Adverbs

Modify verb, adjective and time frequency

Kinds of adverb
1. adverb of manners
It is modify how something happens.
Adverb manner is usually formed by adding “ ly “ to
the adjective.
Adjective adverb of manners
Slow slowly
Polite politely
Fluent fluently
Diligent diligently
Examples
Adjective adverb
His english is fluent he speaks english fluently
He is a polite boy he speak politely
He is a quick worker he work quickly
Some adjective have functions as adverb
without changing the form
Adjective adverb of manners
Early early
Hard hard
Late late

Examples :
He is fast runner he runs very fast
Jeni is a hard worker he work very hard
The train was late they came late
Two forms with different meanings
Some adverbs have two forms, one ending with ly and
the other without-ly each has different form and usage
Adjective adverb
Last lastly
Late lately
Rare rarely
High highly
Just justly
Examples

She worked hard last week He hardly has any money

The birds fly high He is highly respected

They came late last night I haven’t got mails lately

Adjective with ending ly
Some adjective with ending ly when we use this
form as an adverb we say in... way /manner
/fashion.
Friendly-lively-lovely-motherly
Sickly-silly-cowardly-undfriendly
Example ;
They always greet him in a friendly way
She handles young children in a lovely way
Mother looks after the babyin a motherly way
She greeted me in a sickly way
2. Adverb of frequency
It is modify how often something happens.

Adverb of frequency answer question of “how often”

Always, almost always, usually, normally
Frequently- often, sometimes, generally
Seldom, hardly, ever, never
Position of adverb in sentence
A. AFTER BE : He is otten late
B. AFTER AUXILIARY : she will always be late
in the morning
C. BEFORE VERB : I never met him when i was in
jakarta
For certain emphasis generally , normally, often,
usually, are put after subject
- my mother would not worry if the children come
ho late
- i generally have no physics course on friday
3. Adverb of time

It is to express time of frequency

Examples : tommorrow, today, yesterday, soon,
never, usually, always, yet.

4. Adverb of place
It is to express place such as at home, at school,
in the library, in the dining room at the restaurant
Exercise