|
Examples Help!
Adverbs - the Definition and Meaning of an Adverb
What is an adverb?
An adverb is one of the primary parts of speech. The meaning or definition of a
adverb is as follows:
|
Definition &
Meaning
of an Adverb |
An adverb is a word that adds information to
a verb, an adjective
or an adverb.
The commonest way to form an adverb is to
add the letters 'ly' to the adjective
Examples: brightly, very, quickly,
beautifully, quietly, very soon, in a hurry.
|
|
Definition &
Meaning
of an Adverb |
Click to
following link for information about:
Adverb Clauses
List of Adverbs
The following is
a list of many different types of adverbs - these examples
show how adding an 'ly' to an adjective forms adverbs:
|
List of Adverbs |
accidentally
afterwards
almost
always
angrily
annually
anxiously
awkwardly
badly
blindly
boastfully
boldly
bravely
briefly
brightly
busily
calmly
carefully
carelessly
cautiously
cheerfully
clearly
correctly
courageously
crossly
cruelly
daily
defiantly
deliberately
doubtfully
easily
elegantly
enormously
enthusiastically
equally
even
eventually
exactly
faithfully
far
fast
fatally
fiercely
fondly
foolishly
fortunately
frantically
gently
|
gladly
gracefully
greedily
happily
hastily
honestly
hourly
hungrily
innocently
inquisitively
irritably
joyously
justly
kindly
lazily
less
loosely
loudly
madly
merrily
monthly
more
mortally
mysteriously
nearly
neatly
nervously
never
noisily
not
obediently
obnoxiously
often
only
painfully
perfectly
politely
poorly
powerfully
promptly
punctually
quickly
quietly
rapidly
rarely
really
recklessly
regularly |
reluctantly
repeatedly
rightfully
roughly
rudely
sadly
safely
seldom
selfishly
seriously
shakily
sharply
shrilly
shyly
silently
sleepily
slowly
smoothly
softly
solemnly
sometimes
soon
speedily
stealthily
sternly
successfully
suddenly
suspiciously
swiftly
tenderly
tensely
thoughtfully
tightly
tomorrow
too
truthfully
unexpectedly
very
victoriously
violently
vivaciously
warmly
weakly
wearily
well
wildly
yearly
yesterday |
|
List of Adverbs |
Examples Help! Types
of Adverbs
An adverb is
a word which modifies a verb, an adjective or
another adverb. Thus, in the example—"He writes
well," the adverb shows the manner in which the
writing is performed; in the examples—"He is
remarkably diligent" and "He works very
faithfully," the adverbs modify the adjective
diligent and the other adverb faithfully by
expressing the degree of diligence and
faithfulness.
Adverbs are chiefly used to express in one word
what would otherwise require two or more words;
'There' signifies in that place; 'usefully'
signifies in a useful manner.
Adverbs, like adjectives, are sometimes varied
in their terminations to express comparison and
different degrees of quality. Some adverbs form
the comparative and superlative by adding 'er'
and 'est'; soon, sooner, soonest.
Adverbs which end in 'ly' are compared by
prefixing more and most; nobly, more
nobly, most nobly.
A few adverbs are irregular in the formation of
the comparative and superlative; well,
better, best.
Examples Help -
Understanding the Different Adverbs!
Understanding the different types of adverbs is a basic
requirement of the English language. We hope the above
information will be of some assistance. |
