367. AEC 201: Adverbs (16)

An adverb is a word used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb. An adverb usually modifies by telling how, when, where, why, under what conditions, or to what degree. An adverb is often formed by adding -ly to an adjective.

The different types of adverbs are:

Adverbs of manner

Adverbs of time

Adverbs of place

Adverbs of frequency

Adverbs of degree

Conjunctive adverbs

Exercise

1. The desk is made of an especially corrosion-resistant industrial steel.

2. The power company uses huge generators which are generally turned by steam turbines.

3. Jaime won the race, because he ran quickly.

4. This fence was installed sloppily. It needs to be redone.

5. Suzanne sang loudly (loudly modifies the verb sang, indicating the manner of singing)

6. We left it here (here modifies the verb phrase left it, indicating place)

7. I worked yesterday (yesterday modifies the verb worked, indicating time)

8. You often make mistakes (often modifies the verb phrase make mistakes, indicating frequency)

9. He undoubtedly did it (undoubtedly modifies the verb phrase did it, indicating certainty)

10. I bought only the fruit (only modifies the noun phrase the fruit)

11. Roberto drove us almost to the station (almost modifies the prepositional phrase to the station)

12. Certainly we need to act (certainly modifies the sentence as a whole)

13. You are quite right (the adverb quite modifies the adjective right)

14. Milagros is exceptionally pretty (the adverb exceptionally modifies the adjective pretty)

15. She sang very loudly (the adverb very modifies another adverb—loudly)

16. Wow! You ran really quickly! (the adverb really modifies another adverb—quickly)