ADVERBS

Explanation:An Adverb is a word that adds to the meaning of a

Verb, Adjective or another Adverb.
An Adverb answers the question “How ?”, “When?” “Where?” ,
etc. an action is done. Read the following:
Study the following:
Question Answer(Adverb)
HOW? Slowly, quietly, quickly, easily, etc.
WHEN? Now, before, soon, always, yesterday, etc.
WHERE? Here, there, inside, above, below, outside,
etc.

1. He walks slowly. 1. She will come early.

Question: walks how? Question: Come when?
Answer: slowly Answer: early
The Adverb is “slowly”. The Adverb is “early”.

2. Please wait here.

Question: wait Where?
Answer: here
The Adverb is “here”.

A How ?
D
V When ?
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R Where ?
B
 HOW TO FROM ADVERBS
Explanation:Adverbs are formed from Adjectives usually by adding
“-ly”
Read these:
Adjective Adverb
 Slow  slow, slowly
 quiet  quietly
 new  newly
 foolish  foolishly
 angry  angrily
 cheap  cheaply
There are many kinds of Adverbs.
The most important of them are:
1. Adverbs of Manner: which answer the question. “How”
after the Verb.
2. Adverbs of time which answer the question “ when”
after the verb;
3. Adverbs of place which answer the question “where?”
after the verb.
See the following
Subject Verb Adverb Explanation
1. She Speaks Loudly Manner.
Speaks how?
2. They Came Yesterday Time.
Came when?
3. He lived There. Place.
Lived where?
 COMPARISION OF ADVERBS
Explanation: Adverbs have three degrees of comparison.
They are compared in the same way as Adjectives.
Adverbs ending in “-ly” add the words “more” and
“most” before them.

Positive Comparative Superlative

Quickly more quickly most quickly
Slowly more slowly most slowly
Clearly more clearly most clearly
Happily more happily most happily

Note : A few adverbs add “-er”, “-est”, e.g.:

Positive Comparative Superlative

Soon sooner soonest
Fast faster fastest
Long longer longest
Early earlier earliest

Note:Some Adverbs have the same forms of

comparison as Adjectives, e.g:

Positive Comparative Superlative

Much more most
Little less least
Well better best
badly,ill worse worst