What is an adverb?

What is an adverb?

1. It qualities or modifies a verb

   • mary lives locally (where does mary live?)

2. kinds of adverbs

   • Adverbs of manner: tell us the manner or way in which something happens (how), he speaks SLOWLY (how does he speak?)
     • Adverbs of place: tell us the place where something happens (where), please sit here (where should I sit?)
       • Adverbs of time: tell us something about the time that something happens (when), he came yesterday (when did he come?) or (how often)
         • Adverbs of degree: tells us the degree or extent to which something happens ( how much) or ( to what degree?), she entirely agrees with him
           • Adverbs of frequency: adverbs of time that the answer the question (how frequently) or (how often)
             • Adverbs of definite frequency: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, once a minute, once, twice.
               • Adverbs of indefinite frequency: never, seldom, sometimes, often, always. they go before the main verb (except the main verb to be