Adverbs
Adverbs :
ADVERBS
An Adverb is a word used to qualify a Verb, an Adjective or another Adverb as….
He writes rapidly.
She walks fast.
They came quickly.
It moves swiftly.
He dances beautifully.
An Adverb, when used to qualify a verb, generally shows how, when or where some action takes place.
Exercises : In the sentence….The industrious boy recites rapidly….
Which word is a noun?
Which is a verb?
Which word qualities boy or tells what kind of boy he is?
What part of speech is this?
What is an adjective?
Which word qualities recites or tells how he recites?
What is an adverb?
Which does qualify here, a verb, an adjective or another adverb?
In the phrase (very industrious boy), what part of speech is industrious? What word qualities industrious or tells how industrious he is? What is…….? What is an adverb? Which does qualify here, a verb, an adjective or another adverb?
In the phrase (recites very rapidly), what part of speech is rapidly? What word qualities rapidly or tells how rapidly he recites? What part of speech is__________? What is an adverb? Which does -------- qualify here, a verb, an adjective or another adverb?
Some words are used sometimes as adverbs and sometimes as adjectives. Among these are the following : little, lets, least, better, best, much, more, most, no, only, well, ill, still, first.
If any of these words qualifies a noun, it is an adjective : but, if it qualifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb, then it is an adverb.
Examples : I have no money and I can support you no longer.
The first NO is an adjective, qualifying MONEY. The second NO is an adverb, qualifying the adverb LONGER.
He could not behave worse nor deserve a worse punishment.
The first worse is an adverb qualifying the verb behave. The second worse is an adjective qualifying the noun punishment.
Adverbs :
Elementary English Grammar Index
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