TYPES OF ADVERBS

Adverbs are used in sentences to answer many questions about the Verbs /Adjectives/Adverbs themselves. The different types of Adverbs are as following:

1.Adverb of Time

What is an adverb of time? Look at examples below:

E.g.: The results were announced yesterday .

Here the Adverb is yesterday which is answering the question: When were the results announced? ‘Announced’ is the verb in this sentence.

E.g.: She will visit the hospital tomorrow .

Here the Verb is ‘visit’ and the Adverb is

tomorrow as the question being asked is:

When will she visit the hospital?

Other examples of Adverbs of Time are – Once, Never, Tomorrow, Daily, etc.

2.Adverb of Place

What is an adverb of place? Look at examples below:

E.g.: They will meet you there .

The Adverb here is there that is specifying a place for the Verb meet and the question being answered is: Where will they meet you?

E.g.: In spring, flowers bloom everywhere .

Here the Verb is bloom and the Adverb is

everywhere, answering the question: Where

do the flowers bloom in spring?

Other examples of Adverbs of Place are – Anywhere, Somewhere, Near, Far, etc.

3.Adverb of Manner

What is an adverb of manner ? Look at examples below:

E.g.: He quietly slipped away.

The Adverb here is quietly which is telling the way or manner in which the action was carried out and the Verb is slipped which is telling:

How did he slip away.

E.g.: She works fast.

The Verb here is work and the Adverb is fast

and the question being asked is: How does she work?

These Adverbs tell about the manner of the action being done, whether it is done happily or haltingly etc. Other examples of Adverbs of Manner are – Honestly, Joyfully, Cunningly, etc.

4.Adverb of Frequency

What are adverbs of frequency? Let take a look at those examples below:

E.g.: He likes to watch TV every day.

Here, the Adverb is every day and it is telling about the amount of time spent in doing the Verb, which is watch . The question in this sentence is: How often does he watch TV?

E.g.: They meet every week .

The Adverb here is every week and it is telling the frequency and the Verb is meet . The sentence is telling us: How often do they meet?

These Adverbs are used to show the duration or timing of the action that is happening/had happened/will happen. They also tell us how often and how long these actions would be.

Other examples of Adverbs of Frequency are – Frequently, Often, Yearly, Briefly, etc.

5.Adverbs of Degree

The Adverbs of Degree are used to show to what extent or how much has an action been done or will be done.

1.Use each of the following words in a sentence.

a.tomorrow b. soon c. early

2.Answer the following questions.

a.Where did they meet?

b.Where did you study?

c..Where did you buy that jacket?

NB : write the answers in your note books