs of manner !an be #%a!ed after the main verb or after the obe!t.

S@BET VERB 3BET ADVERB 36

A++ERHe %ays so!!er We%%She dan!es Bea'tif'%%y

He r'ns fast. 8How does he r'n?9

They read the !omi! boo/ ha##i%y. 8How did they read the !omi! boo/?9

AndrCs drove his !ars fast. 8How did AndrCs drive his !ars?9

Sometimes, adverbs of manner !an be #%a!ed before a verb to add em#hasis.

They )'iet%y entered to the ho'se in order to not wa/e their #arents '#.

T&- We norma%%y 'se Adverbs of anner with dynami! 8a!tion9 verbs, not with

state verbs 8verbs that des!ribe states, emotions, #ossessions, senses, or

tho'$hts s'!h as- %ove, hate, want, have, own, want, be%on$, see, hear, sme%%,

seem, /now, be%ieve, remember

<.5 Adverbs of %a!e

Adverbs of %a!e te%% 's the #%a!e where somethin$ ha##ens. They answer the

)'estion (where?( Adverbs of %a!e main%y modify verbs. They are 's'a%%y

#%a!ed after the main verb or after the obe!t.

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%ease sit there. 8Where sho'%d & sit?9

Two !ars were #ar/ed o'tside the b'i%din$. 8Where were two !ars #ar/ed?9

Adverbs of Time

Adverbs of Time te%% 's somethin$ abo't the time that somethin$ ha##ens.Adverbs of Time main%y modify verbs. They !an answer the )'estion (when?(

He wi%% have a day o tomorrow. 8When wi%% he have a free day?9

& am in !%ass now. 8When do & have !%ass?9

Adverbs of time !an answer the )'estion (how often?(

She $oes to wor/ every day. 8How often does she $o to wor/?9

o' sometimes read a boo/. 8How often do yo' read a boo/?9

Adverbs of De$ree

Adverbs of De$ree te%% 's the de$ree or e"tent to whi!h somethin$ ha##ens.

They answer the )'estion (how m'!h?( or (to what de$ree?( Adverbs of

De$ree !an modify verbs, ade!tives and other adverbs.

The water was e"treme%y !o%d.He was 'st %eavin$.

She is r'nnin$ very fast.

o' are wa%/in$ too s%ow%y.

Adverbs of 6re)'en!y

Adverbs of 6re)'en!y are Adverbs of Time that answer the )'estion (How

fre)'ent%y?( or (How often?( They te%% 's how often somethin$ ha##ens. Some

adverbs of fre)'en!y e"#ress e"a!t%y how often somethin$ ha##ens> with

words %i/e daily we /now e"a!t%y how often the a!tion o!!'rs 8de*nitefre)'en!y adverbs9. 3n the other hand, words %i/e often $ive 's an idea abo't

fre)'en!y b't they don4t te%% 's e"a!t%y when the a!tion ha##ens, these

adverbs des!ribe inde*nite fre)'en!y.

The fo%%owin$ are de*nite fre)'en!y adverbs.

ho'r%y, dai%y, wee/%y, month%y, year%y

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every se!ond, on!e a min'te, twi!e a year

on!e, twi!e, on!e or twi!e, three times

& have to #ay my t'ition month%y.

The en$ineer !he!/s the e;mai% every ho'r.

Tea!hers have a meetin$ wee/%y to review s!hoo% #roe!ts #ro$ress.

Sometimes, 's'a%%y for reasons of em#hasis or sty%e, some adverbs of de*nite

fre)'en!y may $o at the 6R3+T, for e"am#%e-

Every day, they wor/ o't in the $ym for three ho'rs.

View#oint and ommentin$ Adverbs

There are some adverbs and adverbia% e"#ressions whi!h te%% 's abo't the

s#ea/er4s view#oint or o#inion abo't an a!tion, or ma/e some !omment on the

a!tion. These adverbs are dierent from other adverbs be!a'se they do not te%%

's how an a!tion o!!'rred. ommentin$ and view#oint adverbs modify entire

!%a'ses rather than sin$%e verbs, adverbs, or ade!tives. There is no rea%

distin!tion between !ommentin$ adverbs and view#oint adverbs, e"!e#t in

their senten!e #%a!ement. any adverbs that !an be 'sed as view#oint

adverbs !an a%so be 'sed as !ommentin$ adverbs. However, in some !ases, an

adverb is far more !ommon as one or the other.

View#oint adverbs are #%a!ed at the be$innin$, or more rare%y, at the end of

the senten!e. They are 's'a%%y se#arated from the rest of the senten!e by a

!omma. ommentin$ adverbs are #%a!ed before the main verb 'n%ess the verb(to be( is 'sed, in whi!h !ase #%a!ement !an be either before or after the verb.

Obviously, yo' ta/e the wron$ way home.

&4d #ersona%%y rather $o by b's.

ADVERB 3S&T&3+

When an adverb modi*es a verb, there are 's'a%%y < #ossib%e #ositions within

the senten!e or !%a'se-

1. 6R3+T ; before

s'be!t

Now & wi%% have

somethin$ to eat.

5. &D ; between

s'be!t F verb

& often go to the movies.

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<. E+D ; after

verbGobe!t

& read the

dire!tions

carefu

lly.

When an adverb modi*es an adjective or another adverb, it 's'a%%y $oes in

front of the word that it modi*es, for e"am#%e-

adverb adjective

She $ave him a really dirty %oo/.

adverb adverb

We quite often st'dy En$%ish.

The #osition of an adverb often de#ends on the /ind of adverb 8manner, #%a!e,

time, de$ree9. The fo%%owin$ tab%e $ives yo' some $'ide%ines for #%a!ement

based on the /ind of adverb.

kind of

adverb

mainly

modies

sentence

usual

positi

on

adve

rb

Manner verbs She spo

ke

gentl

y.

E+D

Place verbs He lived here. E+D

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kind of

adverb

mainly

modies

sentence

usual

positi

on

adve

rb

i

me

!enit

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verbs &4%% do it toda

y.

E+D

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ncy

We often go to ar

is.

&D

!egree verbs, ad.

and adv.

& nearl

y

died. &D

&t was terri

bly

funny . before

ad.

He

wor/s

reall

y

fast .

T&- Bear in mind that the #revio's !hart is an e"am#%e of where to #%a!e an

adverb> however, there are some e"!e#tions.

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