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Adverbs of
cause
Adverbs
of
Adverbs of
place
Adverbs of
manner
Adverbs of
degree
Misc. adverbs
number
always,
before,
never, now,
then, lately,
yet, etc.
why,
wherefore,
whence,
etc.
first,
secondly,
etc.
here, there,
hence,
everywhere,
yonder, etc.
well, ill,
better,
worse,
rapidly,
sideways,
etc.
so, little,
enough,
partly,
wholly,
almost, etc.
indeed,
nevertheless,
however, etc.
Interrogative Adverbs
When you use the words Why, how, when, where, etc. to ask a question, we
refer to the adverb as an interrogative adverb.
EX.Why did you go to her house?
EX.How did you enjoy the movie?
EX.Where are you going to find your wedding dress?
EX.When do you start college?
Modal Adverbs
The words perhaps, however, possibly, surely, probably are adverbs. When
one of these words modifies the whole sentence (rather than the verb or an
adjective), we refer to them as modal adverbs.
EX. Perhaps, I should go to camp this summer.
EX. The boy scouts could not make the trip, however, we will still have our
picnick.
EX. Possibly, you can tell me where I can find my wife.
EX. Surely, you will not go shopping early in the morning without calling
me.
EX. The boys will, probably, wait to hear if they will play baseball this
summer.
Correct Use of Negatives
an adverb or a predicate adjective. This is true when the word follows a verb
such as taste, smell, look, seem, sound, feel.
Comparison of Adverbs
Adverbs also resemble adjectives because their
forms can show different degrees of
comparison.
You form the comparative degree of an
adverb, similar to the degrees of adjectives, by
adding er, or by prefixing more or less to the positive form. You form
the superlative degree by adding est to the
positive form.
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
fast
faster
fastest
long
longer
longest
far
farther
farthest
hard
harder
hardest
short
shorter
shortest
NOTE Adverbs in -ly do not add the endings -er and -est, as do the
corresponding adjectives. The adverb uses moreand most instead.
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
swiftly
more swiftly
most swiftly
sweetly
more sweetly
most sweetly
warmly
more warmly
most warmly
strangely
more strangely
most strangely
willingly
more willingly
most willingly
Comparative
Superlative
ill
worse
worst
well
better
best
much
more
most
little
less
least
Since there appears to be singular rather than plural, you may incorrectly
follow it by a singular verb instead of a plural.
EX. There was four girls is incorrect; for the subject is boys, a noun plural
in number, and the plural subject calls for a plural verb. The sentence should
read, There were four girls.
3) As mentioned before, we might wrongly use adverbs as adjectives and
adjectives as adverbs. The uneducated person may say, I sure did have a great
time, whereas he should say, I surely did have a great time. Or he may
say, How nicely it looks, meaning How nice it looks.
4) Errors arise through the improper placing of adverbs. The natural position
is after the verb.
EX. We walked slowly.
Sometimes an adverb divides a verb phrase.
EX. We could not hear.
Sometimes an adverb comes first in the sentence.
EX. Cautiously we approached the car
wreck.