This document discusses adverbs, which modify or describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. It notes that adverbs answer questions like how, when, and to what degree. The document then classifies adverbs into five main types: manner, place, time, frequency, and degree. For each type, it provides examples to illustrate how adverbs of that type are used. It concludes by listing some other types of adverbs and providing an activity for readers to practice inserting adverbs in sentences.

1. Topic: Adverbs
By Muhammad Bilal Younas

2. Modifies or describes
a verb, an adjective,
or another adverb.
Modifies or describes
a verb, an adjective,
or another adverb.
Answers the questions:Answers the questions:
How?How?He ran quickly.He ran quickly.
She left yesterday.She left yesterday.
When?When?
We went there.We went there.
Where?Where?
It was too hot!It was too hot! To what degree or how much?To what degree or how much?

3.  An adverb adds something to the meaning of
a verb, an adjective or another noun.
 He walks slowly.
 His brother is a very gentle boy.
 He speaks extremely loudly.

4. Interrogative
Adverbs
introduce questions
How did you break your
leg?
When does your plane leave?
How often do
you run?
Where did you put the
mouse trap?

5.  Adverbs can be classified, according to the
function into five main types:
 Place
 Manner
 Time
 Frequency
 Degree

6. Adverbs of Manner
 They show “how” an action is, was, or will be
done, e.g. slowly, carefully, easily, sincerely,
fast, well etc
EXAMPLES
 How did they read?
 They read slowly.
 How did they act?
 They acted well.

7. Adverbs of Place
 They show where an action is, was, or will be
done, e.g. here, there, across, up, down,
somewhere etc
EXAMPLES
 Where are you going?
 I’m going upstairs.
 Where is Ali?
 He is there

8. Adverbs of Time
They show when an action is, was, or will be
done, e.g. today, tomorrow, yet, soon, later,
after, yesterday etc
EXAMPLES
when did they leave?
 They left in the morning.
 When is she coming?
 She is coming soon.

9. Adverbs of Frequency
 They show how often an action is, was, or will be
done, e.g. never, usually, rarely, seldom, never etc
EXAMPLES
How often do they meet?
 They always meet on Fridays.
 Do you ever study at night?
 Yes, usually.
 Have you ever been to London?
 No I have never been.

10. Adverbs of degree
 They usually modify adjectives and other
adverbs
Very, too, fairly, rather, nearly, completely
 Ahmad is quite right.
 It is rather hot today.
 My brother drives very carefully.

11. Some other types of adverbs
 Adverbs of affirmation:
Certainly, definitely, yes, indeed etc
 Adverbs of negation:
No, not, only, etc
 Adverbs of cause:
Accordingly, therefore, consequently, etc
 Adverbs of order:
Firstly, secondly, lastly, etc
 Adverbs of interrogation:
When, where, why, etc

12. ACTIVITY
Insert the given adverbs at their proper place
1. He has seen a train. ( never)
2. That boy is tall. ( very)
3. He drinks his tea with milk. (usually)
4. The question is difficult. (rather)
5. He visited us. (yesterday)
6. I am sure. (quite)
7. He will come. (soon)
8. We see him on Fridays. (rarely)