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.
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