ADVERBS

                                   

> Adverbs modify....
- A verb  
  e.g : He drove slowly.  
   

- An adjectives
  e.g : He drove a very fast car.

verb	used with an adjective	used with an adverb
look	look good (= appearance)	look well (= healthy)
feel	feel good (= state of health/mind)	feel well (= have a good sense of touch)
smell	smell good (= odour)	smell well (= have a good sense of smell)
taste	taste good (= preference)	taste well (= have a good sense of taste)

The following verbs can only be used with adjectives:

• be
• become
• get
• grow
• keep
• remain
• seem
• sound
• stay
• turn

DESCRIBE THE MAN'S ACTIONS:  He's working quickly. He's working hard. He's  working carefully. He's working fast. "Quickly, carefully, slowly, hard, fast, hurriedly" are all adverbs.  He's  working slowly. He's working hurriedly.

Frank worked more yesterday .   (WHEN) Steve works here .                     (WHERE) Adverbs give information about the time, place and manner of the action. They work well together.              (HOW)

ADJECTIVE ADVERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB new newly quick quickly Most adverbs have -ly at the end. happy happily careful carefully

ADJECTIVE ADVERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB hard hard fast fast Some adverbs are irregular. early early good well

Quickly, he finished his work. He quickly finished his work. Adverbs have many possible positions within a sentence. He finished his work quickly.

Frank works more quickly than Steve. Steve works more carefully than Frank. Adverbs can be used to compare actions. Which worker works more efficiently?

Paul is a very good worker.  Sandy is frequently busy. Adverbs can be used to modify adjectives. Our teacher is always patient with us.

Paul went to the store, then he went to the post office. I should have studied; instead, I went to a movie. Adverbs can be used to join two clauses together.  I have no money; I'd go with you otherwise. I think, therefore I am. These adverbs are called conjunctive adverbs.  Some of the most common conjunctive adverbs are: also, consequently, finally, furthermore, hence, however, incidentally, indeed, instead, likewise, meanwhile, nevertheless, next, nonetheless, otherwise, still, then, therefore, thus

CATEGORIES OF ADVERBS

1) Manner


2) TEMPORAL/ TIME ADVERBS

- Temporal adverbs are used to specify the timing of an action or event. For example:

she went home yesterday

United won the Premiership last weekend

next week we’ll visit Hartlepool

- Other examples : now, soon, afterwards, immediately

3) LOCATIVE ADVERBS
- These adverbs supply information related to the location of an action or event, or the direction of an 
   action. For example:
       Kathy went outside to collect her products.
       They travelled east to Darlington.
       She turn the knob anti-clockwise.
- e.g : here, abroad, nearby,.......


4) DEGREE ADVRBS 
 - Adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity or degree of an action, an adjective or another adverb.

Degree Adverbs with -ly Suffix

absolutely  very	amazingly  surprisingly	awfully very	barely negative
completely totally, all parts	considerably	dreadfully   very	easily  clearly, without difficulties
enormously	entirely	exceedingly	excessively
extensively very	extremely very	fairly	fantastically
fully	greatly	hardly not much	highly  very
hugely	immensely	incredibly  very	infinitely very, very
intensely  very	largely  mostly	moderately	nearly
noticeably	partly	perfectly completely	positively
practically completely	profoundly	purely	really
reasonably acceptably	relatively	remarkably	simply
slightly	strikingly	strongly  seriously, surely	sufficiently
supremely	suspiciously	terribly   very	totally
tremendously  very	truly	unbelievably	utterly
virtually practically	wonderfully

Degree adverbs without -ly suffix

about	almost	altogether	downright
however	indeed	jolly	just
least	less	mighty	more
most	not	quite	rather
so	somewhat	still	too
very	very much	way far	well
as… as	too… to...	so…that	enough

5) REASON ADVERBS
     - so, why
     - e.g : I don't think so.
               Why did she say that.

6) NUMBER ADVERBS
    - first, one, second, third, twice
     - e.g : We were here first.
                I will say this once.


WORDS THAT CAN BE BOTH ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

- early, daily, weekly, yearly, hourly, quarterly, fast
- Examples :
                     We get paid hourly. (adverb)
                            Hourly-pay is more common than weekly pay these days. (adjective)

                            They change my work schedule quarterly. (adverb)
                           Some people prefer quarterly schedules to monthly schedules. (adjective)

                      Half

                            The glass is half full. (adjective)
                            She is half Turkish, half French. (adverb)
                            She ate her sandwich only half. (adverb)
                            She promised to clean the whole house, but did it only half. (adverb)

                            Straight

                            She never gives a straight answer. (adjective)
                            She came straight home. (adverb)

                            Just

                           The train just left. (adverb)
                           He finished the work just in time. (adverb)
                            God is just. (adjectives)