2. Adverbs are an
essential part of speech
that provide information
about verbs, adjectives,
and other adverbs.
They modify or describe actions,
states, qualities, or other
adverbs.
3. Adverbs are words tha
modify or describe
verbs, adjectives, and
other adverbs.
They provide information about
how, when, where, why, or to
what extent an action occurs.
4. EXAMPLES
•She ran quickly. (How? -
Quickly)
•They arrived yesterday.
(When? - Yesterday)
•He speaks softly. (How? -
Softly)
•They live nearby. (Where? -
Nearby)
•She worked very hard. (To
what extent? - Very hard)
5. Adverbs of Manner
An adverb of
manner modifies or
changes a sentence to tell
us how something
happens, such as whether
it was quickly or slowly.
They're usually placed after
the main verb or after the
object. Just like other
adverbs, they can provide
more detail to sentences,
giving the reader a clearer
6. Adverbs of Time
can tell us about when an
action happens, (now,
soon, etc.) or how
frequently an action
happens (usually, always,
etc.)
They answer the question "When?"
7. Adverbs of Place
Adverbs that are
employed in a sentence
to describe the location
or the place where an
action is taking
place are called
adverbs of place. They
answer the question
'where'. They are mostly
found after the main
verb or the object in a
8. Adverbs of Frequency
An adverb of frequency
describes how often an
action happens. There are
six main adverbs of
frequency that we use in
English: always, usually (or
normally), often,
sometimes, rarely, and
never. How do you usually
introduce or elicit these
from your students?
9. Adverbs of Degree
They are called DEGREE
ADVERBS because they
specify the degree to which
an adjective or another
adverb applies. Degree
adverbs include almost,
barely, entirely, highly,
quite, slightly, totally, and
utterly. Degree adverbs are
not gradable (*extremely
very).
10. Conjunctive Adverb
A conjunctive adverb is a
part of speech that is an
adverb by design but has
the characteristic of a
conjunction. It can be used
to link different clauses or
sentences, to show cause
and effect, sequence, and
contrast between the two
clauses or sentences.
