Adverbs – Part One
What is an Adverb?
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Here’s some examples:
Adjective Form:
- happy
- clear
- close
- dear
- perfect
Adverb Form:
- happily
- clearly
- closely
- dearly
- perfectly
Of course, not all adverbs in in ly as the following list demonstrates:
- quite
- very
- much
- right
- too
- never
- soon
- here
- now
- then
- also
- often
- there
- hard
Adverbs tell you:
- When?
- Where?
- How?
- Why?
- How much?
- Or To What Extent?
Abbi will be here at midnight.
Be where? Answer – here
The adverb here modifies the verb be.
Samantha made a really good cheesecake.
How good? Answer – really good
The adverb really modified the adjective good.
Isabella writes quite well for a 16-year old.
The adverb quite modifies another adverb well.
