ADVERB

ADVERB are the most common kind of verb modifiers. They are usually grouped into adverb of manner & Frequency & adverb of place & Time. By far the most numerous adverbs in English are those ending in ‘ly’ derived from adjectives.

Example: prettily happily

quietly beautifully

She dresses prettily He lives quietly They sing beautifully We cheered

happily

The following words often called “Flat” adverbs function both as adverbs or as adjectives without change in form: fast, hard late, straight, etc

Compare:Raul is a fast worker Raul works fast .

This is a hard assignment.Father works hard.

Some adverb of types that do not end in –ly are always, in, later, once, away, up, often and over.

I met her once He is in.You are often absent You go up

There is a small group of adverbs ending in d-or wards that express destination or direction of movement, such as forward(s) afterward(s), backward(s) and downward(s)

Example:He took a backward step.Can you write backward(s)The homeward journey was

pleasant.They traveled homeward(s) by

boat.

Position of Adverbs Adj. + Adv. The adverb ending in ly generally

comes before an adjective

I read an amazingly interesting book

LV + Adv. The adverb comes after s linking verb adverbLV

This is terribly difficult

Following Direct Object

I think the show unnecessarily expensive

Direct object

Comparison of Adverb Like adjectives, adverb have three

degree of comparison base form, comparative and superlative. You would do well to remember that adverbs occur in certain position and pattern with adjectives and verbs. Very, rather, somewhat, too, so etc.

  Comparative is a syntactic construction that serves to express a comparison between two (or more) entities or groups of entities in quality, quantity, or degree; it is one of the degrees of comparison, alongside the positive and the superlative.[1] The comparative is signaled in English by the suffix -er or by a word of comparison (as, more, less) and the conjunction- or preposition-like word as or than.

Superlative is the form of an adverb or adjective that expresses a degree of the adverb or adjective being used that is greater than any other possible degree of the given descriptor. English superlatives are typically formed with the suffix -est (e.g. healthiest, weakest) or the word most (most recent, most interesting).

Base form Comparative Superlative

Carefully more carefully most carefully

Freely more freely most freely

Easily more easily most easily

Adverbs of Manner

These adverbs tell us that in which manner the action occurs or how the action occurs or occurred or will occur.

•Examples.•       She speaks loudly.

      He was driving slowly.      You replied correctly.      He runs fast.      They solved the problem easily.      Listen to me carefully.

Adverb of Place.•Adverb of place tells us about the place of

action or where action occurs/occurred/will occur.e.g. here, there, near, somewhere, outside, ahead, on the top, at some place.

•Examples.•        He will come here.

       The children are playing outside.       He was standing near the wall.       They were flying kites on the top of hill.       He lives somewhere in New York.       She went upstairs.

Adverb of time•These adverbs tell us about the time of

action. e.g. now, then, soon, tomorrow, yesterday, today, tonight, again, early, yesterday.

•Examples.•         I will buy a computer tomorrow.

        The guest came yesterday.         Do it now.        She is still waiting for her brother.        He got up early in the morning. 

Adverb of frequency•Adverbs of frequency tell us how many times

the action occurs or occurred or will occur.e.g. daily, sometimes, often, seldom, usually, frequently, always, ever, generally, rarely, monthly, yearly.

•Examples.•         He goes to school daily.

        She never smokes.        He is always late for class.        They always come in time.        Barking dogs seldom bite.        The employees are paid monthly.        The employees are paid every month.