THE PARTS OF SPEECH

(ADVERBS)

Mr. Ashok Kumar . N. Rajanavar

([email protected])

Assistant Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering

Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur

(www.witsolapur.org)
 Learning Outcomes

At the end of this session, the students will be able to

identify and write a sentence using adverbs.

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 What is Verb?
A verb is the action or state of being in a sentence.
Verbs can be expressed in different tenses, depending on when the
action is being performed.
Example: Jennifer walked to the store. In this sentence, walked is
the verb that
Man cooks, she is running, The cost is very high, Money is earned, I
don’t know, Do not work here, Please come back, Raju was poor
Go, eat, is, was, sing, run, have, know, watch, search, beat, sink etc.

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 Adverbs
 Adverbs describe and modify or change other words, just as
adjectives
 HOWEVER, instead of describing things, they describe actions
& qualities.
 Adverbs qualify the meanings of verbs, adjectives, and other
adverbs.
 For example: – How did the runner run? – How deep was the
snow? – How well did the singer sing?
 Adverbs have the answers to all these questions!
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 What is adverb?
 Ram runs fast
Verb Adverb

 Ram runs
Verb
slow/slowly
Adverb

 He is a very good boy

Adverb Adjective Noun

 Ram runs
Verb
very fast
Adverb Adverb

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 Adverbs

 He played
Verb
guitar skillfully.
adverb

 He played
Verb guitar dreadfully.
adverb

 He played
Verb
guitar passionately.
adverb

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 Let’s do a small exercise
 Dev speaks loudly
 My brother is very young.
 This girl is extremely beautiful
 I think I sound better than I did the first time
 He stopped just at door

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 What are adverbs?
 Adverbs are words like now, then, today, tomorrow and carefully. An adverb modifies
the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Read the following sentences:
• Noor smiled sweetly.
• Those mangoes were very sweet.
• Nada spoke quite loudly.
 In sentence 1, the adverb sweetly shows how (or in what manner),
Noor smiled. It modifies the verb smiled.
 In sentence 2, the adverb very says something about the sweetness of the mangoes. It
modifies the adjective sweet.
• In sentence 3, quite says something about the manner in which he spoke. It modifies the
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 What are adverbs?
 Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs

 Many adverbs end with /ly/

 Most adverbs answer the question “How?” “When?”

“Where?” “How often?” “To what extent”

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Few words are adjective as well as adverb

 Enough

1) I have enough pens

adjective

2) I prepared enough
adverb

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 What are adverbs?
 These are adverbs
• Eating quickly. (modifying a verb)
• Trying very hard. (modifying an adverb)
• A really big show. (modifying an adjective)
 “How?” “When?” “Where?” “How often?” “To what extent”
 Nagham went to the store yesterday. (when)
Noor lefts the teddy bear on the desk. (where)
Nada eats ice cream everyday. (how often)
The boat was extremely large. (to what extent)
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 What are adverbs?
 Most adverbs describe an action verb.
 Walk is a verb. You could:
Walk fast
Walk slow
Walk backward
Walk sideways
 Fast, slow, backward, sideways – these are all adverbs because they
describe the action run.
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 What are adverbs?
 Some adverbs describe adjectives. Pretty is an
adjective
You could say:
• quite pretty
• really pretty
• not pretty
• definitely pretty
 Quite, really, not, definitely – these are all adverbs because they
describe the adjective pretty.

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 What are adverbs?
 Some adverbs also describe other adverbs.
Cowardly is an adverb.
You could say:
• very cowardly
• never cowardly
• always cowardly
• thoroughly cowardly
 Very, never, always, thoroughly – these are adverbs because
they describe other adverbs.
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 Kinds of adverbs
There are very many kinds of adverbs.

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 Adverbs of time
 Adverbs of time answer the question ‘when’. Examples
are: today, yesterday, now, before, daily, already, since,
ago, never etc.
 I met him yesterday.
 His father died two years ago.
 I have seen him before.
 They have already come.
 We will have to start now.
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 Let do some examples
 Our friends will do to London Tomorrow
 My father’s friend Mr. Verma met me three years ago
 This old women came to my house last night
 My children never go to school late
 Do you go to school daily
 Dis he visit the Taj Mahal Last month?
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 Adverbs of frequency
 Adverbs of frequency answer the question ‘How
often’. Examples are: often, always, once, never, again,
seldom, frequently etc.
 We seldom go out on Sundays.
 I have seen him only once.
 He called again this morning.
 We must always try to do our best.

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 Learning Exercises
Put the adverb in the right place in the sentence:
1.She goes to bed early (always)
2.We watch TV (never)
3.Julie and Tom go to the cinema (often)
4. Alex meets John (once a week)
5. I eat fast food (sometimes)
6. They cook at home (hardly ever)
7.He studies English (every night)
8.You drink coffee (normally)
9.I go to the park (rarely)
10.They go to a restaurant (from time to time)
11.You visit your parents (several times a year)
12.She goes to museums (seldom)
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 Adverbs of place
 Adverbs of place answer the question ‘Where’.
Examples are: here, there, up, down, everywhere, out,
in etc.
 She sat down.
 He looked up.
 I searched for him everywhere.
 Come in.

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 Lets do some examples together
 Does she come here with her younger brother?
 Some children went inside my house
 I want to go somewhere today
 They looked up to see the birds
 The old man fell down
 You may come in
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 Adverbs of manner
Adverbs of manner answer the question ‘How’ or ‘in
What manner’. Note that this class includes nearly all
those adverbs ending in -ly.
Examples are: quickly, carefully, sweetly, clearly,
bravely, beautifully, well, fast etc.
• The soldiers fought bravely.
• This essay is well written.
• She walked slowly.
• The baby slept soundly.
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 Learning examples
 Can you send them letters fast?
 She never speaks loudly in front of me
 I want speak English fluently
 Open the box carefully

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 Adverbs of Quantity or Degree
Adverbs that express the quantity, area and extent of an
adjective or adverb. Tell us about the intensity of something
(How much)
Examples are: Well, too, wholly, nearly, very, quite, fully, too, nearly almost,
partially, altogether, partly etc.
• Rocky is too careless
• This school is fully English medium
• He has almost done
• She is nearly tired
• His friend is entirely blind
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 Adverbs of Reason
Those adverbs which give sense of reason.
Examples are:
• The man was therefore punished
• I therefore left
• Consequently he was sent to the hostel
• I was not well, hence didn’t go to school today.
• He leaves his office early, so that he could help his
child with homework.
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 Relative Adverbs
When interrogative adverbs are used to join two
sentences.
Examples are:
• This is the house where she lives
• Do you know why he cried
• I know when he came yesterday

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 Adverbs of Affirmation & Negation
The word which declare that something is true or some equivalent
expression or negative statement is called adverbs of affirmation and
negation. No longer, hardly, never, truly, doubtlessly, obviously, almost, rarely, etc.
Examples are:
• I will definitely do that project
• I will never do that project
• He will surely give you money
• He is not very active

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 Adverbs of Conjunction
The word which is used to connect ideas is called adverbs of conjunction.
Also, conversely, likewise, otherwise, consequently, however, moreover, similarly, etc.
When you use a conjunctive adverb, put a semicolon (;) before it and a comma
(,) after it.
Examples are:
• I tried my best; however, I couldn’t make it.
• Initially he was adamant; finally, he agreed.
• The vegetables were fresh; hence, satisfactory.

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 Learning Exercises
Underline the adverbs in these sentences and identify their type.
1. I will talk to you later. (Time)
2. I looked for my key everywhere but I could not find it anywhere. (Place)
3. Grandpa regularly goes for a walk in the morning.(Frequency)
4. The children are playing upstairs. (Place)
5. The birds chirped merrily. (Manner)
6. She rarely gets up early on holidays. (Frequency)
7. Susie never misses her dance classes. (Frequency)
8. I have met him only once or twice. (Frequency)
9. Grandma was extremely happy to receive us. (Degree)
10. The old man walked slowly. (Manner)
11. They are getting married next week. (Adverb of time)

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 Recognizing Adjectives & Adverbs
 Many words have both an adjective and adverb form

Adjective Adverb
Happy kids Playing happily
Smooth rock Running smoothly
Good night Eating Well
Efficient workers Working efficiently
Casual dress Dressing casually
Quick meeting Talking quickly
hopeful children Waiting hopefully
Real butter Really hot

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 Common Errors with Adverbs and Adjectives

 People often mistakenly use adjectives when they should use

an adverb and vice versa. For example, a sentence that reads:
 He behaved very bad on the field trip.
 Is incorrect, because bad is modifying or describing behaved,
which is a verb. It should read
 He behaved very badly.
 On the other hand, if you said:
 His behavior is bad.

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 Don’t use adjectives when adverbs are needed
 Fuel injection helps the car run
You did a real nice job efficient
 – (an adjective can’t modify another
 - Fuel injection helps the car run
adjective)
efficiently
-You did a really nice job  Come quick!
 – (the adverb “really” modifies “nice”)
-Come quickly!
 He did good  Hopefully, it won’t rain
-He did well or  – (an adverb explains how
-He did a good job something will happen
-I hope that it won’t rain

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 Adverb
Practice
To practice what you've learned here, identify the adverb in each of the following
sentences.
 Nada will miss the many wonderful people at work.
 Noor walked slowly and steadily up the hill.
 Nagham ate quickly and then felt sick.
 Hamza is very late.
 Haneen wanted to be the great, big house.

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 Answers
Nada will miss the many wonderful people at work. Many is the adverb, which modifies
the adjective wonderful, which modifies the noun people.
Noor walked slowly and steadily up the hill. "Slowly" and "steadily" are both adverbs here,
describing the way Joe walked.
Nagham ate quickly and then felt sick. "Quickly" is the adverb here, modifying the verb
"ate."
Hamza is very late. "Very" is an adverb modifying late which is an adjective modifying Joe.
Haneen wanted to be the great, big house. "Great" is an adverb modifying "big," which is
an adjective modifying the noun "house."

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 References
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• https://www.englishgrammar.org

• https://agendaweb.org/grammar/adverbs-worksheets-resources.html

• https://www.englishpractice.com/page/6/?s=Adverbs

• https://www.topprnation.in/adverb-in-hindi-meaning-definition-kinds-and-examples/

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Thank you

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