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Lesson 5: ADVERBS
Prepared by: Reyzalyn S. Sentinellar
BSED-ENGLISH
 What is an Adverb?

Adverbs are words that

describe verb, adjective and
other adverbs in a sentence.
 loudly
perfectly

ADVERBS lovely
quickly

gracefully
easily
 Functions of Adverb
Adverbs can perform a wide range of
functions: they can modify verbs, adjectives,
and even other adverbs. They can come
either before or after the word they modify. In
the following examples, adverbs are in bold,
while the words they modify are in italics
(the quite handsome man):
The desk is made of an especially corrosion-
resistant industrial steel.
The power company uses huge generators which are
generally turned by steam turbines.
Jaime won the race, because he ran quickly.
This fence was installed sloppily. It needs to be
redone.
 An adverb may provide information about the manner, place, time,
frequency, certainty, or other circumstances of the activity indicated by
the verb. Some examples, where again the adverb is in bold and the words
modified are in italics:

1. Suzanne sang loudly (loudly modifies the verb sang, indicating the
manner of singing)
2. We left it here (here modifies the verb phrase left it, indicating place)
3. I worked yesterday (yesterday modifies the verb worked, indicating
time)
4. He undoubtedly did it (undoubtedly modifies the verb phrase did it,
indicating certainty)
5. You often make mistakes (often modifies the verb phrase make
mistakes, indicating frequency)
 Adverb of manner example:

She gracefully danced.

I love you dearly.
The teacher checks the
attendance regularly.
 Adverb of place example:

 Fleck won the first place in

the school’s running race.
The boys are playing
outside.
We’re going to New York
City for the school trip.
 Adverb of Time example:

 We will escape in the

morning.
 We will escape now.
We will escape when the
sun rises.
 Adverb of Frequency example:

always, usually (or

normally), often,
sometimes, rarely, and
never.
She always attends the
class.
 She never attends the
class.
 Adverb of Certainty example:

clearly, surely,
doubtless, certainly

 We will certainly win the

game.
 He surely won’t forget.
 They can also modify noun phrases, prepositional phrases, or whole
clauses or sentences,as in the following examples. Once again, the
adverbs are in bold, while the words they modify are in italics.

I bought only
the fruit (only
Certainly, we
Robe need to act
modifies the us alm
rt o d
rove (certainly
noun phrase statio
ost to
modifies the
n (alm the
the fruit) modi ost sentence as a
fi
prepo es the whole)
s
phras itional
e to t
statio he
n)
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