ee 4 (9) Adverbs To ely 4.1 Adverbs 4.2 Kinds of adverbs | 41 ADVERBS in adverb is a word that describes or modifies a erb, an adjective or another adverb. sn adverb indicates manner, time, place, cause, r degree and answers questions such as “how”, when’, “where”, “how much”, xamples : Radha writes neatly, The child yelled loudly. .2 KINDS OF ADVERBS here are nine kinds of adverbs. They are as allows + Adverbs of manner shows ‘how’ or ‘in what? manner’, Some common adverbs of manner are as follows : cheerfully, delightfully, beautifully, loudly, so, slowly, cowardly, proudly, lovingly, etc. xamples : She dresses beautifully. The soldiers fought bravely. Adverbs of time shows time or tells when an action takes place. Some common adverbs of time are as follows : now, then, before, after, since, already, ago, yet, never, soon, lately, etc. camples : T have not seen her since 2000. They will be here soon. Adverbs of place shows place or tells where an action has taken place. Some common adverbs of place are as follows : here, there, hence, hither, thither, in, out, far, every where, near, nearby, down, away, etc. Examples : — We've lived here for about five years. - She walked forward towards the door. > Adverbs of frequency shows how frequently an action takes place. Some common adverbs of frequency are as follows: once, twice, thrice, often, again, always, firstly, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, etc. Examples : — It’s always hot in this room. - My grandmother thrice told me the same story. >» Adverbs of degree shows ‘how much’ or ‘to what extent’ something has happened. Some common adverbs of degree are as follows : too, almost, fully, enough, almost, rather, quite, perfectly, pretty well, partly, etc. Examples : - Iam fully prepared. - Thad almost forgotten about the assignment. Towmpiaa Bite * Mostly adverbs are formed by adding ‘ly’ to adjectives such as : Adjective Adverb quick quickly wonderful wonderfully heavy heavily happy happily fluent fluently careful carefully simple simply persistent persistently Class-8| English (iBPE tc ni 1g reason OF Cause of > Adverbs of reason show: Roneecr some action. Some common acVver’® are as follows : consequently, owing to, therefore, due 10, hence, etc. Examples : - There wi my phone. ae was charged consequently for his rash driving. > Adverbs of affirmation or negation shows whether something is true/false or positive/ negative. Some common adverbs of affirmation as no network; hence T switched off are as follows : absolutely, definitely, obviously, certainly, by all means, truly, clearly, alright, etc. Examples : - They are certainly going through tough time. = Some common adverbs of negation are as follows: SELF TEST - 1 | Directions (For Q.1 to 5) : Fill in the blanks { with the most suitable adverbs. } 1. Samiksha looked at the child before ! speaking. : (A) adoringly } (C) extremely (B) very (D) brutally ! 2. The students answered all the questions _, (B) hard : (D) softly ! (A) bravely } (C) correctly Ey. Olympiad Bite Like adjectives, adverbs also have comparison, such as : Positive Comparative Superlati Angrily ‘more angrily Most ai 5 / little less least hard harder hardest three degrees of nothing, never, no, not, haven | almost, nowhere, contradictori]”” Tarely Example : Y ete,” = The calculator I have is scare > Interrogative adverbs ar, 7 ery questions. Some commo,'*4 for adverbs are as follows ; 4 inter, ki when, how much, how many, wire? Why wherefore, etc. * Whence Examples : a - How many siblings do you have? — Why was she absent? : > Relativeadverbs are used to join ; or clauses and show relationshi, 9 common relative adverbs are a¢ fi! S where, why, when, what, whence”? - wherever, etc. hate Examples : - That was the year when they got married, ~ Thave no idea why the manager called Sea, 3. Youcan buy vegetables very (A) well (C) swiftly in thisshe (B) carelessly (D) cheaply 4. Weallhad gone___. (A) almost (B) altogether (C) enough (D) greatly 5. We moved into our new house —— (B) last month (D) late (A) last days (C) now Positive Comparative _superati? late later latest soon sooner soonest swiftly more swiftly most silDirections (For Q.1 to 5) : Identify kinds of adverbs of the underlined words in the sentences ven below. y They occasionally eat out. (A) Manner (B) Time \(C) Place (D) Frequency On account of rain the annual function of our chool was postponed. {(A) Reason (B) Degree (D) Manner 3. “The bus will stop here as soon as it arrives said Lucas. (A) Manner (B) Place (C) Time (D) Frequency 4, I'm extremely grateful to you. (A) Frequency (B) Time (C) Reason (D) Degree 5. All of the performers danced wonderfully. (A) Manner (B) Degree (C) Place (D) Time