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ADVERB
Is a word that that modifies a verb,
an adjective or another adverb
The government has persistently tried to educate the people on family planning
Death penalty has strongly met opposition from the church.
extravagantly Gently Comfortably Passionately Loudly Lovingly Superficial Slowly
Generously Quickly Earnestly Rapidly Briefly Anxiously Barely
Carefully Boldly Badly Cheerfully Brightly Accidentally Carelessly Busily Calmy
Clearly Deliberately Doubtfully Enormously EventuallyFiercely
Foolishly Gracefully Greedily Hardly Hungrily Joyously
Jovially Madly Mysteriously Neatly Nervously Obediently Perfectly Politely Quietly Poorly
PowerfullyPromptly Regularly Recklessly Roughly
Seriously Sensibly Smoothly Repeatedly Suspiciously Successfully
Tenderly Tightly Tactfully Tremendously Truthfully Unexpectedly Victoriously
Vicariously Vividly Violently Warmly Wastefully
Well Widely Wisely
KINDS OF ADVERBS
ADVERB OF FREQUENCY- tell how many times an
action is repeated. It answers the question How often?
He often makes excuses,
The class of 1973 occasionally holds reunion.
Always, often, usually, frequently, sometimes, seldom,
rarely, never
ADVERB OF DEGREE- are known quantifiers because
they make stronger or weaker the adverbs they modify.
They answer the question, How much?
Today has been rather cold
The slightly-used car is on sale.
Surely, very, especially, really , intensely, truly, almost,
partially, bitterly, exceedingly, unusually
SOME ADVERBS ARE USED
TO EXPRESS:
1. Affirmation- like, surely, certainly, undoubtedly,
really
I certainly like your ideas.
Rene really likes the taste of Coke.
3. Negation-like not