Adverbs

There are eight types of adverbs. Let's see the following tables.

Adverbs of manner :quickly, bravely, fast, happily, hard, well

Adverbs of manner are usually used to describe in what way something is done.

She can sing beautifully.

The little boy can run fast.

Adverbs of place : by, down, there, here, up, near, far, high

Adverbs of place are usually used to describe the location/place.

Please sit down here.

I saw her standing there.

Adverbs of time : now, soon, still, then, today, tomorrow, yet

Adverbs of time are usually put at the beginning or at the end of a sentence / a clause.

I'll post it tomorrow.

We'll fix the problem immediately.

Adverbs of frequency : always, ever, never, occasionally, often, once, sometimes, twice

Adverbs of frequency are usually used to describe how often something is done. Let's see the following examples.

The students always come in time for school.

I'll never mean to hurt you.

Sentence adverbs : certainly, definitely, luckily, surely

These adverbs are usually used to modify the whole sentence/clause. It is also used to express opinion.

Perhaps she doesn't realize it.

Finally he is sure of it.

Adverbs of degree : fairly, hardly, rather, quite, too, very

Adverbs of degree are used to modify adjectives or other adverbs. They are usually put before the adjectives or adverbs. Let's see the following examples.

It's almost done.

The man drives the car too fast.

Interrogative adverbs : They are used to ask questions : when? where? why? how?

The followings are interrogative adverbs : when : ( at what time? ), where : ( in what place? ),why : ( for what reasons? ), how : ( in what way? )

When do you usually go to work? | At 7.30.

How did you come here? | By bus.

Relative adverbs : when, where, why

Let's see relative adverbs (when, where, why) in sentences.

The city where we live is beautiful.

I don't know why she left me.