Adverb is a word or a group of words that are used to define the action of verb.Adverb can also be used to define adjectives and another adverb.
A word is said to be an adverb if it give answer for any one of the following questions.
1.when?
2.where?
3.how?
Adverb are mostly ending with -ly.The word ending with -ly is not guarantee that it is an adverb. But some words end with -ly are not adverb.The words lovely,lonely,motherly,friendly are all adjectives.
The principal job of adjective is to modify the verb,adjective or another adverb.
The letter in bold are adverb.
Modify verb:
He speaks loudly.(how does he speak?)
Mahesh lives locally.(Where does mahesh live?)
He often smoke sigaret.(when does he smoke?)
modify adjective:
i saw a very beautiful flower.(How beautiful the flower is?)
He is really handsome.
My teacher is really good this year.(When his teacher is good?)
Modify another adverb:
i ride my bike quite faster than my brother.
But adverb have other functions too.
They can,
1.Modify a whole sentence.
Unfortunately,i saw a murder in a narrow street.
Obviously,i don't know politics.
2.Modify a prepositional phrase:
The money is immediately inside the door.
Adverb has three main position in a sentence.
1.front:(before the subject)
After all its very important secret.
2.Middle:(after the subject)
I rarely study my subjects.
3.End:(after subject and object)
We are playing cricket carefully.
The following example shows the adverb used in different position.
Adverbs of Manner
She moved slowly and spoke quietly.
Adverbs of Place
She has lived on the island all her life.
She still lives there now.
Adverbs of Frequency
She takes the boat to the mainland every day.
She often goes by herself.
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.
Adverbs of Purpose
She drives her boat slowly to avoid hitting the rocks.
She shops in several stores to get the best buys.
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