An adverb is a part of speech that modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs by providing information about manner, time, place, degree, or extent. There are different types of adverbs including adverbs of manner which provide information about how something is done, adverbs of place which provide information about where something occurs, adverbs of time which provide information about when something happens, and adverbs of degree which provide information about the extent to which something is done. Adverbs can be regular words ending in -ly or irregular words without this ending.

1. ADVERB An adverb is a part of speech that modifies a verb, an adjective and another adverb. An adverb indicates manner, time, place, or degree and answers questions such as how, when, where, in what manner or to what extent an action is performed. 1

2. Adverb as Modifiers 2

4. Mike snored melodically.

5. Mary lives locally.

6. The seamstress quickly made the mourning clothes.

7. The midwives waited patiently through a long labour.3

9. He is really handsome.

10. That was extremely kind of you.

11. They were really unhappy.

12. My brother is completely fearless.

13. I know she is very careful.4

15. He drives extremely fast.

16. We urged him to dial the number more expeditiously.

17. He is almost always hungry.

18. John plays tennis very well.

19. You never can work too carefully.5

21. Fast

22. Very

23. Never

24. Always

25. Often

26. Still

27. Friendly

28. Lovely

29. Lonely

30. Neighbourly These words are adjectives Note that the form of adverb can also change to make it comparative or superlative. 6

31. COMPARISON OF ADVERBS 7

32. IRREGULAR COMPARISON 8

33. ADVERB FORMATIONAdverbs that end in –ly are formed by adding –ly to an adjective, a present participle, or a past participle. 9

34. Basic rules about spelling for –ly adverbs 10

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37. They helped us cheerfully.

38. James bond drives his cars fast. 12

39. List of common single-word adverbs of manner Accidentally angrily Anxiously awkwardly Badly beautifully Blindly courageously Enthusiastically gracefully Adverbs of manner that do not end in –ly Fast hard So well 13

41. They looked everywhere.

42. Two cars were parked outside.14

43. List of common single-word adverbs of place About above Anywhere behind Below downstairs Indoors under Nearby here Outside there 15

45. I want it now.

46. He has not played chess recently.16

47. List of common single-word adverbs of time Now Then Today Tomorrow Tonight Yesterday 17

49. Gina is very beautiful.

50. Jun drove quite dangerously.18

51. List of common single-word Adverb of Degrees Almost completely Absolutely deeply Extremely entirely Indeed highly Incredibly fully Perfectly enormously Positively greatly 19