Adverbs

Adverbs

1. Classification

   • Adverbs of Time
     • Adverbs of the time tell when an action happened, happens, or will happen
       • The most commonly are:
         • Early, today, now, yesterday, before, soon and tomorrow.
           • Example: Pool opens "today"
             • "Today" tells you when the pool opens.
           • When?
   • Adverbs of Location
     • Advers of location tell where an action happened, happens, or will happen.
       • Some commonly are:
         • Above, inside, here, there and everythere.
           • Where?
           • Example: Andy is walking "inside".
             • "Inside" tells you where he is walking.
   • Adverbs of Manner
     • Adverbs of manner tell how something happened, happens, and or happen.
       • Some commonly are:
         • Loudly, carefully, well, quickly and slowly.
           • How?
           • Example: I eat "slowly".
             • "Slowly" tells you how he eats.
   • Adverbs of Degree
     • Adverbs of degree tell to what an action happened, happens or will happen.
       • Some commonly are:
         • Completely, nearly, too, almost, very and fully.
           • To what extent?
           • Example: I "almost" forgot my flippers.
   • Adverbs of Frequency
     • Adverbs of frequency tell how frequently an action happened, happens or will happen.
       • Some commonly are:
         • Always, often, sometimes, seldom and never.
           • How often?
           • Example: The friends "often" walk to the pool.

2. Placement of Adverbs

   • The placement of adverbs can vary greatly. Adverbs are usually placed directly after the verb.
     • "However"
       • Some examples:
         • I "almost" forgot my flippers.
           • Adverb can also be placed before a verb.
         • She walked "around" the pool carefully.
           • Adverb is placed after a verb.

3. Are

   • A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an "Adjective, verb or adverb".

4. Adjectives Becoming Adverbs

   • Most adjectives become adverbs by adding suffix - ly.
     • Examples:
       • Adjectives
         • Careless, bad, skillful, quick.
       • Adverbs
         • Carelessly, badly, skillfuly, quickly.
         • Carelessly, badly, skillfully, quickly.

5. Adverbs Modifying other Adverbs

   • The meaning of an adverb can be made stronger by adding a second adverb.
     • Example: Maria swims very well.
       • The adverbs "very" and "well" are used to modify other adverbs.
   • The meaning of an adverb can be made stronger by adding a second adverb.
     • Example: Maria swims very well.
       • "Well" modifies the verb "swims"

6. Adverbs Modifying Adjectives

   • Adverbs of degree can modify both other adverbs and adjectives.
   • Adverbs of degree can modify both other adverbs and adjectives.
     • "Too" and "very" are commonly used adverbs of degree.
       • Example: Ben is a very bad swimmer.
         • "Bad" modifies the noun swimmer.
         • "Very" modifies the adjective bad.