Adverbs are words that give us more information about a verb. They tell us how, when, where, how often, or why an action happens.
For example: In the sentence "The fox is very clever," the word "very" is an adverb that describes the extent of the cleverness. Similarly, in "The tortoise walked slowly," "slowly" explains how the tortoise walked.
1. Adverb of Manner: Adverb of Manner tells us how an action has been performed; as:
2. Adverb of Place: Adverb of Place tells us where the action has taken place; as:
3. Adverb of Time: Adverb of Time tells us when the action has taken place; as:
4. Adverb of Frequency: Adverb of Frequency shows how often an action has been done; as:
5. Adverb of Degree: Adverb of Degree shows how much and what extent a thing is done; as:
6. Adverb of Reasons: Adverb of Reasons show why an action is performed.
Some adverbs, like adjectives, have three degrees of comparison: Positive, Comparative and Superlative.
1. If the adverb is of one syllable, we form the Comparative by adding “er”, and the Superlative by adding “est” to the Positive; as:
For example:
Adverbs ending in ly form the Comparatives by adding more and the superlatives by adding most; as:
For example:
A few Adverbs are compared irregularly:
For example:
Some adverbs cannot be compared include: Thus, now, then, here, there, once, seldom, often, twice, very, almost, half, every day, consequently, tomorrow.
Note:
- In general, adverbs of time, adverbs of place, adverbs of frequency, and adverbs of degree cannot be compared.
- Adverbs of manner are mostly compared.
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