ADVERBS

ADVERBS

adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, and other adverbs
1. adverbs answer the questions:
  1. How?
  2. where?
  3. why?
  4. to what extend?
  5. how often?
types of adverbs
1. manner
  1. They go after the verb or the object.
    1. when the object is too long, they can be between the object or befor the verb
      1. they carefully picked up all the bits of broken glass.
    2. They did it NICELY.
  2. carefully
  3. quickly
  4. kindly
2. place
  1. they can appear
    1. at the end
    2. at the begining (prescriptive grammar)
      1. with intransitive verbs indicating position
  2. in the garden
  3. at the university
3. time
  1. they usually appear at the begining or at the end of the sentence
    1. except these advbers:
      1. JUST, STILL, YET-DAILY, HOURLY, MONTHLY AND WEEKLY
4. frequency
  1. usually
  2. never
  3. always
5. purpose
  1. to get in shape
  2. to get a newspaper
can be
1. a single word
  1. QUICKLY
  2. she runs quickly
2. phrases
  1. she runs with in great rush
  2. IN A GREAT RUSH
adjectives as adverbs
1. early
2. stately
3. yearly
they can be:
1. flat adverbs
  1. they do not change their adjectival forms
    1. FAST--FAST
    2. DEEP--DEEP
    3. He runs fast
2. comparative
  1. they compare two qualities
    1. this sofa is more softly than the other one
      1. -er or more+adverb
3. superlative
  1. they indicate one modified word has a quality to a greater or lesser degree than the others
    1. -est or the most+adverb
classes of adverbs
1. adjuncts
  1. those adverbs that form an integral part of the clause they occur in
2. conjuncts
  1. they join two clauses
3. disjuncts
  1. they express an opinion of the speaker

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