Understanding Adverbs

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What is the function of an adverb?

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The function of the adverb is that of an adverbial modifier, modifying verbs, words of the category, adjectives, and adverbs.

Harris spoke quite kindly and sensibly about it.

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How are adverbs classified based on their structure?

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Adverbs are classified into four types:

Simple adverbs (long, enough, then, there)

Derivative adverbs (slowly, likewise)

Compound adverbs (anyhow, sometimes, nowhere)

Composite adverbs (at once, at last)

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What are some examples of simple adverbs?

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Examples of simple adverbs include long, enough, then, and there.

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How do adverbs ending in -ly form their comparative and superlative degrees?

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Adverbs ending in -ly form the comparative by using 'more' and the superlative by using 'most'.

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What are the groups of adverbs based on their meaning?

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1) Adverbs of time (today, soon etc.);

2) Adverbs of repetition or frequency (often, seldom, ever, never, sometimes);

3) Adverbs of place and direction (inside, outside, here, there, upstairs);

4) Adverbs of cause and consequence (therefore, accordingly);

5) Adverbs of manner (kindly, quickly, hard );

6) Adverbs of degree, measure and quantity (very, too, much, little, hardly, firstly, secondly).

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What are interrogative adverbs?

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Interrogative adverbs are used in special questions and include where, when, why, and how.

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What is the role of conjunctive and relative adverbs?

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Conjunctive and relative adverbs are used to introduce subordinate clauses.

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The adverb is

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The adverb is a part of speech, which expresses some circumstances that attend an action or state, or points out some characteristic features of an action or a quality.

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Three groups of adverbs stand aside: 

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Three groups of adverbs stand aside: interrogative, relative and conjunctive adverbs.

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Some adverbs have degrees of comparison:

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If the adverb is a word of one syllable, the comparative degree is formed by adding -er and the superlative by adding -est.

fast — faster — fastest         

Adverbs ending in -ly form the comparative by means of more and the superlative by means of most.

    beautifully—more beautifully—most beautifully

Some adverbs have irregular forms of comparison:

well —better—best