Answer the following questions.
1. Define kinds of adverbs with examples.
2. How adverbs are formed? Give any three rules with examples.
Answers
Answer:
Kinds of Adverbs
Adverbs are broadly divided into three classes – Simple, Interrogative and Relative. The majority of adverbs belong to the simple adverbs category. Let’s dive in and learn about the kinds of adverbs in detail.
Simple Adverbs
These are further divided into the following kinds of adverbs.
Adverbs of Frequency
Adverbs of Reason
Adverbs Of Time
These adverbs answer the question of ‘when’ an action took place. Examples –
We will go to a movie tonight.
She went shopping yesterday.
Max likes to finish his work early.
Aarti will be back from work soon.
May I go home now?
Adverbs Of Place
These adverbs answer the question of ‘where’ an action takes place. Examples –
I searched for my lost pen everywhere.
The lady went inside her house.
Let’s go out.
He went downstairs to the basement.
It was too crowded here, so they went there.
Adverbs Of Frequency
These adverbs answer the question of ‘how often’ an action takes place. Examples –
Mike practices the violin regularly.
My grandparents visit us frequently.
She has only been to the theatre once.
I go to the park often.
My friends will come again.
Adverbs Of Manner
These adverbs answer the question of ‘how’ or ‘in what manner’ an action takes place. Examples:
Rohit speaks English fluently.
Her uncle is seriously ill.
I was terribly upset with my brother.
The soldiers fought the war bravely.
You should handle fragile items carefully.
Adverbs of Degree Or Extent
These adverbs answer the question of ‘how much’ or ‘in what degree’ a quality is described or an action is performed. They mostly appear before the verb, adjective or other adverbs they describe. These can further be divided into low, medium or high degree adverbs.
Low Degree Adverbs
It is a bit chilly outside.
Your question confused me a little.
Shikha is least interested in sports.
He was slightly feverish yesterday.
We were somewhat surprised by his behaviour.
Medium Degree Adverbs
This room is sufficiently big.
Her dress is pretty expensive.
The ceiling in this room is fairly high.
She looked rather nice yesterday.
This pasta is quite tasty.
High Degree Adverbs
Manish really loves reading books.
I am very sorry I couldn’t come yesterday.
She is extremely beautiful.
He is too weak to walk.
Shikha is immensely talented.
Adverbs Of Reason
These adverbs answer the question of ‘why’ an action takes place.
She didn’t go to school because it was raining.
He did not study, therefore he failed his exams.
Sudha is ill, hence she will not come today.
We are not talking since we fought two days ago.
The lights stopped working, thus the match was cancelled.
Kinds of Adverbs
Interrogative Adverbs
These adverbs are used to ask questions and are placed at the beginning of a sentence.
How is your brother now?
Why didn’t she come last night?
Where is my bag?
When did you go to Malaysia?
How long was your flight to India?
Relative Adverbs
As the name suggests, these adverbs relate or connect two clauses or two sentences. They are called relative adverbs because they refer to something mentioned earlier. They are where, when and why.
This is the village where I grew up.
I don’t remember when I went to bed last night.
Do you know the reason why the shops are closed today?
She remembers the day when she first met her husband.
I know the hospital where my brother was born. Please mark the answer as the branliest and verified.
Answer:
Adverb
What is an Adverb?
An adverb is a word that is used to change, modify or qualify several types of words including an adjective, a verb, a clause, another adverb, or any other type of word or phrase, with the exception of determiners and adjectives, that directly modify nouns. A good way to understand adverbs is to think about them as the words that provide context. Specifically, adverbs provide a description of how, where, when, in what manner and to what extent something is done or happens. Normally, we can spot an adverb by the fact that it often ends in –ly, but there are lots of adverbs that don’t end in this way. Moreover, adverbs can be used in many combinations with each other.
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Traditionally considered a single part of speech, adverbs perform a wide variety of functions, making it difficult to treat them as a single, unified category. However, spotting an adverb, especially one that ends in -ly is easy. Adverbs normally help paint a fuller picture by describing how something happens, such as
When? She always arrives early.
How? He drives carefully.
Where? They go everywhere together.
In what way? She eats slowly.
To what extent? It is terribly hot.
This function of providing more information about how something is done is called the adverbial function, and it may be accomplished by using adverbial clauses and adverbial phrases as well as by adverbs that stand alone.
There are many rules for using adverbs, and these rules often depend upon which type of adverb you are using. Remember these basics and using adverbs to make sentences more meaningful will be easier for you.
Adverbs can always be used to modify verbs. Notice that the second of these two sentences is much more interesting simply because it contains an adverb:
The dog ran. (You can picture a dog running, but you don’t really know much more about the scene.)
The dog ran excitedly. (You can picture a dog running, wagging its tail, panting happily, and looking glad to see its owner. You can paint a much more interesting picture in your head when you know how or why the dog is running.)
Adverbs are often formed by adding the letters “-ly” to adjectives. This makes it very easy to identify adverbs in sentences. There are many exceptions to this rule; everywhere, nowhere, and upstairs are a few examples.
An adverb can be used to modify an adjective and intensify the meaning it conveys. For example:
He plays tennis well. (He knows how to play tennis and sometimes he wins.)
He plays tennis extremely well. (He knows how to play tennis so well that he wins often.)