Presented by :

Mark Jay V. Peña

What is ADVERB ?
Adverbs are words that modify
• a verb (He drove slowly. — How did he
drive?)
• an adjective (He drove a very fast car. —
How fast was his car?)
• another adverb (She moved quite slowly
down the aisle. — How slowly did she
move?)
As we will see, adverbs often tell when, where,
why, or under what conditions something
happens or happened.
What is ADVERB?
Adverbs frequently end in -ly; however, many
words and phrases not ending in -ly serve an
adverbial function and an -ly ending is not a
guarantee that a word is an adverb. The
words lovely, lonely, motherly, friendly,
neighborly, for instance, are adjectives:
That lovely woman lives in a friendly
neighborhood.
 Kinds of Adverbs
Adverbs of Manner Adverbs of Place

Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of Purpose Adverbs of Time

Adverbs of Degree and Certainty

Formation of Adverbs
Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to
their corresponding adjectives. Examples are:
kindly (kind), slowly (slow), hardly (hard),
sweetly (sweet) etc.
She is very beautiful (adjective).

She is beautifully (adverb) dressed.

He is a strange (adjective) person.

He behaved strangely (adverb).

 Points to be noted
1. If the adjective ends in -y, replace it with -i and then add -
ly.
Adlective Adverb
Happy Happily
Angry Angrily
Lucky Luckily

2. If the adjective ends in -able, -ible, or -le, replace the -e

with -y.
Adlective Adverb
probable probably
gentle gently
humble humbly
3. If the adjective ends in -ic, add -ally.

Adlective Adverb
basic basically
economic economically

This rule, however, has an exception. The

adverb formed from public is publicly,
and not publically.
Adverbs of Manner
Explanation.

Position.

Points To Be Noted
Explanation
Adverbs of manner say how something
happens or is done.
Examples are: happily, angrily, slowly,
carefully, fast etc.

She walked slowly.

John drove carefully.

The soldiers fought bravely.

Adverbs of Place
Adverbs of Place tell us where
something happens.
Examples are: upstairs, here, there, nearby,
everywhere, in, out etc.
She looked for him everywhere.
Please come in.
They bought a house nearby.
He lives here.
He was seen nowhere.
Adverbs of Frequency

Explanation
Position Points To Be Noted
Explanation
Adverbs of frequency tell us how
often something happens.
Common examples are: always, ever, usually,
normally, often, frequently, seldom, never etc.

I am never late for office.

Have you ever been to the US?

I often work late.

Adverbs of Purpose

Adverbs of Certainty
Adverbs of Degree
Adverbs of Degree
Adverbs of Degree tell us about the
degree or extent of an action, quality or
manner.
Examples are: almost, little, enough, much, too,
partly, fully, so, rather, quite, nearly, just, too,
hardly, scarcely, very etc.
She is very beautiful.

I am extremely sorry.

She is quite strong.

Adverbs of Certainty
Adverbs of certainty express how
certain or sure we feel about an action
or event.
Common examples are: certainly, definitely,
probably, undoubtedly, clearly, obviously etc.
He is undoubtedly a great leader.

There is clearly something wrong.

She is definitely taller than you.

Adverbs of Time
Adverbs of time tell us when
something happens.
Examples are: today, yesterday, later, now, all
day, not long, for a while, since, last year,
sometimes, frequently, never, often, yearly etc.
shall go there tomorrow.

You must get up early.

I have seen him before.

Adjectives or Adverbs? Confusing
cases
Some words ending in -ly are adjectives, and not
normally adverbs.
Common examples are: costly, cowardly,
deadly, friendly, likely, lively, lonely, lovely, silly,
ugly and unlikely.

She has a lovely daughter.

It was a lively discussion.

Some adverbs and adjectives have the same form.
Examples are: fast, hard, high, late, near, straight,
wrong, daily, early, leisurely etc.
It is a fast (adjective) car.
A fast (adjective) car goes fast (adverb).
He drove fast (adverb).
Hard (adjective) work pays.
You must work hard (adverb).
He is an early (adjective) riser.
I got up early (adverb) today.
It is easy (adjective).
Take it easy (adverb)