An adverbs is a descriptive words that adds more information to a verb.

a)

Adverbs of Manner These tell us how things are done Example : (i) How did she talk to the teacher? (ii) She talked to the teacher politely. More examples: carefully, carelessly, silently, loudly, gracefully, sweetly, soundly, happily, sadly, neatly, softly

b)

Adverbs of Time These tell us when something happens. Example : (i) When did he finish the essay? (ii) He finished the essay yesterday. More examples: every day, every afternoon, just now, last night, last week, tomorrow, next week, soon, later

c)

Adverbs of Frequency These tell us how often something happens. Example : (i) How often do you play basketball? (ii) I hardly play basketball. More examples: hourly, daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, yearly, never, seldom, sometimes, often, usually, always, twice

An adverb can be placed:

The children drank He pushed her He ran The boys thirstily.

after the action after the object before the preposition before the action if there are many words after it

roughl y. quickly hurried ly into the house. stacked the books into neat piles.