Adverb & Definitions of Adverb

 

Adverb

The word adverb is derived from the old Greek word adverbium, which means effect or change.

The word adverb is composed of two words.

The compound (ad), which means to add,

The root word (basic word) which means action or state,

So (adverb) basically means to add (bring) some change to the meaning of verb.

Definitions of Adverb:

Adverb is a word or group of words that describes where, when and how an action happens.

Or: Adverb is a word or group of words that modifies verb, adjective and sometimes- another adverb.

For example:

He works slowly. (Adverb modifies Verb)

Rahim is very intelligent. (Adverb modifies adjective)

Ali speaks very quickly. (Adverb modifies another Adverb)

The teacher over there is my friend. (Adverb modifies the noun)

Fortunately, we won the contest. (Adverb modifies the whole clause)

Not: At the beginning of the sentence the adverb (fortunately) modifies whole clause, but at end of sentence the adverb (fortunately) modifies the main verb.

For example: We won the contest, fortunately.

Adverb

The word adverb is taken from Latin word “adverbium” which means “to add” and the word adverb is the combination of two words.

Ad: means : To add

Verb: means: action

Simple we can say that adverb means to add something to the meaning of a verb or adverb is word used to show where, when and how an action happens.

Adverb: Adverb is a word which is used to the modify an adjective, the a verb, -a noun, -another adverb and the whole clause and the sentence.

More information

Are you often wondering where to put words like 'usually', 'both', 'only', 'even' etc. in your sentence?

Confusion about where to put these adverbs can influence your fluency.

By learning the correct position of these adverbs you can boost your

Written and spoken fluency and your confidence.

Hello and welcome everyone,

Every language has a special way of putting words together to create a sentence.

Once you have learned the basic sentence structure in English

The next step is to learn where to put your adverbs.

Adverbs are words that give more information about a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a phrase or even a complete sentence.

In this lesson we're going to focus on adverbs that modify verbs,

Such as: already, currently, even, seldom, etc. This is the most important and commonly used group of adverbs.

By the end of the lesson you will have developed a feeling for the correct place of these adverbs so you can use them reflexively and naturally.

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So when you're ready

EX:He works slowly. (Adverb modifies verb)

EX:Fatima is very intelligent. (Adv modifies adj)

EX:Ali speaks very quickly. (Adv modifies Adv)

EX:The girl over there is my friend. (Adverb modifies the noun)

EX:Quickly. We won the contest. (Adverb modifies the whole clause). 

EX:We won the contest, quickly.

EX:She sleeps in the bedroom. (Where an action happens) 

EX:Ali came to Afghanistan Last year. (When an action happens)

EX: Ali speaks beautifully, (How an action happens)