Sunday 25 November 2012

ADVERB

DEFINITION

Adverbs are words that modify everything but nouns and pronouns. They modify adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs. A word is an adverb if it answers how, when, or where.

Adverb indicates:
Types:...........ly(slowly,quickly)
Where(place):here,anywhere,everywhere
When(time):last night,now,soon
How Often(frequency):always,usually,never
Adverb describe adjectives:i felt completely exhausted
Adverb describes another adverb:i slept here last night
very to intensify adverb:he worked very hard yesterday

Condition:
i)Adj-N + Adv- Verb
The young lady danced gracefully
young=adjectives
lady=noun
danced=verb
gracefully=adverb

ii)Adv - Adj
She is very beautiful
very=adverb
beautiful=adjectives

iii)Adj -N + Adv -Adv
The house is haunted,so the couple left the house very quickly.
house=noun
haunted=adjectives
very=adverb
quickly=adverb

iv)Adv - (Adv) - Adj - N
Quickly, the old lady jumped over the window
quickly=adverb
old=adjectives
lady=noun

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