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Adverb: What Is An Adverb?

An adverb is a word that modifies verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and clauses. There are five basic types of adverbs in English: manner, time, place, frequency, and degree. Adverbs of time provide more information about when a verb takes place. Adverbs of place illustrate where the verb is happening. Adverbs of manner provide more information about how a verb is done. Adverbs of degree explain the level or intensity of a verb, adjective, or adverb. Adverbs of frequency explain how often the verb occurs. The document provides examples of adverbs for each type and exercises to identify adverbs and distinguish them from adjectives.

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Adverb: What Is An Adverb?

An adverb is a word that modifies verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and clauses. There are five basic types of adverbs in English: manner, time, place, frequency, and degree. Adverbs of time provide more information about when a verb takes place. Adverbs of place illustrate where the verb is happening. Adverbs of manner provide more information about how a verb is done. Adverbs of degree explain the level or intensity of a verb, adjective, or adverb. Adverbs of frequency explain how often the verb occurs. The document provides examples of adverbs for each type and exercises to identify adverbs and distinguish them from adjectives.

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Adverb

What is an Adverb?
An adverb is a word that is used to change or qualify the meaning of an adjective, a verb, a clause,
another adverb, or any other type of word or phrase with the exception of determiners and
adjectives that directly modify nouns.

The 5 Basic Types of Adverbs


Adverbs provide a deeper description of a verb within any sentence. There are five
basic types of adverbs in the English language, namely that of Manner, Time, Place,
Frequency, and Degree. Here is a brief explanation of the meaning each has, along
with example sentences using each type of adverb.
Adverbs of Time
An adverb of time provides more information about when a verb takes place.
Adverbs of time are usually placed at the beginning or end of a sentence. When it is
of particular importance to express the moment something happened we’ll put it at
the start of a sentence.
Examples of adverbs of time: never, lately, just, always, recently, during, yet,
soon, sometimes, usually, so far

 So far, we have found twelve grammar mistakes.


 I haven’t been going to the gym  lately.
 We  recently  bought a new car.

 
Adverbs of Place
Adverbs of place illustrate where the verb is happening. It’s usually placed after the
main verb or object, or at the end of the sentence.
Examples of adverbs of place: here, there, nowhere, everywhere, out, in, above,
below, inside, outside, into

 We went into the cave, and there were bats  everywhere!


 One day when my dad wasn’t paying attention to where he was going, he
walked  into  a wall.
 There aren’t any Pokémon  here,  let’s look somewhere else.
 
Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of manner provide more information about how a verb is done. Adverbs of
manner are probably the most common of all adverbs. They’re easy to spot too.
Most of them will end in –ly.
Examples of adverbs of manner: neatly, slowly, quickly, sadly, calmly, politely,
loudly, kindly, lazily

 The young soldier folded his clothes  neatly  in a pile at the end of his bunk.
 I  politely  opened the door for my grandmother as she stepped out of the car.
 A fat orange and white cat rested  lazily  on the sofa.

 
Adverbs of Degree
Adverbs of degree explain the level or intensity of a verb, adjective, or even another
adverb.
Example of adverbs of degree: almost, quite, nearly, too, enough, just, hardly,
simply, so

 Can I come to the movies  too?


 Aren’t you hungry? You’ve  hardly  touched your dinner.
 I’m  so  excited to see the new James Bond movie!

 
Adverbs of Frequency
Adverbs of frequency explain how often the verb occurs. They’re often placed
directly before the main verb of a sentence.
Examples of adverbs of frequency: never, always, rarely, sometimes, normally,
seldom, usually, again

 I  rarely  eat fast food these days.


 Tom  usually  takes his dog for a walk before breakfast.
 They  always  go to the same restaurant every Friday.

Find the adjective in the first sentence and fill in the blanks with the corresponding
adverb.
1. James is careful. He drives   .

2. The girl is slow. She walks   .

3. Her English is perfect. She speaks English   .

4. Our teacher is angry. She shouts   .

5. My neighbor is a loud speaker. He speaks   .

6. He is a bad writer . He writes   .

7. Jane is a nice guitar player. He plays the guitar   .

8. He is a good painter . He paints   .

9. She is a quiet girl. She does her job   .

10. This exercise is easy. You can do it   .

I. Fill in the Gap


 Complete the sentences with the best adverb.

    Hint: Not every adverb is needed.

slowly     carefully   beautifully      well        loudly        carelessly       easily       excitedly      


finally      suddenly       quickly           quietly

1. Come here ____________. You have to see this!


2. We knew that she had got the job when we saw her _________ talking on the
phone.
3. He ______________ put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor.
4. Sharon is throwing a party on Saturday. She ___________ finished her PhD.
5. Let’s walk ________________. I don’t want to be the first one at the meeting.
6. Alex _____________ put up the bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on my
own.
7. Every thing happened so ______________. We had to move to California in less
than a month.
8. Why does he always have to talk so ____________. You can hear him in the next
room!
9. Although she speaks five languages, she did not do ___________ on the translation
exam.
10. I was so surprised. His new apartment was _____________ decorated.
 

Answer Key: 1. quickly, 2. excitedly, 3. carelessly, 4. finally, 5. slowly, 6. easily, 7.


suddenly, 8. loudly, 9. well, 10. beautifully

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II.  Adverb or Adjective?


Complete the sentence using an adjective or adverb.

To make adverbs we often add –ly at the end of an adjective (words that describe a
noun)

Example: beautiful (adjective) girl (noun) 

               beautiful + ly = beautifully (adverb)

1. He’s always in a rush. I don’t understand why he walks so ____________


(quick/quickly).
2. I prefer studying in the library. It’s always_______________ (quiet/quietly).
3. Michael __________ (happy/happily) took the assistant job. He had been looking
for a position all summer. 
4. Marta dances _____________ (beautiful/beautifully). She’s been taking ballet since
she was five years old.
5. They speak French very ____________ (good/well). They lived in France for two
years. 
6. My neighbor always plays ___________ (loud/loudly) music on the weekends. It’s
so annoying.
7. Please be __________ (careful/carefully) in the hallway. The walls have just been
painted.
8. Dan is very smart, but he is not a very___________ (good/well) student.
9. He reacted __________ (angry/angrily) to the news. I have never seen him so
upset.
10. We didn’t ______________ (complete/completely) understand the teacher’s
instructions. Most of us did not finish the assignment.
 

Answer Key: 1. quickly, 2. quiet, 3. happily, 4. beautifully, 5. well, 6. loud, 7. careful, 8.


good, 9. angrily, 10. completely

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