Types of Adverbs
What is an Adverb?
An adverb is a word which tells us more about
• A verb: Amie eats quickly.
• An adverb: The squirrel nibbled quitegreedily.
• An adjective: I am veryhappy.
In the previous classes, you have been taught the following types of adverbs:
• Adverb of time (which showwhen)
• Adverb of place (which showwhere)
• Adverb of manner (which showhow)
• Adverb of degree (which show to whatextent)
• Adverb of frequency (which show howoften)
These are also called simple adverbs. Let us look at a few examples of each type.
Simple Adverbs
• Adverb of Time
• I have seen that picturebefore.
• The guests arrivedlate.
• We shall now begin thecompetition.
• She will never return yourfavour.
• Adverb of Place
• Swipe your cardhere.
• Swati looked around but did not find hermother.
• I am going back to thelibrary.
• They looked outside when it startedraining.
Simple Adverbs
• Adverb of Manner
• The fox looked at Lucyslyly.
• He painted on the canvasbeautifully.
• The boy wailed loudly as his mother closed thedoor.
• The dog drooled at the meatgreedily.
• Adverb of Degree
• Chetan was very sad after his classmate leftschool.
• Jeevikaalmostwon the race before she fell on thetrack.
• This experiment is partlyvalid.
• Arushi was too frightened to say anything about theincident.
• Adverb ofFrequency
• Joseph is always worried about hisson.
• My dog rarely sleeps allday.
• Kimaya would sometimes sit near the lake in theevenings.
• Rajkamalseldom borrows money fromanyone.
Adverbs can also be used in question statements.
Interrogative Adverbs
When an adverb is used in asking questions, it is called an interrogative adverb
• Where is thelibrary? (Interrogative adverb of place)
• How did you solve thissum? (Interrogative adverb of manner)
• When did the glassbreak? (Interrogative adverb of time)
• Why is the roomnoisy? (Interrogative adverb of reason)
• How many candies weresold? (Interrogative adverb ofnumber)
• How high is the QutubMinar? (Interrogative adverb ofdegree)
Adverbs are also used in relative clauses.
RelativeAdverbs
• The relative adverb where is used to refer to places and means ‘in which’ or‘at which’.
• This is the place whereShakespeare wasborn.
• That is the section wherethe gas chambers wereinstalled.
• The relative adverb when is used to refer to time and means ‘in which’ or ‘at which’.
• Night is the time whenthe dog startshowling.
• Do you remember whenyou last rode ahorse?
• The relative adverb why is used to refer to a reason and means ‘forwhich’.
• I don’t know whyshe stole thebook.
• This is the purpose whythe room islocked.
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