GRAMMAR: ADVERB

Adverbs generally indicate information about location, time, degree, and manner.
They provide extra information about the action in a sentence.

ADVERB OF MANNER
Words such as quietly and loudly are adverbs. They describe and give more
information about verbs, adjectives, phrases, and other adverbs. They usually
come after the verb they describe. Most adverbs of manner are formed by adding -
ly to the adjective. If the adjective ends in -y, the -y is left out and -ily is added to
make the adverb.
---- John ate quickly.

ADVERB OF DEGREE
Adverb of degree can be placed in front of adjectives and verbs to strengthen or
weaken their original meaning. Some adverbs can only be paired with specific
adjectives.
Grading Adverbs
Adverb that can be used with gradable adjectives are called grading adverbs.
Gradable adjectives are adjectives like cold, hot, and frightened. It can be very
cold or a bit cold. Gradable adjectives show that something can have different
degrees.
Non-Grading Adverb
Some adverbs can be used to qualify non-gradable adjectives. These are called
non-grading adverbs, and often mean entirely, or almost entirely Non-gradable
adjectives do not have different degrees.
List of gradable and non-grading adverbs:
Gradable Extreme
Big freezing
Small starving
Hot delicious
 Cold exhausted
Hungry boiling
Pretty gorgeous
Tasty tiny
Tired awful
Bad hideous
Nice fascinating
Ugly hilarious
Funny terrified
Stupid furious
Surprising starving
Good enormous
Angry idiotic
Interesting awesome
Scared startling

ADVERB OF TIME
Adverb of time is used to give more precise information about exactly when
something happens. They can also refer to a continuing event or action. Adverbs
of time include: after, always, before, during, early, later, never, now, often,
rarely, recently, sometimes, soon, then, today, tomorrow, usually, yesterday, etc.

ADVERB OF PLACE
Adverb of place describes where something happens. It includes: above, away,
below, down, here, inside, near, outside, there, up, etc.
---- He works at the hospital.

ADVERB OF FREQUENCY
Adverb of frequency shows how often something is done, from something done
very frequently (always) to something not done at all (never). It answers the
question How often? Adverbs of frequency include: always, never, usually,
frequently, occasionally, rarely, seldom, sometimes, etc.
---- He always goes to school.

INTERROGATIVE ADVERBS
An interrogative adverb introduces a question. Interrogative adverbs are usually
placed at the beginning of the sentence. Interrogative adverbs include: how, when,
why, and where.
---- When will John’s plane arrive from Atlanta?

CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Conjunctive adverbs serve as transitional words, joining and relating independent
clauses. Conjunctive adverbs include: accordingly, also, alternatively, certainly,
consequently, finally, nevertheless, moreover, previously, therefore, etc.

REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDED READING

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