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    English Courses: English Teacher: Chebaiki Djoumana For Master Students

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    This document provides an overview of adverbs including: 1) An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverb, or whole sentence by describing how, when or where an action is done. Adverbs often end in -ly. 2) Adverbs commonly modify verbs by answering questions like "how?" or "in what manner?". They can also indicate when or where. 3) Linking verbs like "feel" and "seem" are typically modified by adjectives, not adverbs. For example, the correct phrase is "I feel bad", not "I feel badly". 4) Adverbs can also modify adjectives and other

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    This document provides an overview of adverbs including: 1) An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverb, or whole sentence by describing how, when or where an action is done. Adverbs often end in -ly. 2) Adverbs commonly modify verbs by answering questions like "how?" or "in what manner?". They can also indicate when or where. 3) Linking verbs like "feel" and "seem" are typically modified by adjectives, not adverbs. For example, the correct phrase is "I feel bad", not "I feel badly". 4) Adverbs can also modify adjectives and other

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    English courses

    English teacher : Chebaiki Djoumana

    For master students

     What is an adverb?

    An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (she sings


    loudly), an adjective (very beautiful), another adverb (ended too quickly),
    or even a whole sentence (Fortunately, I had brought an umbrella).
    Adverbs often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look exactly the same as
    their adjective counterparts.

    Examples:

     Liliana sings loudly


     Your hand writing is very beautiful
     The film was too short

     Adverbs and verbs

    Adverbs often modify verbs. This means that they describe the way an action is
    happening.

     Lisa walks quickly to arrive at time.


     My cat waits impatiently for his food.

     I will seriously consider your suggestion.

    The adverbs in each of the sentences above answer the question in


    what manner? How does Phillip sing? Loudly. How does my cat wait?
    Impatiently. How will I consider your suggestion? Seriously. Adverbs
    can answer other types of questions about how an action was performed.
    They can also tell you when (We arrived early) and where (Turn here).

    However, there is one type of verb that doesn’t mix well with
    adverbs. Linking verbs, such as feel, smell, sound, seem, and appear,
    typically need adjectives not adverbs. A very common example of this
    type of mixup is

    I feel badly about what happened. ___ incorrect


    Because “feel” is a verb, it seems to call for an adverb rather than an
    adjective. But “feel” isn’t just any verb; it’s a linking verb. An adverb
    would describe how you perform the action of feeling—an adjective
    describes what you feel. “I feel badly” means that you are bad at feeling
    things. If you’re trying to read Braille through thick leather gloves, then it
    might make sense for you to say “I feel badly.” But if you’re trying to say
    that you are experiencing negative emotions, “I feel bad” is the phrase
    you want.
     Adverbs and adjectives

    Adverbs can also modify adjectives and other adverbs. Often, the
    purpose of the adverb is to add a degree of intensity to the adjective.

    Examples:

     This little girl is quite pretty.


     This book is more interesting than the last one.
     The weather report is almost always right.

    The adverb almost is modifying the adverb always, and they’re both
    modifying right.

     Adverbs and other adverbs


    You can use an adverb to describe another adverb. In fact, if you wanted
    to, you could use several.

    Eg: Karim sings rather enormously too loudly.

    The problem is that it often produces weak and clunky sentences like the
    one above, so be careful not to overdo it.

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