ADVERBS Definition Adverbs are words that modify

y y y

A verb (He drove slowly. How did he drive?) An adjective (He drove a very fast car. How fast was his car?) Another adverb (She moved quite slowly down the aisle. How slowly did she move?)

As we will see, adverbs often tell when, where, why, or under what conditions something happens or happened. Adverbs frequently end in -ly; however, many words and phrases not ending in -ly serve an adverbial function and an -ly ending is not a guarantee that a word is an adverb. The words lovely, lonely, motherly, friendly, neighborly, for instance, are adjectives:
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That lovely woman lives in a friendly neighborhood.

ADVERBS OF MANNER
y y y y y

Some adverbs tell us how an action is or should be performed. Often these adverbs are formed by adding -ly to the end of an adjective. Adjectives ending -l add -ly ; careful-carefully. Adjectives ending -y change to -ily ; lucky-luckily. Adjectives ending -ble change to -bly ; responsible-responsibly.

The turtle move slowly. The Cheetah runs quickly. He held his grandson proudly. The music played loudly.

Adverbs of place Are also known as adverbs of location. They express where the verb action is carried out. The marker is on the desk. The backpack is next to the chair. Gemma is behind me. Erika is in front of me.

Adverbs of Frequency We use adverbs of frequency to say how often we do things. Adverbs of frequency go before all verbs EXCEPT the verb to be. De menos a mas: Never hardly ever rarely (seldom) sometimes usually (often)- always Note 1: Remember that with never and hardly ever we use POSITIVE sentences. Note 2: With dont and doesnt we use the adverb of frequency after these and before the verb. Example: - We dont usually travel. Note 3: Sometimes can go at the beginning of the sentence. Sometimes I go to the movies. I never smoke. I always brush my teeth. He rarely take a shower.

ADVERBS OF TIME The adverbs of time indicate when the action indicated by the verb is realized. Ill go to school this afternoon. Ill buy the English book tomorrow. I played basketball yesterday. Hes going to celebrate his anniversary the next month.

Adverbs of purpose Describe why something happens. Here are some common examples: so so that to in order to because since accidentally intentionally and purposely.

She liked the jeans so she bought it. He had to study for passing the test so that was what he did. She walked carefully to avoid falling. this brand has exists since 1987.