Adverbs

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    • Adverbs
      Modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
    • Individual adverbs are formed by simply adding the suffix -ly to an adjective.
    • A superlative adverb shows who or what has the highest degree of a quality or attribute.

      e.g., I am the quickest of them all.
    • A comparative adverb shows who has the greater or lesser degree of a quality or attribute.

      e.g., I am better than you.
    • Adverbs of manner
      They tell how something is done.
      e.g., Martin drove in anger.
    • Adverbs of time
      Tell when something has occured.
    • Adverbs can be phrases or clauses
      e.g., during the exam and after the game ended.
    • Adverbial phrases or clauses can introduce a sentence or follow it.
      e.g., At seven, I left for work.
    • Adverbs of frequency
      Tell how often something occurs.
      e.g., I showed up to the carnial with great frequency.
    • Adverbs of degree
      Tell to what extent something is done.

      e.g., Bill had become profoundly depressed
    • Adverbs of place
      Tell where an action occurs.
      e.g., We spend a lot of time at home. and I met you next door.
    • Adverbs of Viewpoint
      Adverbs that make a comment on a situation.

      e.g., She clearly has no understanding of the topic.
    • Comment or viewpoint adverbs
      They show the degree to which the speaker agrees/disagrees with a statement.
    • Adverbs of manner, time, and place
      Stand after the verb or the predicate.
      e.g., They'll arrive in town next week.
    • Adverbs of frequency
      Placed before the main verb in a sentence.
      e.g., Jack often visits us when he's in town.
    • Adverbs of degree
      Follow the verb or verb phrase they modify, or before an adjective or adverb.
      e.g., He had a profoundly infected wound
      e.g., The good news about Dad's health pleased them tremendously.
    • Adverbs of viewpoint
      Tend to introduce a sentence or follow the subject.
      e.g., Both obviously overslept again or Undoubtedly, you have no confidence in yourself.