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3. Adverb of time
Adverbs of Time tell us something about the time that something
happens. Adverbs of Time mainly modify verbs. They can answer
the question "when?":
• He came yesterday. (When did he come?)
• I want it now. (When do I want it?)
Or they can answer the question "how often?":
• They deliver the newspaper daily. (How often do they deliver the
newspaper?)
• We sometimes watch a movie. (How often do we watch a movie?)
4. Adverb of degree (quantity/extent).
Adverbs of Degree tell us the degree or extent to which something
happens. They answer the question "how much?" or "to what degree?".
Adverbs of Degree can modify verbs,adjectives and other adverbs. Words
of adverb of degree are almost, much, nearly, quite, really, so, too, very,
etc.
• She entirely agrees with him. (How much does she agree with him?)
• Mary is very beautiful. (To what degree is Mary beautiful? How beautiful is
Mary?)
• He drove quite dangerously. (To what degree did he drive dangerously?
How dangerously did he drive?)
5. Adverb of frequency
• An adverb of frequency tells us how often something is done or happens.
Words used as adverbs of frequency include again, almost, always, ever,
frequently, generally, hardly ever, nearly, nearly always, never,
occasionally, often, rarely, seldom, sometimes, twice, usually, and
weekly.
• They were almost fifty when they got married.
• He hardly ever say something nice to his wife.
• While overseas, he frequently phoned home.
• She is not nearly always right although she thinks she is always right.
• He complained that she never smiled back.
6. Adverb of number
These adverbs answer the question ‘in what order’. These
are separate from adverb of time and degree, referring to
an exact number.
Examples are: firstly, secondly, lastly, once, never, twice,
thrice etc.
• I have seen him only once.
• Secondly, I can’t afford to buy it.
7. Relative adverb
Relative adverb is an adverb (where, when, or why) that
introduces a relative clause, also known as a relative adverb
clause.
• That's the restaurant where we met for the first time.
(where = at/in which)
• I remember the day when we first met.
(when = on which)
• Tell me why you were late home.
(why = for which, but could replace the whole phrase 'the
reason for which')
8. Interrogative adverb
Adverbs which are used for asking questions
are called interrogative adverbs.
• Where is my drink?
• When are you going to do the homework?
• Why are we waiting?
The Forms of Adverb
• Adverb also has its simple, comparative, and superlative
forms.
• In general, comparative and superlative forms of adverbs
are the same as for adjectives:
• add -er or -est to short adverbs:
Simple:
hard
late
fast
Comparative:
harder
later
faster
Superlative
the hardest
the latest
the fastest
Simple:
quietly
slowly
seriously
Comparative:
more quietly
more slowly
more seriously
Superlative
most quietly
most slowly
most seriously
• There are also two irregular adverbs:
Well – better – best
Badly – worse – worst
Examples in sentences:
• Jim works harder than his brother.
• Everyone in the race ran fast, but John ran the fastest of all.
• The teacher spoke more slowly to help us to understand.
• Could you sing more quietly please?
A brief explanation about Adverb Phrase
• Adverb phrase is a word group with an adverb as
its head.
• An adverb phrase can modify a verb, an adjective,
or another adverb, and it can appear in a number
of different positions in a sentence. Examples:
• The players responded surprisingly well to all the
pressures of the playoffs.
• The cat walks quite slowly.
• As quickly as possible we cleaned the fish and
placed them in coolers.
• Snow fell much earlier than usual.
• Only occasionally is there a rumble in the sky or a
hint of rain.
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