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Adverbs

An adverb modifies verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or entire sentences, providing details about how, when, where, how often, and to what extent. There are various types of adverbs, including manner, place, time, frequency, degree, probability, interrogative, relative, and focusing, each serving a specific function in a sentence. Adverbs can be positioned at the front, mid, or end of sentences and can also have comparative and superlative forms, while they are often confused with adjectives.

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Adverbs

An adverb modifies verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or entire sentences, providing details about how, when, where, how often, and to what extent. There are various types of adverbs, including manner, place, time, frequency, degree, probability, interrogative, relative, and focusing, each serving a specific function in a sentence. Adverbs can be positioned at the front, mid, or end of sentences and can also have comparative and superlative forms, while they are often confused with adjectives.

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What is an Adverb?

An adverb is a word that modifies:

• a verb (He runs quickly.),


• an adjective (That is a very tall building.),
• another adverb (She speaks extremely softly.),
• or an entire sentence (Fortunately, we arrived on time.).

Adverbs give more details about:


How? When? Where? How often? To what extent?

Types of Adverbs and Examples


Type What it tells us Examples Example Sentence
Manner How? quickly, slowly, He speaks clearly.
carefully
Place Where? here, there, Please come here.
everywhere
Time When? now, soon, yesterday We met yesterday.
Frequency How often? always, often, rarely She always smiles.
Degree To what extent? very, too, quite It’s very hot.
Probability How certain? probably, maybe, He will probably come.
certainly
Interrogative To ask questions where, why, how Why are you late?
Relative Introduce relative where, when, why This is the place where
clauses we met.
Focusing Emphasize part of only, even, just She speaks only English.
sentence

Positions of Adverbs in Sentences


• Front (Start of sentence): Yesterday, we met.
• Mid (Before/after verb): I always eat breakfast. / She has already left.
• End (After verb/object): He runs quickly.

Comparative and Superlative Forms


• Positive: quickly (basic form)
• Comparative: more quickly (compares two actions)
• Superlative: most quickly (compares more than two)

Note: Some short adverbs (fast, hard) form comparatives with –er / –est
→ fast → faster → fastest
Adverbs vs Adjectives (Commonly Confused)
Word Adjective Adverb
hard a hard task work hard
fast a fast car run fast
late a late train arrive late
early an early meeting arrive early
straight a straight line go straight
loud a loud noise speak loud (informal) / loudly (formal)
high a high mountain jump high
deep a deep hole breathe deeply
near the near shop come near
wrong the wrong answer guess wrong (informal) / wrongly (formal)

Note: Some adverbs have the same form as adjectives (fast, hard, late). Others take –ly for
clarity (loud → loudly, deep → deeply)

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