6. Adverbs of Degree

• (modifying an adjective or adverb)
• It's a very simple idea.
• It's getting a bit hot in here.
• I'll have to decide fairly soon.
• I hardly ever see Susan nowadays.

5. Adverbs of Duration

• (To explain how long something lasts or takes)
• She glanced briefly at Lina.
• We won't live forever.
• I haven't been in Penang long.

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4. Adverbs of Frequency and Probability

• (To tell how often something happens or to tell how sure you are about somethings)
• I sometimes  go out to Tesco.
• The computer crashes occasionally.
• Generally there'll be a party somewhere on a Saturday.
• The committee meets once a month.
• Two tablets to be taken three times a day.
• I definitely saw her last week.
• You are probably late.
• Hafiz is obviously unhappy to sit in front.

3. Adverb of Place/Location

• I like it here.
• No birds or animals came near.
• The information is summarized below.

2. Adverbs of Time

• I saw her recently.
• Every week I ring my mother.
• She's moving tomorrow.
• We were quite late in the afternoon.

1. Adverbs of Manner 

• He listened politely.
• The plants grew rapidly.
• Danial smelled the milk suspiciously. 

Adverbs can be categorize into 

1. Adverbs of Manner

2. Adverbs of Time

3. Adverbs of Place/Position

4. Adverbs of Frequency and Probability

5. Adverbs of Duration

6. Adverbs of Degree

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what is an adverb?

Adverb: is a word like "slowly", "well", "there", "quickly and "near" which tells you about the circumstances of an event, such as how or where or when it happens. It tells you more details about the circumstances of an event. (Usually, adverb modifies a verb and end with "ly".)

Forms of adverbs:

1. Simple adverbs: well, only, down, rather, today, near, far, now, then, never...

2. Compound adverbs: somehow, somewhere..
3. Derivational adverbs: quick-quickly, abrupt-abruptly...

Funtions of adverbs:

1. Example of adverbs as modifiers of verbs:

• Jane speaks softly. (How does Jane speak? not loudly, but softly)
• She works brilliantly. (How does she works? not lazily and not fast, but brilliantly )

2. Example of adverbs as premodifiers of adjectives:

• She is pretty bad. (How bad is she?)
• Jane is so tired. (How tired is she?)

3. Example of adverbs as premodifiers of other adverbs:

• She drives extremely slowly. (How does she drives? Extremely slowly)
• He eats too quickly. (How does he eats? too quickly)

4. Example of adverbs as premodifiers of  quantity words or phrases:

• He eats almost all. (How many pieces does he eats?)
• He writes about a thousand words. (How many words does he writes?)

5. Example of adverbs as premodifiers of noun phrases:

• That was quite a shock.
• That was such a disaster.

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