Adverbs Part 2

Adverbs of degree or quantity
Adverbs of degree answer the question ‘how much’ or ‘in what degree’ or ‘to
what extent’. Examples are: very, too, fully, quite, rather, enough, any, partly, almost, utterly, as, entirely etc.
  • That was very tragic.
  • I have almost finished.
  • He was rather busy.
  • Is he any good?
  • You are partly right.
  • You are entirely wrong.
Adverbs of reason
Adverbs of reason answer the question ‘why?’. Examples are: therefore, hence, consequently etc.
  • Consequently he refused to go.
  • Therefore they decided to boycott the meeting.
  • He is hence unable to refute the charge.
Adverbs of affirmation or negation
Examples are: surely, certainly, not, probably, indeed etc.
  • You are certainly right.
  • I am not going.
  • He is a fool indeed.
Interrogative adverbs
Adverbs which are used for asking questions are called interrogative adverbs.  Examples are: when, where, how, why etc.
  • When will you go to New York? (Interrogative adverb of time)
  • How long will you stay here? (Interrogative adverb of time)
  • Where are my keys? (Interrogative adverb of place)
  • How often does the committee meet? (Interrogative adverb of number)
  • How did he behave? (Interrogative adverb of manner)
  • How far did he go? (Interrogative adverb of quantity)
  • Why did you resign? (Interrogative adverb of reason)
Relative adverbs
Read the following sentences:
Do you know the place where the meeting will be held?
In this sentence, where is an adverb as it modifies the verb will be held. Where is also a relative as it connects the two clauses of the sentence and at the same time refers back to its antecedent, place. Where is therefore called a relative adverb. Note that a relative adverb connects an adjective clause to the main clause.

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What are adverbs?

Adverbs are words like  now, then, today, tomorrow  and  carefully . An adverb modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Read the following sentences: Alice smiled  sweetly. Those mangoes were  very  sweet. He spoke  quite  loudly. In sentence 1, the adverb  quickly  shows how (or in what manner) Alice smiled. It modifies the verb  smiled. In sentence 2, the adverb  very  says something about the sweetness of the mangoes. It modifies the adjective  sweet . In sentence 3,  quite  says something about the manner in which he spoke. It modifies the adverb  loudly. Note that  adverbs  standing at the beginning of sentences sometimes modify the whole sentence, rather than a particular word. Unfortunately  no one was present there. (= It was unfortunate that no one was present there.) Probably  I am mistaken. (= It is probable that I am mistaken.) Kinds ...
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