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TENSES CONDITIONALS AND SUBJUNCTIVE | Adverbs are the words which tell us more about a verb or an adjective or even other adverbs.
Adverbs can also modify a whole sentence. For example: Obviously, you can't know everything. And adverbs can also modify a prepositional phrase. For example: They are immediately inside the door.
Adverb Form Many adverbs are made by adding -ly to an adjective. For example:
But not all the words ending in -ly are adverbs. Friendly, lovely and neighborly are all adjectives.
Also, some adverbs have no particular form.
For example: well, fast,never, very, still, always, often
The form of adverbs can also change to make them comparative or superlative.
Adverbs of Manner tell us the way or the manner in which something happens. Adverbs of manner answer the question "how?" These adverbs mainly modify verbs.
We mostly use Adverbs of Manner with dynamic action verbs, not with stative verbs.
Adverbs of Place are the adverbs which tell us the place where something happens. The adverbs of place answer the question "where?" They mainly modify verbs.
Adverbs of Time tells us about the time at which something happens. Adverbs of time also mainly modify verbs. They answer the question "when?"
Or they can also answer the question "how often?"
Adverbs of Degree tell us about the extent or degree to which something happens. Adverbs of degree answer the question "how much?" or "to what degree?". Adverbs of degree can modify verbs, adjectives and also other adverbs.
Adverb Position
When adverbs modify verbs, there are normally 3 possible positions
When adverbs modify adjectives or other adverbs, it usually comes just before the word it modifies. For example:
The position of an adverb depends in the type of adverb. It could be an adverb of manner, place, time or degree. The following table demonstrates some guidelines for placement based on the kind of adverb. Note: There are many exceptions to these guidelines.
Adverb of frequency are Adverb of time that answer the question "how frequently?" and "how often?" They show us how often something happens. Here are some examples: 1. daily, weekly, annually 2. sometimes, often, rarely You probably see a difference between "1." and "2." above. With words like weekly we know exactly how often the words in "1." describe definite frequency. On the other hand, words like sometimes give us an idea of frequency. We separate them into two groups because they normally take different positions in a sentence. Adverbs of Definite Frequency Examples:
Adverbs of definite frequency, like all adverbs of definite time, normally go in the end position. Look at these examples:
Sometimes, for emphasizing or for style, some adverbs of definite frequency, may come in the beginning of a sentence. For example:
Examples: Seldom, sometimes, often, always, never Adverbs of indefinite frequency mainly go in the mid position in a sentence. 100% Always, Constantly They come before the main verb with the exception of the verb - to be.
Occasionally, sometimes, often, frequently and usually can also go at the beginning or 50% Sometimes end of a sentence
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