Lesson 4 - Adverbs
ADVERBS
  1. Types of Adverbs
  2. Comparison of Adverbs
  3. Forming Adverbs from Adjectives

 

An adverb is a word that adds more to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
I dreamt about you last night. (dreamt=verb; last night=adverb)
The monster was incredibly ugly. (ugly=adjective; incredibly=adverb)
The heart patient collapsed quite suddenly. (suddenly=adverb; quite=adverb)

 

An adverb is usually placed after the verb when it is used in a sentence as follow:
  • He called yesterday.
  • The train will arrive soon.
  • They struggled hard to reach the top.
  • The patient is sleeping soundly.

Unlike adjectives, adverbs do not modify nouns.

CORRECT: The woman has a beautiful daughter. (Adjective)
INCORRECT: The woman has a beautifully daughter. (Adverb)
CORRECT: She was still sad about it. (Adjective)
INCORRECT: She was still sadly about it. (Adverb)

 

Some words can be both adverbs and adjectives as follow: far, hard, and long. It is important to distinguish how they are used.

I don’t live far away from here. (Adverb)
Where I live isn’t far from here. (Adjective)
She worked quite hard. (Adverb)
She found the work quite hard. (Adjective)
If we exercise regularly, we may live longer. (Adverb)
If we exercise regularly, we may live longer lives. (Adjective)
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