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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