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What is an Adverb? |
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Types of Adverbs |
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Recognizing Adverbs |
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Formation of Adverbs |
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Common Adverbs: annually, daily, recently, soon, yet, during, before, now, then
Common Adverbs: here, there, nowhere, everywhere, out, in, above, below
Common Adverbs: almost, quite, nearly, too, very
Common Adverbs: neatly, slowly, quickly, sadly
Common Adverbs: never, always, rarely, sometimes, usually
Common Adverbs: therefore, thus, hence, so, because
Common Affirmations: surely, certainly, definitely
Common Negations: no, not, never
Common Adverbs: when, why, how, where, how often
Common Adverbs: where, why, when
Sometimes, adverbs can have the same forms as adjectives, making it tricky to identify them. Here’s a simple way to differentiate:
Examples of Adjective vs. Adverb:
Certain words that end in “ly” are not Adverbs; they are Adjectives. Here are a few examples:
1. The girls played a friendly match. (qualifies the match)
2. This food has a sickly taste. (qualifies taste)
3. A cub has a curly coat. (qualifies coat)
4. She has a deep manly voice. (qualifies voice)
Other adjectives: costly, cowardly, godly, heavenly, likely, lonely, lovely, orderly, sickly, slovenly, stately, untimely etc.
Two Adverbs that go together joined by conjunctions; as, All in all, again and again, by and by, off and on, far and near, far and again, off and on, far and near, far and wide, far and away, over and above, once and again, off and on, out and out, first and foremost, now and then, now or never, now and again, through and through, to and fro.
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