Index

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
Adverb.............................................................................................................................................3
Classification of Adverbs................................................................................................................4
Adverbs of time:..............................................................................................................................4
Place adverbs:..................................................................................................................................5
Mode adverb....................................................................................................................................5
Mode adverb....................................................................................................................................6
Flexion of Adverbs..........................................................................................................................7
Adverbial Adjuncts..........................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
BIBLIOGRAPHIC..........................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTION
The present work talks about aspects related to adverb theory, such as its concept and the
classification of adverbs. Elements belonging to the large group called Adverbs present, in
relation to syntactic and semantic aspects, behaviours so different that they can, in fact,
constitute different word groups, due to their different natures and origins and of different types
in the class of adverbs.

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Adverb
On the conceptualization and delimitation of the class of words called adverbs, we will take as a
starting point some definitions found in traditionally more representative grammars,

The adverb is fundamentally a modifier of the verb. To this basic, general function, certain
adverbs add others that are private to them. It is also the modifying expression that in itself
denotes a circumstance (of place, time, mode, intensity, condition) and plays the role of adverbial
adjunct in prayer.

The adverb consists of a word of a nominal or pronominal nature and generally refers to the verb,
or even, within a nominal group the adverb reacts as modifying words of a verb that serve to
express the various circumstances surrounding verbal meaning.

Adverbs, called intensity, can also be attached to adjectives, or other adverbs, to indicate their
degree: very beautiful (= very beautiful), selling very cheap (= very cheap) by origin and
meaning, nouns and pronouns. We have adverbs of nominal base (nouns, pronouns, numerals
and verbs)

For example, “quickly” - formed by an adjective (fast) in the feminine + -mentally (Including
nominal terms are terms related to adverbs of nominal basis, pronominal, like the demonstratives
(here, there, there), the relative ones (where, when, how), the interrogatives (where ?, when ?,
how ?, why?).

However, adverbs are words that change the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Adverbial phrase is a set of words that acts as an adverb. Adverbs and adverbial phrases are
classified according to the circumstances they indicate.

Example 1

The milk is gone. (verb)

The milk ran out today. (adjective)

The milk ran out quickly. (adverb),

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Example 2

I woke up. (Verb)

I woke up early (adjective)

I woke up too early (adverb)

Classification of Adverbs
Classification of adverbs: the fact that scholars add to all elements understood in the class the
circumstantial factor. We saw earlier that not every adverb indicates a circumstance.

Examples: “no”, which is not opposed to “yes” but the absence of “no”; the “yes”, which acts as
a reinforcement, an emphasis on affirmation, since it does not need a mark, as with denial;

Adverbs of time:
The elements classified as adverbs of time answer the question: when? They are in this group:
early, late, yesterday, today, tomorrow, before, after, always, never etc. If you exclude yourself
yesterday, today and tomorrow, the others do not answer that question.

Example:

Today I don't smoke anymore.

The postman passed today very early / very early / too early / early.

Today and tomorrow will be feast days.

Now I will dedicate myself to work.

Before, there was not so much violence.

I must study in the afternoon, then I will help you with the work.

However, these elements refer not only to the verb, but to the whole sentence; they can come
structured with preposition (before, after);

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They may appear with other time indicators; and are susceptible to intensification. “Formerly /
currently / in the future” also do not have a defined reference point; in addition to the temporal
issue, they are also linked to the aspectual; refer to the statement as a whole and are not subject
to intensification, although it does not seem absurd to construction.

Eg. This happened a long time ago.

Never / always / often. more appropriately until the previous group, they identify more with the
idea of aspect - frequency, habit, repetition, etc. -, which is always subjective, since it starts
from a choice; "Never" is the mark of absence of frequency. They can focus on the verb or on
the whole sentence

Place adverbs:
The general idea held by this group is that its members answer the question: “where?”. But, as in
the case of storms, in this set there are also subdivisions, more clearly definable in two groups:
those elements that are connected to the sender and receiver of the message, here, there.

The former can exercise the syntactic function of the subject, in addition to the adverbial
function.

Examples

This is not a good place to talk. (Subject)

I will be here tomorrow awaiting your response. (Adverbial adjunct)

After being served, I will leave here as soon as possible.

Usually these adverbs are susceptible to intensification, with the exception of deictics, despite
the possible occurrence “right here”: well after / far below / too far / close.

Mode adverb
Slowly, well, badly, like that, calmly, quickly, that way, in general, at ease, quietly, in silence.

Examples

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This is not a good place to talk. (Subject)

I will be here tomorrow awaiting your response. (Adverbial adjunct)

After being served, I will leave here as soon as possible. Usually these adverbs are susceptible to
intensification, with the exception of deictics, despite the possible occurrence “right here”: well
after / far below / too far / close.

Mode adverb
Slowly, well, badly, like that, calmly, quickly, that way, in general, at ease, quietly, in silence.

Example:

Eg. She reacted calmly.

Eg. I am very silent.

Intensity (Too much, too little, too much, more, less, too much, just too much, too little)

Example

Eg. Write well.

Eg. Her voice is almost inaudible.

Affirmation (Yes, certainly, really, effectively, no doubt, for sure)

Example

Eg. Yes, I will leave.

Eg. She really needed help.

Eg. Without a doubt she is the best speaker

Denial (No, absolutely, never, not at all, not at all)

Example

Eg. No way are we going to leave you alone.

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Eg. I'm not going, period.

Eg. Nor do students listen to teachers

Doubt (Maybe, maybe, possibly, probably, who knows)

Example

Eg. Did I say you could leave?

Eg. The opponents will probably win the game.

Eg. They said they might come

Flexion of Adverbs
The adverb is an invariant word in number (singular / plural) and gender (female / male), but it is
inflected in degree:

Superlative

The adverb flexes in the superlative degree in two ways: Synthetic absolute: Roberto speaks very
loudly.Absolute analytic: Roberto speaks very loudly.

Adverbial Adjuncts
We call them accessories because they are not strictly necessary to understand the statement.
The accessories are: adverbial adjuncts, adnominational adjuncts, bet and vocative. The adverbial
adjunct is the term that modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective or an adverb.

1. Your project is very interesting.

2. Tomorrow I will return to that old square by bicycle.

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CONCLUSION
However, we concluded In the course of this work, after exposing some points about the
definition of the word, we chose some aspects that we considered fundamental in principle,
presented briefly below:

• Not every adverb is circumstantial or modifying;

• Some adverbs in –mente, generally classified as modal, are actually modalizers;

• The adverbs of mode (and of intensity) are the only ones that actually modify the verb, but do
not properly indicate a circumstance;

• The adverbs of time and place are circumstantial and do not modify the verb;

• Also in this set, there are two groups: those linked to the time and place of the enunciation
(deitic), which have pronominal characteristics, and those linked to a time and place related to
another reference point (internal or external to the utterance) .

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BIBLIOGRAPHIC
https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adv%C3%A9rbioALI,

M. Said. Historical grammar of the Portuguese language. 7. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Academic
Bookstore,

https://www.todamateria.com.br/classificacao-dos-adverbios/amp/.

https://www./amp/s/m.mundoeducacao.uol.com.br/amp/ingles/adverbs.htm

https://quizlet.com/br/515123646/adverbs-locucoes-adverbs-flash-cards/.