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An understanding of English Adverbs

1. Definitions and kinds of adverbs

1.1. Definitions

An adverb is a word or group of words that serves to modify a whole sentence, a verb, another adverb, or an adjective; for example, probably, easily, very, and   happily respectively in the sentence They could probably easily envy the very happily married couple.

(Collin English Dictionary)

1.2. Classification

Adverbs can be classified as follows

(1) Manner :           fast, happily, hard, quickly, well.

(2) Place                :           here, near, there.

(3) Time                 :           now, then, still, yet.

(4) Frequency        :           always, often, usually, sometimes, rarely, never.

(5) Sentence           :           certainly, definitely, surely.

(6) Degree :           fairly, hardly, rather, quite, too, very.

(7) Interrogative    :           when? Where? Why?

(8) Relative :           when, where, why

2. Functions

The principle of Adverb is to modify (give more information about) verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

2.1. Modify a Verb:

                  John speaks loudly (How does John speak?)

                  She never smokes (When does she smoke?)

2.2. Modify an Adjective:

                  She is really beautiful.

2.3. Modify another Adverb:

                  She drives very fast.

2.4. Modify the whole sentence:

                  Obviously, I can’t know everything.

2.5. Modify a preposition phrase:

                  It’s immediately inside the door.