ADVERB

A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an

adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word
group, expressing a relation of place, time,
circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
(e.g., gently, quite, then, there )
Types of Adverbs
Adverbs of Manner

An adverb of manner will explain how an action is carried out.

Very often adverbs of manner are adjectives with -ly added to the
end, but this is certainly not always the case. In fact, some
adverbs of manner will have the same spelling as the adjective
form.
Some examples of adverbs of manner include:
Slowly
Rapidly
Clumsily
Badly
Diligently
Sweetly
Warmly
Sadly
She passed the exam easily.

They walk quickly to catch the train.

The dinner party went badly.

John answered the question correctly.

Adverbs of place
An adverb of place, sometimes called spatial adverbs, will help explain
where an action happens. Adverbs of place will be associated with the
action of the verb in a sentence, providing context for direction,
distance and position: southeast, everywhere, up, left, close by, back,
inside, around. These terms don’t usually end in -ly.
Adverbs of place examples in the following sentences are in bold for
easy identification.
Directions
New York is located north of Philadelphia.
They traveled down the mountainside.
First, I looked here, and then I looked there, but I can’t find
them anywhere.
Notice that here and there are often used at the beginning of a sentence
to express emphasis or in exclamation.
Here comes the sun.
Distance

There was a deli

Jane is moving far away.
Carly is sitting close to me.

Position
The treasure lies underneath the box.
The cat is sleeping on the bed.
Why are you standing in the middle of the dancefloor?
Adverbs of Frequency
Adverbs of frequency are used to express time or how often something occurs.
Adverbs of frequency can be split two main groups. The first, adverbs of indefinite
frequency, are terms that have an unclear meaning as to how long are how
often something occurs: usually, always, normally. These adverbs will usually be
placed after the main verb or between the auxiliary verb and infinitive.
Adverbs of frequency examples in the following sentences are in bold for easy
identification.
The adverb is usually placed before the main verb.
I can normally make the shot.

Adverbs of definite frequency will usually be placed at the end of the sentence.
We get paid hourly.
I come here
The situation seems to change monthly.
The newspaper is bought daily.
Adverbs of Time
Adverbs of time, while seemingly similar to adverbs of frequency,
tell us when something happens. Adverbs of time are usually placed
at the end of a sentence.
Adverbs of time examples in the following sentences are in bold for
easy identification.
I will see you
Harvey forgot his lunch yesterday and again today.
I have to go now.
We first met Julie last year.
While it’s almost always correct to have the adverb of time at the
end of the sentence, you can place it at the start of the sentence to
put a different emphasis on the time if it is important to the
context.
Last year was the worst year of my life.
Tomorrow our fate will be sealed.
Yesterday my troubles seemed so far away.
Adverbs of Purpose
Adverbs of purpose, sometimes called adverbs of reason, help to
describe why something happened. They can come in the form of
individual words – so, since, thus, because – but also clauses – so
that, in order to. Notice in the examples that the adverbs of
purpose are used to connect sentences that wouldn’t make sense
if they were formed alone.
Adverbs of purpose examples in the following sentences are in
bold for easy identification.
I was sick, thus didn’t go to work today.
I started jogging so that I wouldn’t be late.
Because I was late, I jogged a little faster.
Since it’s your birthday, I will buy you a gift.
 ADJECTIVE
• Adjectives are words that are used to describe
or modify nouns or pronouns. For
example, red, quick, happy, and obnoxious are
adjectives because they can describe things—
a red hat, the quick rabbit, a happy duck,
Adjectives take many forms. Some common adjectives
are formed when we add a suffix to a noun or verb. For
example, when we add the suffix -ful to the
noun beauty,makes the adjective beautiful, and adding
the suffix -able to the verb read makes the
adjective readable. Other suffixes often used to create
adjectives include -al, -ary, -able and –ible, –ish, -ic, -
ical, -less, -like, -ous, -some, and -y. Some adjectives
take the form of participles (verbs ending in -ed or -ing),
and many others are not formed from nouns or verbs
but are original in themselves—for
example, close, deep, slow.
Coordinate Adjectives
Coordinate adjectives are small groups of adjectives
that band together to modify the same noun. They're
separated by the word "and" or with commas. Here are
some examples:
She wore a pink and yellow top yesterday.
It was a bright, sunny, and glorious morning along
Tybee Beach.
Their murder was a sad, sorry, gruesome affair.
Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives point to "which" noun or pronoun you're

speaking about. These four words will help you spot
demonstrative adjectives:
this
that
these
Those
Typically - although not always - adjectives come before the noun
they're modifying. With demonstrative adjectives, it's a sure bet.
They'll stand right in front of the noun they're working with. Here
are some examples:
Would you like this bicycle?
That car used to be mine.
I don't want these accolades.
Descriptive Adjectives

The most common of the adjectives are descriptive adjectives.

They're generally what we envision when we imagine a word
modifying a noun. They give the noun a quality or attribute. This
takes us from "the brother" to "the evil brother." Or, we learn more
as we progress from "the daisy" to "the perky daisy." Here are
three sample sentences:

•The silly dog rolled around in the filthy mud for hours.
•She's such a nice cashier.
•He hurt her feelings when he labeled her an annoying sister.
Distributive Adjectives
Distributive adjectives point out specific entities. They single out a
particular noun or pronoun in order to modify, or draw attention, to
it. Notable distributive adjectives include:
any
each
either
every
neither
Like most of their comrades, these adjectives stand right beside the
noun they're modifying. Here are some samples:
I don't like any liars.
Don't touch either plant.
She bought every handbag in that store.
Indefinite Adjectives
You can also have indefinite adjectives. Similar to indefinite
articles, these adjectives point to non-specific items. Be on the
lookout for these token words to know you're hot on the trail of an
indefinite adjective:
any
few
many
no
several
Here are some sample sentences:
I don't want any backtalk.
Do you have many openings?
There are no books in this library.
Interrogative Adjectives
Interrogative adjectives pose a question. They need a noun or
pronoun by their side. In this category, be on the lookout for these
words:
what
which
whose
Let's look at some examples:
What color do you want to paint the cottage?
Which kimono do you want to order?
Whose land are we standing on?
Each interrogative adjective needed a noun after it. There are other
words that pose a question, such as "who" and "how," but they can't
be adjectives because they don't modify nouns. For example, you
can say, "Whose land are we standing on?" But, it would be
incorrect to say, "Who land are we standing on?" or, "How land are
Predicate Adjectives
With the exception of some possessive adjectives, all the examples
here are attributive adjectives. That is, they come before the noun
they modify. However, things get a little more complicated in the
land of linking verbs. Common linking verbs include:
am
is
are
was
were
Adjectives that pop up after the linking verb are known
as predicate adjectives. For example:
She is smart.
We are rich.
They were efficient.
Notice each of these adjectives is modifying the subject of the
sentence - "she," "we," and "they." They're trickier to spot because
they come after the verb, instead of before the noun, but they're
Quantitative Adjectives
Quantitative adjectives describe the quantity of
something. Now, we don't just have a noun or pronoun.
We can also answer the question, "How much?" or
"How many?" This turns words like "one" or "two" into
adjectives. But, really, any quantity that's providing
further information about a noun constitutes a
quantitative noun. Let's take a look:
•She has two children.
•In the near future, I hope to have six puppies.
•In fact, I'll take the whole litter of puppies.
The three degrees of an adjective
are positive, comparative and superlative. When you use
them depends on how many things you’re talking about:
A positive adjective is a normal adjective that’s used to
describe, not compare. For example: “This is good soup”
and “I am funny.”
A comparative adjective is an adjective that’s used to
compare two things (and is often followed by the
word than). For example: “This soup is better than that
salad” or “I am funnier than her.”
A superlative adjective is an adjective that’s used to
compare three or more things, or to state that something
is the most. For example: “This is the best soup in the
whole world” or “I am the funniest out of all the other
bloggers.”
Decide whether you have to use much or many:

We saw _____ animals at the zoo.

How _____ oranges did you put in the box?
There isn’t _____ sugar in my coffee.
I don’t have ______ friends.
The old man hasn’t got _____ hair on his head.
I’ve packed _____ bottles of water.
I didn’t get _____ sleep last night.
How _____ fruit do you eat in an average day?