1. ADVERBS. (ADD + VERB)
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2. An adverb is a word that adds some
thing to a verb.
It can also add (modify) an adjective,
another adverb or a preposition.
Horse runs fast.
Anand is a very sincere boy.
Julien sings pretty well.
The aeroplane flew just over the bridge.
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3. KINDS OF ADVERBS.
 1. ADVERB OF TIME.
 2. ADVERB OF PLACE.
 3. ADVERB OF MANNER (OR QUALITY)
 4. ADVERB OF DEGREE.
 5. ADVERB OF FREQUENCY.
 6. ADVERB OF REASON.
 7. ADVERB OF INTERROGATION.
 8. RELATIVE ADVERBS.
 9. ADVERB OF EXCLAMATION.
 10. ADVERB OF AFFIRMATION & NEGATION.
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4. 1. ADVERB OF TIME.
 WORDS SUCH AS NOW; THEN; SOON;
LATE; TODAY; YESTERDAY ETC. ARE
CALLED ADVERB OF TIME.
 A. NOW AND THEN SUCH THINGS
HAPPEN.
 B. HE CAME LATE BUT LEFT EARLY.
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5. 2. ADVERB OF PLACE.
 WORDS SUCH AS HERE; THERE;
SOMEWHERE; NO WHERE; OUTSIDE;
AWAY; UP; DOWN ETC. ARE CALLED
ADVERB OF PLACE.
 A. COME HERE, INSTEAD OF GOING
THERE.
 B. DO NOT GO ANYWHERE.
 C. STAND UP.
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6. 3. ADVERB OF MANNER (OR
QUALITY)
 WORDS WHICH SHOW THE QUALITY
OR MANNER AS TO HOW THE VERB IS
MODIFIED ARE CALLED ADVERBS OF
MANNER (OR QUALITY).
 A. HE DREW BEAUTIFULLY.
 B. IT IS WONDERFULLY CREATED.
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7. 4. ADVERB OF DEGREES.
 WORDS WHICH SHOW HOW MUCH OR IN
WHAT DEGREE OR TO WHAT EXTENT THE
VERB IS MODIFIED ARE CALLED ADVERBS
OF DEGREES.
 VERY; QUITE; NEARLY; ALMOST; GREATLY;
FULLY; COMPLETELY; PARTLY; ENOUGH;
MUCH; LITTLE; HARDLY; TOO; WHOLLY.
 A. THE SEA IS VERY STORMY.
 B. THE BUCKET IS FULLY FILLED WITH
WATER.
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8. 5. ADVERB OF FREQUENCY.
 WORDS SUCH AS SELDOM; RARELY; FREQUENTLY; OFTEN;
REGULARLY; SOME TIMES; ONCE; TWICE ETC. WHICH SHOW
“HOW OFTEN” ARE USED AS ADVERB OF FREQUENCY.
 A. HE IS ALWAYS LATE IN ATTENDING CLASS.
 B. SELDOM DOES HE LISTEN TO ANYBODY.
WHEN EVER AN ADVERB IS USED AT THE BEGINNING, FOR
THE SAKE OF EMPHASIZE, THE INVERSION OF THE VERB
TAKES PLACE.
NEVER HAVE I SEEN ANYBODY DOING THAT.
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9. 6. ADVERB OF REASON
 WORDS SUCH AS HENCE; THUS;
THEREFORE; AND PHRASES THAT’S WHY;
SO THAT; SUCH THAT ETC. WHICH SHOW
REASON ARE USED AS ADVERBS OF
REASON.
 A. HE THEREFORE LEFT THE SCHOOL.
 B. WE FACED LOT OF PROBLEMS, HENCE
WE WROTE A COMPLAINT.
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10. 7. ADVERB OF
INTERROGATION.
 WORDS SUCH AS WHY; HOW; WHEN;
WHERE ETC. WHEN USED TO ASK
QUESTIONS ARE CALLED
INTERROGATIVE ADVERBS.
 A. WHY ARE YOU LATE?
 B. HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
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11. 8. RELATIVE ADVERBS
 WORDS SUCH AS WHY; HOW; WHEN;
WHERE ETC. WHEN USED TO RELATE WITH
A NOUN AS AN ANTECEDANT ARE CALLED
RELATIVE ADVERBS. THEY ARE
GENERALLY USED TO COMBINE TWO
SIMPLE SENTENCES TO MAKE A COMPLEX
SENTENCE.
 A. THE REASON WHY I AM LATE, IS I GOT
UP LATE.
 B. THE PLACE WHERE YOU ARE SHIFTING
IS A SAFE ONE.
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12. 9. ADVERB OF EXCLAMATION.
 THE WORD ‘HOW’ IS USED AS AN
EXCLAMATORY ADVERB.
 A. HOW CLEVER HE IS!
 B. HOW NICE YOU ARE!
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13. 10. ADVERB OF AFFIRMATION &
NEGATION.
 WORDS SUCH AS YES; SURELY;
DEFINITELY; CERTAINLY ETC. ARE USED AS
ADVERB OF AFFIRMATION.
 A. YES, I KNOW ABOUT IT.
 B. SURELY, HE CAN PASS THE EXAM.
 WORDS SUCH AS NO, NOT ETC. ARE USED
AS ADVERB OF NEGATION.
 A. NO, IT CAN NOT BE TRUE.
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