3. WHAT ARE ADVERBS?
An adverb is a word that can modify or describe a
verb, adjective, another adverb, or entire
sentence. Adverbs can be used to show manner
(how something happens), degree (to what extent),
place (where), and time (when).
4. Adverbs are used to modify a Verb, an
Adjective, another Adverb, or even the
entire sentence.
Adverbs are used to answer how, when,
where, and to what extent was the action
done.
5. EXAMPLES:
• Crane cowardly ran away from the headless knight.
• Gaston fearlessly faced the beast.
• Justin washes the dishes sometimes.
• Lester usually wakes up at 3 pm.
• Ali punches extremely hard.
• The Moon elegantly shines upon those who ponder what
despair truly is.
• Jeffrey Dahmer placed the severed head inside a glass jar.
• Annie hid underneath the table
6. TYPES OF ADVERBS
• Adverbs of Manner
• Adverbs of Degree
• Adverbs of Time
• Adverbs of Frequency
• Adverbs of Place
• Conjunctive Adverb
7. ADVERB OF MANNER
An adverb of manner describes how you do an
action
EXAMPLE:
• Andrei carelessly spent all of his money.
• Lester fell in-love blindly
• Azi aimlessly threw a rock in the sky.
8. ADVERB OF DEGREE
An adverb of degree describes the intensity of an
action.
EXAMPLE:
• Alimar is very tall.
• The Coffee was too hot.
• Belle’s performance was very good.
9. ADVERB OF TIME
An adverb of time tells when an action will happen
or occur.
EXAMPLE:
• Our discussion will start now.
• We’ll talk about it later.
• My classmates will pass their activities
tomorrow.
10. ADVERB OF FREQUENCY
An adverb of frequency describes how often an
action happens or occurs. There are two kinds of
adverbs of frequency. There’s the Definite
frequency and Indefinite Frequency
EXAMPLE:
• Joelle always visits the church.
• Peter washes the dishes sometimes.
• Carl washes his car twice a week.
11. ADVERB OF PLACE
Adverb of Place tells where the action happened.
They change or add meaning to a sentence. These are
also called Spatial Adverbs.
EXAMPLE:
• Angelo looked around the room.
• Rose passed through the tunnel.
• Miko threw the ball across the court.
12. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB
Conjunctive adverbs are transition words or phrases.
Conjunctive adverbs are also called connective adverbs or
linking adverbs. Even though conjunctive adverbs are
conjunctions, they are different from coordinating
conjunctions, and they are not used in the same way
EXAMPLE:
• Joey kept talking in class; therefore, he got in
trouble
• Zen jumped down the stairs and fell; rest
assured, he survived with just minor injuries
• Ruben went to the store; however, he did not
find what he wanted to buy