Adverbs

Hello all! This time we will talk about adverbs. I believe we have used adverbs in our daily conversations as well as in written texts. only we might not realize that they are adverbs.

'Tania walks quickly.' for example.

'Quickly' tells us how Tania walks. So, it is an adverb.

Hence, we can conclude that an adverb is a word used to modify a verb. But that's not all. We also use adverbs to modify an adjective and another adverb. Observe the following sentences:

Your daughter is very cute.
My father works very diligently.

In the first sentence, the word 'very' tells how cute your daughter is. Therefore, it modifies the adjective 'cute'.

While in the second sentence, the word 'very' tells how diligently my father works. Therefore, it modifies the adverb 'diligently'.

Now, how can we identify an adverb in a sentence?

1. Most adverbs are formed by using adjectives + ly. They are adverbs of manner.
quickly: They moved to the side quickly.
diligently: We all work diligently.
beautifully: Letty danced beautifully that day.
sweetly: She has been acting so sweetly.
nicely: Pat has decorated the room nicely.

2. Adverbs of place:
here: Do you live here?
there: I will be there.
somewhere: It is here somewhere.
abroad: Have you been abroad before?
upstairs: John is upstairs in his bedroom. 

3. Adverbs of time:
now: They are having a holiday in Australia now.
then: Then, he left.
everyday: Do you jog everyday?
yesterday: The robbery happened yesterday.
before: George was here before.

4. Adverbs of purpose:
in order to: They called in order to get some information.

so: He came late so he apologised.
to: We arrived early to get front seats.
therefore: Patrick studied hard. Therefore, he got good results.
thus: He thus got a punishment from his manager.

5. Adverbs of degree:
very: The coffee was very sweet.
too: The tea was too hot to drink.
so: Those shoes are so expensive that I don't think I will ever buy them.
absolutely: You are absolutely gorgeous in that gown.
totally: I totally agree with you, Nathan.

6. Adverbs of frequency:
always: We always start our classes on time.
usually: They are usually punctual.
often: Hans often went to the shop.
sometimes: Your brother is sometimes short-tempered.
seldom: I seldom come here.
rarely: Mr. Banks rarely goes abroad.
hardly ever: I hardly ever eat meat products.
never: He has never been to India. 
once a while: They visit us once a while.
most of the time: He sleeps late most of the time.

I hope you all get something out of it. Be with you again soon.