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Kind Of Adverbs & it's Degrees Position & Exercise of Adverb Use Of Adverb "too" "very" "very much" & its Exercise List Of Some typical Adverbs Exercise Of Adverbs ...
- List Of Some Typical Adverbs
adverbs "Too" / "Even" These both adverbs have same sense but ?too? is used for to put emphasis and ?even? is like when we say anything that doesn?t happened according to our expectation or desire. For example my friends support me and...
- Position & Exercise Of Adverb
Position of adverbs to use adverb at the right place is very important, otherwise the wrong use of adverb will make sense of your sentence completely wrong. Like - He can sing only. (He can only sing cant? do anything else) he only can sing. He only can...
- Adverbs Of Daily Use
OFTEN He often goes to meet them.They often play video games. USUALLY/ GENERALLY They usually watch social movies.He generally wears white dresses. NOW & THEN/ SOMETIMES They come here now and then.Sometimes she listens to music. SOME TIME Please...
- Adjective Verb Adverb
Adjective is always a qualifying word and it always qualifies only a Noun or a Pronoun. Adjective is an attributive word and it always attributes either a Noun or a Pronoun. It may be said that Adjectives are the adjuncts to a...
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ADVERBS
What is an Adverb?
An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb. It "qualifies" or "modifies" a verb (The girl singsbeautifully). In the following examples, the adverb is in boldand the verb that it modifies is in italics.
- Henry walks slowly.
- Afterwards she smoked a cigarette.
- Sue drives the car carefully.
But adverbs can also modify adjectives (Taufik is very clever), or even other adverbs (The task is really hard). Look at these examples:
- Modify an adjective:
- Galih is really handsome.
- That was extremely kind of you. - Modify another adverb:
- She drives really slowly.
- He drives extremely fast.
Kinds of Adverb
A. Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of Manner tell us the manner or way in which something happens. They answer the question "how?". Adverbs of Manner mainly modify verbs.
- He speaks slowly. (How does he speak? He speaks slowly)
- They helped us cheerfully. (How did they help us?)
- James Bond drives his cars fast. (How does James Bond drive his cars?)
B. Adverbs of Place
Adverbs of Place tell us the place where something happens. They answer the question "where?". Adverbs of Place mainly modify verbs.
- Please sit here. (Where should I sit?)
- They looked everywhere. (Where did they look?)
- Two cars were parked outside. (Where were two cars parked.
C. Adverbs 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?)
D. Adverbs of Degree
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, adjectivesand other adverbs.
- 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?)
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- Adverb
Kind Of Adverbs & it's Degrees Position & Exercise of Adverb Use Of Adverb "too" "very" "very much" & its Exercise List Of Some typical Adverbs Exercise Of Adverbs ...
- List Of Some Typical Adverbs
adverbs "Too" / "Even" These both adverbs have same sense but ?too? is used for to put emphasis and ?even? is like when we say anything that doesn?t happened according to our expectation or desire. For example my friends support me and...
- Position & Exercise Of Adverb
Position of adverbs to use adverb at the right place is very important, otherwise the wrong use of adverb will make sense of your sentence completely wrong. Like - He can sing only. (He can only sing cant? do anything else) he only can sing. He only can...
- Adverbs Of Daily Use
OFTEN He often goes to meet them.They often play video games. USUALLY/ GENERALLY They usually watch social movies.He generally wears white dresses. NOW & THEN/ SOMETIMES They come here now and then.Sometimes she listens to music. SOME TIME Please...
- Adjective Verb Adverb
Adjective is always a qualifying word and it always qualifies only a Noun or a Pronoun. Adjective is an attributive word and it always attributes either a Noun or a Pronoun. It may be said that Adjectives are the adjuncts to a...