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Adverbs

What are adverbs?

Adverbs
are like LEGO accessories: A brightly colored door, a tiny window, a fluffy rug inside.

They don't change the basic structure of the house, but they add personality and information.

An adverb is a word/a set of words that modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.  It tells when, where, and how an action is performed or indicates the quality or degree of the action.

Many adverbs end in -ly but some words which end in -ly (such has friendly) are not adverbs.  Many words can be both adverbs and adjectives according to their activity in the sentence.

TYPES OF ADVERBS

🕜Robin is always hungry → Adverbs of time/frequency describe when or how often something happens  They answer the questions “When does the action take place?" or "How often does the action occur?".

Always, never, often, eventually, now, frequently, occasionally, once, forever, seldom, before, Sunday, Mondnay, 10 AM, 12 PM, etc. Are common adverbs/frequency- 
 

🏫Alex is going to school→ Adverbs of place/direction indicate the location or direction of an action. They answer the question, “Where does the action take place?”

Across, over, under, in, out, through, backwards, there, around, here, sideways, upstairs, in the park, in the field, in that place, etc., are some common adverbs of place/direction.

📈I love her very much → Adverb of quantity express the importance/degree/level of the action in the sentence are called adverbs of degree. They answer the question 'how much is the action performed'?. 

Completely, nearly, entirely, less, mildly, most, thorough, somewhat, excessively, much, etc. Are common adverbs of degree.

An adverb describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It tells us how, where, when, how much and with what frequency.

An adverb can tell…

HOW?

quietly
peacefully
carefully
slowly
badly
closely
easily 
well
fast
quickly 
cheerfully

WHERE?

above 
abroad
far
away
back 
here
outside
backwards
behind
below
down

¿WHEN?

now
yesterday
soon
later
tomorrow 
yet 
already
tonight
today
then
last year 

HOW MUCH?

quite 
fairly
too
enormously 
entirely
very
extremely 
rather 
almost
absolutely 
just

HOW OFTEN?

always
sometimes
often
frequently
normally 
generally 
usually 
occasionally 
seldom 
rarely 
never

Mark the adverb in the following sentences

Pregunta

Usually he ends up cooking dinner for the family.

Respuestas

usually

cooking dinner

ends up

Retroalimentación

Pregunta

I thought the drive was shorter in comparison, but it’s really far away in retrospective.

Respuestas

thought

really

far away

Retroalimentación

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