An adverb is a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb. There are several types of adverbs including manner, place, time, frequency, quantity, and affirmation/negation. Adverbs of manner describe how something is done, place describe where, time describe when, frequency describe how often, quantity describe how much, and affirmation/negation describe yes/no. Common examples of different adverb types are provided.

1. ADVERBS

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What is an Adverb?
An Adverbs is a word which modifies
the meaning of a verb in other words , they
describe the Manner , Place or Time of an
action.
 Adverbs tell you how, where , when,
something is done

3. FORMATION OF ADVERBS :
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ADJECTIVES ADVERB
Love Lovely
Quick Quickly
Fast Fastly
Slow Slowly
Kind Kindly
Happy Happily
Wonderful Wonderfully
Loud Loudly
beautiful Beautifully
sad sadly

4. KINDS OF ADVERB
Adverb of manner
Adverb of place
Adverb of time
Adverb of frequency
Adverb of quantity
Adverb of afformation / Negation

5. ADVERB OF PLACE
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 It describes where an action is done .
 Some adverbs and adverb phrases
answer the question “where” ?
Examples :
1. The boys are playing upstairs .

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3. We are going to Newyork on our school trip.
4. I’ve lived here for about two years.
5. His children go everywhere.

7. ADVERB OF MANNER
■ Some adverbs and adverbs phrases describes the
way people do things .
Examples :
1. The Girls answered all the questions correctly .
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3. Ramu plays guitar skillfully .

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ADVERB OF FREQUENCY
Some adverb and adverb phrases answer the questions how
often an action is done they are called adverb of frequency.
Like – always , sometimes, often, never, usually , hardly
ever , once, twice.
Example :
1. The children always go to school on the bus.

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3. I clean my bedroom everyday.
2. I will never make that mistake again .

11. ADVERB OF TIME
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 Some adverbs or adverb phrases answer the
question “when”.
 It is known as adverb of time.
Example:
Already, at, 6 ‘o’ clock, last weak, tomorrow.

12. ADVERBS OF QUANTITY (DEGREE)
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It shows to what quantity or it shows how
much or to what extent.
Example :
1. He was too carless.
2. I am fully prepared.

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ADVERB OF AFFIRMATION
 Which says yes, if it is yes. which
says no, if it is no .
Example :
1.I don’t know
2.Surely you are mistaken.
3.He certainly went.