ADVERBS
ADVERBDEFINITION: Adverbs modify or describe adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs. It answers the questions When? Where? How? or How much?Example: He is running fast. She always reads attentively. An adverb is a word that adds more to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb. I dreamt about you last night. (dreamt=verb; last night=adverb) The monster was incredibly ugly. (ugly=adjective; incredibly=adverb) The heart patient collapsed quite suddenly. (suddenly=adverb; quite=adverb)
An adverb is usually placed
after the verb when it is used in a sentence as follow:
Unlike adjectives, adverbs
do not modify nouns.
CORRECT: The woman has a beautiful daughter. (Adjective)
INCORRECT: The woman has a beautifully daughter. (Adverb)
CORRECT: She was still sad about it. (Adjective)
INCORRECT: She was still sadly about it. (Adverb)
Some words can be both adverbs and adjectives as follow: far, hard, and long. It is important to distinguish how they are used.
I don’t live far away from
here. (Adverb)
Where I live isn’t far from
here. (Adjective)
She worked quite hard. (Adverb)
She found the work quite hard.
(Adjective)
If we exercise regularly, we may
live longer. (Adverb)
If we exercise regularly, we may
live longer lives. (Adjective)
Let’s go step by step:
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1.
Types of Adverbs
Example: I phoned you yesterday.
Example: I saw her a few months ago. Example: Last week I saw them walking together.
Example: I live here. / He fell down. / They
are talking outside. / He walked in.
Example: We met her in the zoo. Example: They like to walk along the river.
Example: She cried loudly. / He drives quickly.
/ She speaks softly.
Example: It is too dark for us to see anything. (Before
adjective)
Example: Last night it rained very heavily. (Before adverb)
Example: He will never have
finished in time.
Example: Jane is rarely
late for work.
Example: Peter seldom reads
the Bible.
Example: Sue hardly ever
wore lipstick.
Example: We only write to each
other very occasionally.
Example: Sometimes he stays
late in the office to complete his work.
Example: The proposal is not generally
acceptable to the public.
Example: It is usually the
man who proposes marriage.
Example: While overseas, he frequently
phoned home.
Example: She's not nearly always
right although she thinks she's always right.
Example: We always go to school by bus.
Example: Sharon has often forgotten her books. Example: Does he ever come to play chess?
Example: I hope my parent just for once will say yes
to my latest idea.
Example: You must have heard about the haunted house surely? Example: Certainly we'll try to rid this place of the foul odour. Example: It would indeed help if I had a bodyguard. Example: By all means eat whatever you want, but I think you will not be able to finish all the food. Example: Oh no, not another breakdown at the traffic lights? Example: It is not at all certain that the match will take place. Example: It is by no means easy that we will finish it soon.
Example: When was the last
time you saw the accused?
Example: Where have you
been all the while?
Example: How could you have
overlooked all these mistakes?
Example: Why do you have to
do such a stupid thing?
These words are the same in form
as Interrogative Adverbs; but they are not questions.
Example: The time when he arrived is still unknown. Example: The scene where the accident occurred is close to the hospital. Example: He is the only one who knows how to do it. Example: Nobody knows why he left in such a hurry. |
2.
Comparison of Adverbs
Similar to the comparison of adjectives,
adverbs have three degrees of comparison – the Positive, the Comparative
and the Superlative. Most adverbs which end in '-ly'
form the Comparative with 'more' and the Superlative
with 'most'.
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3.
Forming Adverbs from Adjectives
Adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding –ly. However,
not all words ending in –ly are adverbs. The following words are good
examples of adjectives ending in –ly: costly, deadly, friendly, kindly,
likely, lively, lowly, manly, sickly, and timely
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