Adverbs — Flashcards

Answer

An adverb is a word that adds something to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Example: briskly in 'The traveller walked briskly' tells how the traveller walked.

Answer

An adverb gives more information about an action or description. It can tell how, when, where, or how much something happens. Example: very in 'a very difficult situation' shows the degree of difficul…

Answer

The four classes of adverbs are simple adverbs, interrogative adverbs, relative adverbs, and sentence adverbs.

Answer

An adverb of manner tells how an action is performed. Examples: walked fast, worked quietly.

Answer

An adverb of place tells where an action is performed. Examples: sat here, went downstairs.

Answer

An adverb of time tells when an action is performed. Examples: came early, played today.

Answer

An adverb of frequency tells how often an action is performed. Examples: visited twice, came usually.

Answer

An adverb of degree answers how much or in what degree. Examples: know completely, totally full.