2. ADVERBS
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An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another
adverb.
It is a word that describes or gives more information
about a VERB, an ADJECTIVE another ADVERB or even
the ENTIRE SENTENCE.
It comes from the latin ad- (in addition) and
verbum(word)
3. ADVERBS usually answer
the following questions
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Where? Home. (I went home)
When? YESTERDAY. (We met Yesterday)
How? Slowly. (The turtle moves slowly)
How often? Sometimes. (Sometimes it is not responding)
How Long? Temporarily. ( She is staying with us
temporarily)
To what degree? Very. (She was very pleased.)
4. An ADVERB describes…
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A verb:
She runs QUICKLY
An Adjective:
She is SO beautiful.
Another Adverb:
She Smokes VERY rarely
Entire sentence
OBVIOUSLY, you don’t have to come.
5. FORM
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In many cases (but not always) adverbs have the
following form:
ADJECTIVE+ “-LY”
EXAMPLES:
o Quick + ly = quickly
o Strange + ly = strangely
o Dead + Ly = deadly
o Clever + ly = cleverly
6. FORM
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There are many adverbs that do not end in –ly
Very
Home
Too
Well
Never
Sometimes
So forth
7. Types of adverbs
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An ADVERB OF MANNER answers the question how?
Glenda washed the pots noisily.
An ADVERB OF PLACE answers the question where?
The teacher will go there tomorrow.
An ADVERB OF FREQUENCY answers the question how
often?
The girl visits her boyfriend every month.
8. Types of adverbs
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An ADVERB OF TIME answer the question when?
The lady of the house left early.
An ADVERB OF DEGREE answers the question how
much? or to what extent?
The work is almost finished.
An INTERROGATIVE ADVERB asks a question.
Where are you going?
10. “
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Adverb of Frequency (How Often) Percentage
Always 100%
Usually 90-99%
Often 75-89%
Sometimes 25-75%
Seldom 10-24%
Rarely 1-9%
Never 0%
11. POSITIONS OF ADVERBS
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English word order is as follows: subject, verb, indirect
object, direct object, adverbial modifiers.
Most adverbs of time (yesterday, last night, etc.) go at
the end of an English sentence and follow any other
adverbs of manner or place.
Examples:
I saw Luis in school yesterday.
I saw a movie last night.
12. POSITIONS OF ADVERBS
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indefinite adverbs of time such as always, seldom,
generally, usually, never, frequently, etc. go before
the main verb.
Examples: He always goes with me.
She usually comes by bus.
13. POSITIONS OF ADVERBS
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If an auxiliary verb is used, the definite adverbs of time
(always, generally, etc.) go before the main verb, not
before the auxiliary verb.
Examples:
He has always cooperated with me.
She doesn’t usually go with me.
14. POSITIONS OF ADVERBS
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With the verb to be, used as the main verb in the
present and past tenses, indefinite adverbs of time
follow rather than precede the verb.
Examples:
He is usually on time for the recitation.
They were frequently asked to recite.
