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Adverbs are words that modify:

VERBS ANOTHER ADVERB

ADJECTIVES

Adverbs also answers this questions:

WHEN

WHERE HOW

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VERBS

Place the adverb before or after the verb that is modified.

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Example:

When businesses knowingly deceive customers, they are violating ethical standards.
Example:

Do not illegally copy paper or electronic documents.

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ADVERBS

Place the adverb immediately before the adverb being modified.

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Example:
We very precisely judged the commute time to our new clients office.

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Ruby did extremely well on the ethics section of her real estate exam.
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ADJECTIVES

Place the adverb immediately before the adjective.

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Example: The courtesy of greeting others within your own firm is universally acceptable in the United States. Example: Downsizing is becoming an increasingly popular way for businesses to lower expenses.
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WHEN
Example:
Soon she displayed her work.
Soon is the adverb in this sentence because it describes when she displayed her work.

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WHERE
Example:
His keys hung there.
There is the adverb in this sentence because it describes where his keys hung.

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HOW
Example:
I quickly ate my lunch.
Quickly is the adverb in this sentence because it describes how I ate my lunch.

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Many adverbs are made by adding ly onto the end of an adjective.

Kind
The boy kindly carried the old ladys bags.

Strange
It was strangely quiet in the village.

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EXAMPLES OF ADVERBS
POSSIBLY MOSTLY HONESTLY HAPPILY COMPLETELY SUCCESSFULLY UNFORTUNATELY
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TRUTHFULLY REALLY BADLY WELL SCIENTIFICALLY SIMPLY DAILY

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Adverbs may be single words,

prepositional phrases or infinitive phrases. Examples:
The new machine works well. (single word)

The machinist placed the tools inside the cabinet. (prepositional phrase)

Mr. Santos came to see the computers. (infinitive phrase)

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Single-word Adverbs may be noun-words

use as adverbs, common adverbs not ending in ly or adjectives ending in ly.

Noun-words used as adverbs.

Afterno Upstairs on Downtow Today n Common Adverbs not ending in ly. Forev There er Well Adjectives ending in ly. Not Safe ly 12/2/12 Steadil y

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Most adverbs are formed by adding ly to an adjective. The easiest way to spot adverbs is to look for the telltale ly suffix.
Rules to change an adjective to an adverb form.

If the base word ends in l, add ly; successful successfully truthful truthfully 2. If the base word ends in y, chande y to I and add ly; day daily speedy speedily 3. If the base word ends in e, drop the e and add ly; able ably simple simply 4. If the base word ends in ic, add ally; 12/2/12 critic critically
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Comparison of Adverbs is done by

using very, so, or too, adding er or est suffixes, and putting more or most (less or least) before them. Like Adjectives, Adverbs have three degrees of comparison :
Positive degree expresses the quality without comparison.

Comparative degree compares two verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.

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Superlative degree compares three or more verbs, adjectives or adverbs.

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Comparison of Adverbs

More, less or using -er are used to express the comparative degree.

Most, least or using -est are used to express the superlative degree. POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

good soon happily

very good sooner

so good soonest most happily

more happily

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Irregular adverb forms

are closely related to irregular adjective forms.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE well better best bad/badly worse worst Absolute adverbs such as always, far farther farthest

never and one oclock cannot be compared. For instance, we cannot say more almost most never or always, before again more one here oclock.now then ever
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