Fundamental Grammar

ADVERBS
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 Adverbs
He ran yesterday.

He writes well.

He runs very quickly.

Obviously, he is very fast.

Whereas adjectives have only one different

function (they can modify only kinds of adverbs can have different
nouns), functions.
 Kinds of Adverbs
Manners
1 Tell us how something is done or happens. Check garments thoroughly for marks and holes.
They usually come after the verb and object. I bought it quickly.

Place
2 Tell us where something is done. She went shopping there last week.

They usually come after the verb. She went outside.

Time
3 Try to remember what clothes you already have.
Tell us when or how often something is done.
They often come before the verb, but adverbs phrase I bought it this morning.
can come at the beginning or end of a sentence.

Intensifying (such as very, really, and absolutely)

4 Change the strength of adjectives and adverbs.
We use absolutely with adjectives that are
already very strong.
We use really with both types of adjective,
and before very.
Very cheap, very successfully
It was absolutely fantastic.
It was absolutely good. It was very good.
really good, really fantastic, really very good.
 Note that adverbs nearly always come
after be and auxiliary verbs.

I’m never happy with anything I buy.

We’ve already seen her.

If there are two or more adverbs at

the end of a clause, the order can
vary, but it is usually best to put
a time adverb at the end.

They play happily in the snow all day.

 Form
Adjectives Adverbs
The form of many rare rarely
adverbs is adjective successful successfully
+ly perfect perfectly

Sometimes there are tragic tragically

spelling changes happy happily

Some adverbs have the hard hard

same form as fast fast
adjective late late
straight straight
Be careful – some adjectives look adverbs: lovely, He look at me in a friendly way.
silly, lonely, friendly. Use a phrase to form the
adverb:

Some adverbs do not have an adjective form already, ever, never, still, there, yet.
Choose the best form, adjective or adverbs.

1. The room wasn’t very quiet / quietly.

2. The dessert tasted strange / strangely.
3. He ran home as quick / quickly as he could.
4. She put the phone down sad / sadly.
5. The business was successful / successfully in its first
year.
Which of these words are adjectives (adj), adverbs (adv), or

either (e)?

1.friendly …… 7.softly ……
2.fast …… 8.grammatically ……
3.completely …… 9.well ……
4.yet …… 10.easy ……
5.nice …… 11.here ……
6.lovely …… 12.dead ……
Adverb of Frequency

• never – hardly ever – occasionally – sometimes – often – usually - always

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