This document discusses what adverbs are and provides examples of different types of adverbs including: adverbs of frequency, manner, time, place, and purpose. It explains that adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. The document also discusses word order rules for placing different types of adverbs in sentences and using commas with certain adverbs.

1. Some basic
Adverbs
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2. What is an adverb?
An adverb is a part of speech that describes
or modifies a verb, an adjective or another
adverb.
Adverbs answer the questions:
◦How Often ?
◦How ?
◦When?
◦Where?
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3. How Often? Adverbs of Frequency
Basic rule - before the verbs and after the verbs to be.
Always, seldom, never, ever, usually, frequently, often.
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subject auxiliary/be adverb main verb object, place or time
I often go swimming in the evenings.
He doesn't always play tennis.
We are usually here in summer.
I have never been abroad.

4. How Often? Adverbs of Frequency
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5. How? Adverbs of manner
adverbs basic rule - at the end
Closely, well, carefully, hard.
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subject verb(s) direct object adverb
He drove the car carefully.
He drove carefully.

6. When? Adverbs of time
Recently, late, lately, tomorrow
Adverbs of time are usually put at the end of the sentence.
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subject verb(s) indirect object direct object time
I will tell you the story tomorrow.
time subject verb(s) indirect object direct object
Tomorrow, I will tell you the story.
If you don't want to put emphasis on the time, you can also put the
adverb of time at the beginning of the sentence with coma

7. Where? Adverbs of place
Adverbs basic rule - at the end.
above, away, below, down, here, inside, there, up.
Like adverbs of manner, these adverbs are put behind
the direct object or the verb.
I walked downstairs.
Have you ever gone there?
I will meet you outside.
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8. If there’s more than one adverb after the
verb, the correct order is:
Manner + place + frequency + time + purpose
1 2 3 4 5
Beth swims enthusiastically in the pool every
morning before lunch to keep in shape.

9. BEGINNING OF SENTENCE (before the subject):
Connecting adverbs: Then, next, however, suddenly, etc.
Suddenly, the door opened.
Next, a ghost floated into the room.
Comment adverbs: Luckily, unluckily, fortunately, surprisingly, stupidly, etc.
Stupidly, I forgot my keys.
Fortunately, she has decided to help us.
Frequency adverbs (special emphasis, indefinite frequency): usually, normally, often, frequently,
sometimes and occasionally (NOT: always, ever, rarely, seldom and never).
Sometimes, I think I’d like to live somewhere else.
Usually. I get up early.
Some adverbs of certainty: maybe, perhaps.
Maybe, I’m right.
Perhaps, her train is late.

10. Adverbs of place (special emphasis): here, there, at the end,
etc.
Here comes your bus.
The word order changes in this sentence.
There she is.
On the bus sat a pretty girl with a blue hat.
The word order changes here.
Adverbs of time (special emphasis): today, in 1956, etc.
Today, I’m going to London.
In June we went to Cornwall.

11. MID-POSITION (before the main verb, after an auxiliary verb
or after “be”):
Adverbs of certainty: certainly, definitely, clearly, obviously, probably;
He probably thinks you don’t like him.
There is clearly something wrong.
It will certainly rain today.
Adverbs of frequency: never, rarely, sometimes, often, usually, always, ever,
seldom, etc
We usually go to Scotland in August.
I’m seldom late for work.
Focusing adverbs: even, only, also, mainly, etc
She’s also my friend.
We are only going for two days.
Some adverbs of time: already, still, finally, eventually, soon, last, just;
She’s still working in the office.
They’ve just arrived.

12. Adverbs of manner (when they are not
important): slowly, suddenly, happily, etc.
I slowly started to feel better again.
We will happily start moving to London next month.
Some adverbs of degree: almost, greatly,
mostly, etc.
She’s almost finished.
He totally agrees with you.

13. END OF SENTENCE (after the verb):
Adverbs of manner: slowly, suddenly, badly, quietly, etc.
He drove off angrily.
You speak English well.
Adverbs of place: upstairs, around, here, to bed, from school, etc.
The children are playing upstairs.
Come and sit here.
Frequency expressions (definite frequency) : once a month, every week, etc.
She buys the newspaper twice a week.
I visit my grandma every day.
Adverbs of time: today, finally, soon, yet, etc.
I’m going to Paris today.
She’ll be coming soon.
Expressions of purpose: to + infinitive, in order to + infinitive, etc.
I will use this new red pen to mark the exams.
You have to study in order to pass the school year.

14. Adverbs can also modify adjectives and other adverbs:
He is very talkative. Mark is exceptionally bright.
adverb adjective adverb adjective
He speaks too slowly. Tom ran extremely fast.
adverb adverb adverb adverb
Commas with adverbs:
Use a comma after certain adverbs: however, in fact, therefore nevertheless, moreover, furthermore, still, instead, too
(meaning 'also').
Therefore, he didn't say a word.
If these adverbs appear in the middle of a sentence, they are enclosed
in commas.
The thief, however, was very clever.
The comma is optional in many cases, depending on the context and on the intention of the writer.
So, she entered the house.
So she entered the house.

15. References
http://www.esldesk.com/grammar/practice/identify-adverb
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16. The End
Enjoy adverbs
Mandi
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