Adverbs

Adverb of place

Adverbs of place describe where. These adverbs always answer one important question: Where? Example - Put the cake there.

Comparative degree

A comparative is the form of adjective or adverb used to compare two things. Often just adding -er or more or less to the word forms the comparative. Example Faster, not fast or fastest

Adverbial noun

Adverbial nouns (adverbial objectives) are nouns used as adverbs. They usually tell amount, weight, time, distance, They can have adjectives modifying them. Example: He waited two days.

Adverb of manner

Adverbs of manner describe how something happens. The boys ran. (There is no adverb of manner in this sentence, so we can only imagine how fast the boys are running.) The boys ran quickly. (The adverb of manner is quickly. It tells us that the boys are in a hurry.)

Positive degree

An adjective or adverb that does not make a comparison is said to be in the positive degree. (In other words, the positive degree is the normal form of an adjective or adverb.) Example Fast, not faster or fastest

Adverb of degree

An adverb of degree is used to discuss the degree or intensity of an adjective, an action, or another adverb. Examples - AlmostAbsolutelyBarelyCompletelyDeeplyEnough EnormouslyExtremelyFairlyFullyGreatlyHardly IncrediblyPracticallyQuiteScarcelySomewhat TerriblyVirtually

Adverb of time

Some adverbs tell us when something happened or will happen. These include:afterwards, later, now, soon,

Superlative degree

The superlative form of an adjective or adverb; "`fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'"; "`least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'".

Adverb of affirmation

These adverbs are used to answer the questions raised by others. Adverbs such as YES and YEAH are called Adverbs of Affirmation.

Adverbs of negation

These adverbs are used to answer the questions raised by others. Adverbs such as NO and NEVER are called Adverbs of Negation.

Interrogative adverb

These adverbs are used to ask questions. Examples : Where do you live? When will you visit again?

Modifier

When a modifier is an adverb, it modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. For example: Lee accidentally caught a small whelk. (Here, the adverb accidentally modifies the verb caught.)A modifier is a word, phrase, or clause which functions as an adjective or an adverb to describe a word or make its meaning more specific.

Adverb

Word or phrase rhat modifies or qualifies adj, verb or adverbs.