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Adverb
What is an Adverb?
Anadverbisawordthatisusedtochangeorqualifythemeaningofanadjective(http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar
rules/adjectives/),averb(http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammarrules/verbs/),aclause
(http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammarrules/adverb/adverbclauses/),anotheradverb(http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar
rules/adverb/),oranyothertypeofwordorphrasewiththeexceptionofdeterminersandadjectivesthatdirectlymodifynouns.

Traditionallyconsideredtobeasinglepartofspeech,adverbsperformawidevarietyoffunctions,whichmakesitdifficulttotreatthemasasingle,
unifiedcategory.Adverbsnormallycarryoutthesefunctionsbyansweringquestionssuchas:
When?Shealwaysarrivesearly.
How?Hedrivescarefully.
Where?Theygoeverywheretogether.
Inwhatway?Sheeatsslowly.
Towhatextent?Itisterriblyhot.
Thisiscalledadverbialfunctionandmaybeaccomplishedbyadverbialclausesandadverbialphrasesaswellasbyadverbsthatstandalone.
Therearemanyrulesforusingadverbs,andtheserulesoftendependuponwhichtypeofadverbyouareusing.Rememberthesebasics,andusing
adverbstomakesentencesmoremeaningfulwillbeeasierforyou.
Adverbscanalwaysbeusedtomodifyverbs.Noticethatthesecondofthesetwosentencesismuchmoreinterestingsimplybecauseitcontains
anadverb:
Thedogran.(Youcanpictureadogrunning,butyoudontreallyknowmuchmoreaboutthescene.)
Thedogranexcitedly.(Youcanpictureadogrunning,waggingitstail,pantinghappily,andlookinggladtoseeitsowner.Youcanpainta
muchmoreinterestingpictureinyourheadwhenyouknowhoworwhythedogisrunning.)
Adverbsareoftenformedbyaddingtheletterslytoadjectives.Thismakesisveryeasytoidentifyadverbsinsentences.Therearemany
exceptionstothisruleeverywhere,nowhere,andupstairsareafewexamples.
Anadverbcanbeusedtomodifyanadjectiveandintensifythemeaningitconveys.Forexample:
Heplaystenniswell.(Heknowshowtoplaytennisandsometimeshewins.)
Heplaystennisextremelywell.(Heknowshowtoplaytennissowellthathewinsoften.)
Asyoureadthefollowingadverbexamples,youllnoticehowtheseusefulwordsmodifyotherwordsandphrasesbyprovidinginformationaboutthe
place,time,manner,certainty,frequency,orothercircumstancesofactivitydenotedbytheverbsorverbphrasesinthesentences.

Examples of Adverbs
Asyoureadeachofthefollowingadverbexamples,notethattheadverbshavebeenitalicizedforeasyidentification.Considerhowreplacingthe
existingadverbswithdifferentoneswouldchangethemeaningofeachsentence.

1.Shewaswalkingrapidly.
2.Thekidsloveplayingtogetherinthesandbox.
3.Pleasecomeinsidenow.
4.Hisjokesarealwaysveryfunny.
5.Youdontreallycare,doyou?

Adverbs Exercises
Thefollowingexerciseswillhelpyougaingreaterunderstandingabouthowadverbswork.Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachsentence.
1.Thedriverstoppedthebus_______________.
A.Financially
B.Exactly
C.Abruptly
D.Now
Answer:C.Thedriverstoppedthebusabruptly.
2.Duringautumn,colorfulleavescanbeseenfalling______________fromtrees.
A.Everywhere
B.Very
C.Gently
D.Loudly
Answer:C.Duringautumn,colorfulleavescanbeseenfallinggentlyfromtrees.
3.Mygrandmotheralwayssmiled_______________.
A.Cheerfully
B.Sadly
C.Never
D.Yesterday
Answer:A.Mygrandmotheralwayssmiledcheerfully.
4.Aftertheparty,confettiwasstrewn_________________.
A.Blandly
B.Everywhere
C.Later
D.Carefully
Answer:B.Aftertheparty,confettiwasstrewneverywhere.
5.Itstimetogo____________.
A.Before
B.Now
C.Yesterday
D.Lightly
Answer:B.Itstimetogonow.

Adverbs List

Therearemanydifferentwordsthatfunctionasadverbs.Thefollowinglistisbrokendownintosegmentswhichlistadverbsbyfunction.After
reading,youwillbeabletothinkofadditionaladverbstoaddtoyourownlistafterall,therearethousands.
Manyadverbsendinly.Thismakesitveryeasytospottheadverbsinmostsentences.
Abruptly
Boldly
Carefully
Deliberately
Excitedly
Financially
Horribly
Mildly
Naughtily
Openly
Poorly
Quickly
Sadly
Terribly
Willingly
Yearly
Someadverbstelluswheretheactionhappened.Theseareknownasadverbsofplace.
Everywhere
Here
Inside
There
Underground
Upstairs
Certainadverbsletusknowwhenorhowoftentheactionhappened.Theseareknownasadverbsoftimeandadverbsoffrequency.
After
Always
Before
Later

Now
Today
Yesterday
Manyadverbstellustheextentoftheaction.
Almost
Enough
So
Too
Quite
Rather
Very
Someadverbsareusedasintensifiers.
Absolutely
Certain
Completely
Heartily
Really
Certainadverbscalledadverbsofmannertellusaboutthewayinwhichsomethingwasdone.
Briskly
Cheerfully
Expectantly
Randomly
Willingly
Somegroupsofwordsservethesamefunctionsasadverbs.Theseareknownasadverbclauses.Besuretoreadtheadverbclause
(http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammarrules/adverb/adverbclauses/)sectiontolearnnewwaystomakeyoursentencesevenmore
interesting.

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