Adverb
An adverb describes a verb, an
adejctive or another adverb. It tells
DEFINITION
us how, where, when, how muc hand
with what frequency.
Adverbs of original form mainly of time & place: here, there,
somewhere, far, now, nowadays, today, then
Derived from adjectives: -ly
cheaply, dearly, closely, directly, easily, fairly
FORMATION
Derived from n+adj: -wise, fashion, style, actively, beautifully,
beneficially, sadly, strongly, reliably
Adverbs with the same form as adjectives: hard, fast, outside, montly,
fair, close
Double forms: with & without -ly
deep-a long way, deeply-greatly, direct- by the shortest route,
directly-immediately, easy-gently and slowly, easily-without difficulty
free-without cost, freely-willing, full-exactly, fully-completely, hard-
with effort, hardly-scarcely
Adverbs of original form: more often, harder,
a bit rather,
Derived from adjectives:-ly
Degrees of comparison
more quickly, a bit slightly, more easily
Irregular comparison
well-better-the best, badly-worse-the worst,
much-more-the most, little-less-least, late-
later-latest, fast-faster-fastest
Time:
Relative: yesterday,
more, less, today, Place: here,
better tomorrow there,
everywhere
Linking:
Focus&view however,
point: only, Types
therefore,
just, even moreover
Reason:
hence, so
that, because Frequency: Manner:
always, quickly, slowly,
often, carefully
sometimes
ORDER: 1. MANNER
2. PLACE
3. FREQUENCY
4. TIME
5. PURPOSE EX: SHE RUNS QUICKLY AT HOME EVERY DAY AT 8:00 TO SEE HER FATHER.