Adverbs

DEFINITION: ADVERBS ARE WORDS THAT MODIFY:

- VERBS:

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- OTHER

ADVERBS: He drives terfibffist.

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ABVERBS
quickly slowly bravely immediately happily hard fast well here there everywhere near bv down now then still vet soon

OF MANNER

FORMATION + ouicklv Adi. ouick + lv + slowlv Adi. slow + lv Adi. brave + bravelv immediatelv Adi. irnmediate + lv Adi. happv + haooilv Adi. Adv. hard Adi. Adv. fast Adi. Adv. well

hard fast sood

lv lv

+ + + + + +

He walks ouicklv. The car moves slowlv. The armv fouoht bravelv. Thev left immediatelv.
I acceoted the orize haooilv.

l've tried hard to be the first.

He drives fast.

OF PLACE

OF TIME

todav finallv
OF FREOUENCY always ofien occasionally never

Adi.

final+lv
occasional+lv

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Maiy speaks Enslish well. She worked here. I out the book there. There are flowers evervwhere. I live near your house. l've iust passed by to sav "Hello!" Thev looked down to see the vieirv. What are vou doino now? We took a lono walk. fhen we rested. I still don't belive vou. Thev haven't arrived vet. Mark will be here soon. We are meetino todav.
Finally, she won. He is alwavs home on Saturdav. Thev often walk in the oark. I drink occasionallv. He can never make a mistake.

finallv

Adi.

occasionallv

far OF DEGREE
very rather quite too hardly

A dictionary is far too biq. They are very careful. I would rather stav home. This is guite sure. She likes you, too. I hardly know him.

The comparison of adve,rbs

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quickly fortunatelv oracefullv hard

REGULAR SHORT IRREGULAR

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early well badlv little much far

COMPARATIVE more ouicklv more fortunatelv more oracelullv harder hioher earlier better worse
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most quickly most fortunatelv most oracefullv hardest hiohest earliest best worst least most farthest. furthest

more farther, further

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