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ADVERB
Adverb: “A word which is used to describe or modify a verb, adjective or another adverb.” It
gives more information about a verb, adjective or about another adverb.
For example:
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Aslam is working quickly.
He is very intelligent.
He writes very carefully.
Form/Degrees of Adverb
1: positive form. 2: comparative form. 3: superlative form.
For example:
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Fast, faster, fastest.
Early, earlier, earliest.
Quickly, more quickly, most quickly.
Beautifully, more beautifully, most beautifully.
Position of adverb in sentence: Adverbs may have different positions in sentence.
For example:
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Quickly, he finished his work.
He quickly finished his work.
He finished his work quickly.
Kinds of Adverb
There are three main kinds of adverb.
1. Adverb of time: the adverb which describes the time of a verb and which answers the
question “when”.
For example:
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He came yesterday. (When did he come?)
I want it now. (When do I want it?)
Written by: StILAIMAN AHMAD. BS-ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF MALAKAND (2011)
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2. Adverb of manner: The adverb which describes the way or the manner of a verb and
which answers the question “how”.
For example:
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He speaks slowly. (How does he speak?)
She worked hard. (How did she work?)
3. Adverb of place: The adverb which describes the place of a verb, means, the place
where an action occurs, and this type of adverb answers the question “where”.
For example:
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Please sit here. (Where should I sit?)
They looked everywhere. (Where did they look?)
The car was parked outside. (Where was the car parked?)
4. Adverbs of Degree: Adverbs of Degree tell us the degree or extent of a verb. This kind
of adverb answers the question "how much?" or "to what degree?". Adverbs of Degree
can modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.
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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?)
Almost, nearly, quite, just, too, enough, hardly, scarcely, completely, very, extremely.
5. Adverbs of Frequency:
Used to describe how frequently we do an activity.
How often or how frequently something happens.
Written by: StILAIMAN AHMAD. BS-ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF MALAKAND (2011)
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