place the Adverb given in the brackets rightly in each of the following sentences:
1. It is warm outside.
(quite)
She was nervous.
(absolutely)
3. They welcomed him.
(warmly)
4. It is impossible to do so.
(almost)
5. Rakesh hasn't finished his work.
(yet)
6. She was praised.
(much)
7. I can do this quickly.
(more)
8. The milk is sour.
(slightly)
in the blanks in the following sentences
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Answers
A N S W E R :
1. It is quite warm outside.
2. She was absolutely nervous.
3. They warmly welcomed him.
4. It is almost impossible to do so.
5. Rakesh hasn't finished yet his work.
6. She was much praised.
7. I can do this more quickly.
8. The milk is slightly sour.
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A D V E R B :
An adverb is a word which gives additional information regarding the verb, noun, adjective, another adverb or the clause itself.
There are different kinds of adverb :
- Adverb of time
- Adverb of place
- Adverb of manner
- Adverb of degree
- Adverb of cause effect
- Adverb of order
- Adverb of affirmation.
Place the adverb given in the brackets correctly in each of the following sentences:
1. It is warm outside. (quite)
- It is quiet warm outside.
2. She was nervous. (absolutely)
- She was absolutely nervous.
3. They welcomed him. (warmly)
- They warmly welcomed him.
4. It is impossible to do so. (almost)
- It is almost impossible to do so.
5. Rakesh hasn't finished his work. (yet)
- Rakesh hasn't finished yet his work.
6. She was praised. (much)
- She was much praised.
7. I can do this quickly. (more)
- I can do this more quickly.
8. The milk is sour. (slightly)
- The milk is slightly sour.
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An adverb is a word that explains (as a single word) a verb or adjective in a sentence. There are five common types of Adverbs,
- Adverbs of Degree
- Adverbs of Frequency
- Adverbs of Manner
- Adverbs of Place
- Adverbs of Time
➺ Adverbs of Degree- Adverbs of degree explain the level or intensity of a verb. The words like almost, quite, nearly, too, enough, just, hardly, simply are examples of adverbs of degree.
Example: This work is too hard.
➺ Adverbs of Frequency- Adverbs of frequency explain how often the verb occurs. The words like never, always, sometimes, normally, seldom, usually, again are examples of adverbs of frequency.
Example: She always keep that here.
➺ Adverbs of Manner- Adverbs of manner provide more information about how a verb is done. The words like politely, gently, gracefully, peacefully, tiredly are examples of adverbs of manner.
Example: The wind blows gently.
➺ Adverbs of Place- Adverbs of place illustrate where the verb is happening. Words like everywhere, out, above, in, out are examples of adverbs of place.
Example: Place your bags out.
➺ Adverbs of Time- An adverb of time provides more information about when a verb takes place. Words like lately, just, during, yet, soon, sometimes are examples of adverbs of time.
Example: They will be arriving here soon.