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Adverbs are words that describe or modify adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs.

ADVERBS

Adverbs change or explain adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs, making them more specific or more descriptive. They basically do the same thing that adjectives do to nouns. Putting an adverb next to and adjective, noun or adverb helps to answer one these questions !hen", !here", #ow", !hy", #ow $ften", To what extent", etc. %xamples
When" #enry has &rench classes on 'onday. Where" (he lived far away. How" &rank reads quickly. To what extent" )t was perfectly round.

Most adverbs of manner ly and this makes them easy to recognize, and you can often make an adverb out of an adjective by adding ly to the end. For example, carefully, beautifully, happily, rapidly, and so on. But don t be fooled. !ome "ords that end in ly are not adverbs. For example, the "ord #silly$ is and adjective. %lso, there are many adverbs "hich do not end in ly &lovely, friendly, homely, etc.'.
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