2. ADVERBS
Definition:
Adverbs are words that modify
• a verb (He drove slowly. — How did he drive?)
• an adjective (He drove a very fast car. — How
fast was his car?)
• another adverb (She moved quite slowly down
the aisle. — How slowly did she move?)
3. Kinds of Adverbs
o Adverbs of Manner
She moved slowly and spoke quietly.
o Adverbs of Place
She has lived on the island all her life.
She still lives there now.
o Adverbs of Frequency
She takes the boat to the mainland every day.
She often goes by herself.
4. o Adverbs of Time
She tries to get back before dark.
It's starting to get dark now.
She finished her tea first.
She left early.
o Adverbs of Purpose
She drives her boat slowly to avoid
hitting the rocks.
She shops in several stores to get the
best buys.
5. o Adverbs of Degree
Adverbs of degree tell us about the
intensity or degree of an action, an
adjective or another adverb.
• They’re happy.
They’re extremely happy.
• I hate travelling by plane.
I really hate travelling by plane.
• He’s always late.
He’s almost always late.
6. 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?)
7. Alphabetical list of common
single-word degree adverbs
almost
absolutely
awfully*
badly*
barely
completely
decidedly
deeply
enough
enormously
entirely
extremely
fairly
far
fully
greatly
hardly
highly
how
incredibly
indeed
intensely
just
least
less
little
lots
most
much
nearly
perfectly
positively
practically
pretty*
purely
quite
rather
really
scarcely
simply
so
somewhat
strongly
terribly*
thoroughly
too
totally
utterly
very
virtually
well
