ADVERBS

ADVERBS

1. Modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb.

   • Verb
     • He often sees ghosts in his dreams.
   • Adjectives
     • The water wasn’t hot enough to make a drink.
   • Adverb
     • He now gets home more quickly with his new car.

2. Types

   • Time
     • Afterwards, already, always, immediately, last month, now, soon, then, yesterday.
   • Place
     • Above, below, here, outside, over there, there, under, upstairs.
   • Manner
     • Most adverbs of manner end in –ly.
       • Badly, happily, sadly, slowly, quickly.
     • Well, hard, fast.
   • Degree
     • Almost, much, nearly, quite, really, so, too, very.
   • Frequency
     • Again, almost, always, ever, frequently, generally, hardly ever, nearly, nearly always, never, occasionally, often, rarely, seldom, sometimes, twice, usually, weekly.