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• Adverb

  A word that can modify or describe a verb, adjective, another adverb, or entire sentence
• Adverbs

  • Can be used to show manner (how something happens)
  • Can be used to show degree (to what extent)
  • Can be used to show place (where)
  • Can be used to show time (when)
• Adverbs used in sentences

  • "Rita is lying quietly in the snow."
  • "I walked to the school early."
  • "Do you go to the market often?"
• Types of Adverbs

  • Adverb of Time
  • Adverb of Place
  • Adverb of Frequency
  • Adverb of Manner
  • Adverb of Degree
  • Adverb of Reason
  • Interrogative Adverbs
  • Relative Adverbs
• Adverb of Time


  Shows the time or moment of doing a task
• Adverb of Time


  • "I will go there tomorrow."
• Adverb of Place


  Shows the place where the task is being done or has to be done
• Adverb of Place


  • "You may sit there."
• Adverb of Frequency


  Shows the frequency with which the task has to be done
• Adverb of Frequency


  • "I go for a walk daily."
• Adverb of Manner


  Shows the form with which the task has to be done
• Adverb of Manner


  • "I speak beautifully."
• Adverb of Degree


  Shows the degree or extent to which the task has been done
• Adverb of Degree


  • "He is extremely talented."
• Adverb of Reason


  Shows the reason behind doing a particular task
• Adverb of Reason


  • Therefore, So, Hence, Because, Since
• Adverb of Reason


  • "I go there because I love that place."
  • "There was a snowstorm, so we stayed in."
• Interrogative Adverbs


  Question words used as adverbs, placed at the beginning of a sentence
• Interrogative Adverbs


  • "Why do you talk to him?"
  • "Why are you painting the canvas?"
  • "How is your brother feeling?"
  • "Where did Mala keep all the books from the teacher?"
  • "Is Joey coming with us?"
  • "What are your friends wearing to the party?"
• Relative Adverbs


  Adverbs used to relate or connect two sentences
• Relative Adverbs


  • "I met him when no one was around."
  • "I was already walking home when it started to rain."
  • "The reason why works on the weekends is because she is saving money for her daughter's graduation gift."
  • "The building where I first lived is now being renovated to a restaurant."
• Infinitive


  A form of verb that allows the word or a group of words to be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb
• Infinitives

  • Usually formed by adding 'to' before the base form of the verb
  • Used to discuss an action in general instead of a specific instance
• To-infinitive


  • Used to indicate the purpose or intention of an action
  • Used as the subject of a sentence
• To-infinitive

  • "She came to collect her pay cheque."
  • "The three bears went to find firewood."
  • "I am calling to ask you about dad."
  • "You sister has gone to finish her homework."
• Gerund


  Used in the same way as other types of nouns, can serve as the subject, direct object, indirect object, or subject complement
• Gerund phrase


  The whole phrase headed by a gerund, including anything that modifies it
• Gerund


  • "Reading up on a prospective employer before applying for the job is always a good idea."
• Gerunds vs Infinitives

  • Gerunds and infinitives are often used interchangeably but have differences in tone and meaning
  • Gerunds can be preceded by prepositions, infinitives usually cannot
  • Some transitive verbs can be followed by infinitives but not gerunds