Adverb
An adverb is a
word that describes an action, telling "how," "when,"
"where," "how often," or "how much" an action
took place. In the phrase "the cat ate hungrily," hungrily is an
adverb since it describes how the cat ate. Adverbs often end in ly. Some
adverbs are: easily, warmly, quickly, mainly, freely,
often, and unfortunately.
There are many types of adverb,
those that describe an action's: - manner (described how something happens) - well, beautifully, terribly, quietly, noisily, lovingly, kookily, greedily, nicely, frankly, naturally, neatly, oddly, hungrily, gently, slowly, quickly, loudly, together, independently, ...
- place (described where something happens) - here, there, everywhere, nowhere, inwardly, outwardly, nearby, far, then, away, upward, downward, up, down, inside, indoors, outside, outdoors, home, homeward, backward, forwards, southward, abroad, ...
- time (described how long or when something happens) - before, after, still, yet, punctually, today, tomorrow, suddenly, yesterday, recently, later, often, ...
- frequency (described how often something happens) - always, never, sometimes, often, seldom, yearly, daily, weekly, nightly, periodically, sporadically, rarely, frequently, regularly, normally, occasionally...
- degree (described to what degree something happens) - almost, nearly, barely, scarcely, quite, just, hardly, totally, fully, less, too, thoroughly, weakly, half-heartedly, whole-heartedly, extremely, enough, completely, very, enough, ...
- certainty (described how probable it is that something will happen) - definitely, probably, certainly, surely, undoubtedly, likely, doubtlessly, unquestionably, indubitably, absolutely, ...
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