![ADVERBS
Adverb
This is a word that is used to modify (describe) or qualify an adjective, a verb or
verbal, or another adverb. Adverbs answer these questions: Where? When? Why?
How? To what degree? Under what conditions?
Examples: a. Joel tugged firmly on the rope. [Tugged how?]
b. Put the stack of books there. [Put where?]
An adverb can also modify an adjective.
Examples:
a. Lola was extremely generous. [How generous was she?]
b. Her boyfriend is intensely jealous. [How jealous is he?]
An adverb can modify another adverb.
Examples:
a. He responded extremely enthusiastically. [How did he respond?]
b. Judith dresses so elegantly.
Other adverb uses:
Modify an entire sentence:
Example: Truthfully, I do not agree with your statement.
Modify a prepositional phrase:
Example: Jacob searched frantically inside the house.
This handout adapted from englishclub.com and the Ninth edition of the Bedford Handbook by Diana Hacker.
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Adverbs lesson for structures of eng.pdf
- 1. ADVERBS Adverb This is a word that is used to modify (describe) or qualify an adjective, a verb or verbal, or another adverb. Adverbs answer these questions: Where? When? Why? How? To what degree? Under what conditions? Examples: a. Joel tugged firmly on the rope. [Tugged how?] b. Put the stack of books there. [Put where?] An adverb can also modify an adjective. Examples: a. Lola was extremely generous. [How generous was she?] b. Her boyfriend is intensely jealous. [How jealous is he?] An adverb can modify another adverb. Examples: a. He responded extremely enthusiastically. [How did he respond?] b. Judith dresses so elegantly. Other adverb uses: Modify an entire sentence: Example: Truthfully, I do not agree with your statement. Modify a prepositional phrase: Example: Jacob searched frantically inside the house. This handout adapted from englishclub.com and the Ninth edition of the Bedford Handbook by Diana Hacker. 8/18
- 2. Types of Adverbs: Adverbs tell how something was done. They make up the largest group of adverbs. Most of them are made by adding –ly to the corresponding adjective. Adverbs tell where something is or where something happened. They sometimes have common suffixes (endings) such as –wards or –ward (backwards, upwards, forwards, etc.) or –where (everywhere, nowhere, somewhere, etc.) Adverbs tell when something happened. They can be definite such as now, today, or tomorrow, or indefinite such as eventually, finally, before. Adverbs also tell how often something is done. There are adverbs of definite frequency (daily, hourly, and monthly) and adverbs of indefinite frequency (always, often, and rarely). List of Common Adverbs Most adverbs are made by adding –ly to the adjective form of the word. This is a list of 130 common single word adverbs. Those that do not end in –ly are shown in bold. accidentally angrily anxiously awkwardly badly beautifully blindly boldly bravely brightly busily calmly carefully carelessly cautiously cheerfully clearly closely correctly courageously cruelly daringly deliberately faithfully fast fatally fiercely fondly foolishly fortunately frankly frantically generously gently gladly gracefully greedily happily hard hastily healthily honestly hungrily hurriedly inadequately ingeniously lazily loosely loudly madly mortally mysteriously neatly nervously noisily obediently openly painfully perfectly politely poorly powerfully promptly punctually quickly quietly rapidly sadly safely selfishly sensibly seriously sharply shyly silently sleepily slowly smoothly so softly solemnly speedily stealthily sternly straight stupidly successfully suddenly suspiciously swiftly tenderly tensely This handout adapted from englishclub.com and the Ninth edition of the Bedford Handbook by Diana Hacker. 8/18
- 3. doubtfully eagerly easily elegantly enormously enthusiastically equally eventually exactly innocently inquisitively irritably joyously justify kindly rarely really recklessly regularly reluctantly repeatedly rightfully roughly rudely thoughtfully tightly truthfully unexpectedly victoriously violently vivaciously warmly weakly wearily well wildly wisely Adverbs of Time Definite points of time: now tonight then yesterday today tomorrow Indefinite points of time: already before early earlier eventually finally first formerly just last late later lately next previously recently since soon still yet Adverbs of Frequency Definite: annually daily fortnightly hourly monthly nightly quarterly weekly yearly Indefinite: always constantly ever frequently generally infrequently never normally occasionally often rarely regularly regularly seldom sometimes usually This handout adapted from englishclub.com and the Ninth edition of the Bedford Handbook by Diana Hacker. 8/18
- 4. Adverbs of Place (some of these are also used as prepositions) about above abroad anywhere away back backward backwards behind below down downstairs east (etc.) elsewhere far here in indoors inside near nearby off on out outside over there towards under up upstairs where Adverbs of Degree (informal) 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 This handout adapted from englishclub.com and the Ninth edition of the Bedford Handbook by Diana Hacker. 8/18