ADVERBS

WHAT ARE ADVERBS?

• It is a part of speech that modifies a verb,
adjective, or another adverb.
• They can either modify or change the meaning
of the word.
• A great way to identify adverbs is to spot
words ending in ‘-ly’.
• However, there are many adverbs that do not
end in ‘-ly’.
 EXAMPLES
• She ran quickly across the hallway. (verb)
• I was delightfully surprised by your visit!
(verb)
• The movie ended abruptly. (verb)
• She looked extremely beautiful. (adjective)
• The bullet trains move very fast. (adverb)
TYPES/CATEGORIES
EXAMPLES BASED ON TYPES
MANNER PLACE TIME FREQUENC
Y
I trimmed my hair Will you please go I will finish my I seldom eat junk
neatly. inside? project tomorrow. food.

The groomer Let’s go back before We are planning to She always reads a
combed the dog’s we get lost. visit the lake book before going
hair gently. yesterday. to bed.
Why are you You can park Make sure you She usually shops
walking so slowly? anywhere you like. don’t make the from the Korean
same mistakes market.
again.
The little girl There are more The train arrived I would like to visit
skipped happily boxes over there. pretty early. Denmark again.
down the road.