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❖ Adverbs modify, or tell us more about verbs,


adjectives and other adverbs:

Examples:
They walk slowly.
You are listening carefully.

She is absolutely beautiful.


My house is very small.

He is acting too nervously.


She runs very fast
❖ In most cases, an adverb is formed by adding
‘-ly’ to an adjective.
❖ Adjective Adverb
Careful Carefully
Angry Angrily
Cheap Cheaply
Honest Honestly
Perfect Perfectly
Polite Politely
❖ Main types of adverbs:

1. Manner
2. Place
3. Time
4. Frequency
ADVERBS OF MANNER
❖ Adverbs of manner tell us how something
happens.
Some common adverbs of manner are:
angrily, carefully, carelessly, clearly, happily,
Thoughtfully, badly, etc.

He talked clearly
He drives carefully.
She sings badly.
ADVERBS OF PLACE
❖ Adverbs of place tell us where something happens.
They are usually placed after the main verb or after
the object.
❖ Some common adverbs of place are: along, away,
back, down, here, there, inside, outside, here, up,
etc.
They live there.
He went inside.
Ann looked up
ADVERBS OF TIME

❖ Adverbs of time tell us when an action takes


place. Some common adverbs of time are later,
next, now, soon, still then, today, tomorrow,
yesterday, etc.
.We will call you soon.
.Jack bought the gift today.
.There are coming next week.
.I m still hungry.
.They arrived late there.
Adverbs of Frequency

❖ Adverbs of Frequency tell us "How often?" or


"How frequently?” things happen.
❖ Some common adverbs of frequency are:
always, usually, normally, often, sometimes,
occasionaly, seldom, rarely, hardly ever and
never,
.She is usually on time.
.He occasionaly arrives early.
.The sun always rises in the east.
. I sometimes go to the movies.
He is sometimes on time.
. Sometimes I go to the movies
. I go to the movies sometimes

Frecuency advebs go before a simple verb ( I always have dinner at home) or after the
verb “to be” (They are never on time).

Sometimes can go before a simple verb, after the verb to be, at the begining of the
sentence and at the end of the sentence.

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