Adverbs
Adverbs are words that give us more information about verbs. Adverbs of time, place and manner tell us how,when,or where things take place.Most,but not all adverbs end in “-ly”.The ones that do are mostly derived from adjectives.
Examples:
Susan sings.(the word ‘sings’is the verb in this sentence)
Susan sings loudly.(the word ‘loudly’is an adverb in this sentence and tells how Susan sings)
Examples:
Adverb |
Sentence | How | When | Where |
Easily |
Dan solved all the sums easily. | √ | ||
| Yesterday | They watched the film Yesterday. | √ | ||
| Happily | The dog ate the bone happily | √ | ||
| Upstairs | Greg and Tina are studying upstairs. | √ | ||
| Loudly | Mr. Lee spoke loudly. | √ | ||
| Outside | The children are playing outside. | √ | ||
| Carefully | Larry carried the eggs carefully. | √ | ||
| Quietly | The mouse nibbled on the cheese quietly. | √ | ||
| Sadly | The widow sobbed sadly. | √ | ||
| Angrily | Bob slammed the door angrily. | √ | ||
| Beautifully | Peter painted the landscape beautifully. | √ | ||
| Comfortably | Grandpa sat in his chair comfortably. | √ | ||
| Nicely | The waitress served the guests nicely. | √ | ||
| Tomorrow | We will go on a picnic tomorrow. | √ | ||
| Inside | Tea has been arranged inside. | √ | ||
| Greedily | The boy ate all the candies greedily. | √ | ||
| Politely | The banker spoke with the customers politely. | √ | ||
| Honestly | Mona judged the contest honestly. | √ | ||
| Gently | Gina set the plates on the shelf gently. | √ | ||
| Quickly | The maid dusted the room quickly | √ | ||
| Tonight | We will go to the cinema tonight. | √ | ||
| Far | Erin works far from her office. | √ | ||
| Late | The play started late. | √ | ||
| Suddenly | The tent fell on the visitors suddenly. | √ | ||
| Patiently | Dad listened to Jim’s complaints patiently. | √ | ||
| Today | I will wear a suit today. | √ | ||
| Soon | The movie will be released soon. | √ | ||
| Nervously | The new actor auditioned nervously. | √ | ||
| Confidently | Ron dealt with the clients confidently. | √ |
