ADVERBS
* ADVERB SPELLING NOTES
i) Adjectives ending -l still take -ly; careful-carefully.
ii) Adjectives ending -y change to -ily; lucky-luckily
iii) Adjectives ending -ble change to -bly; responsible-responsibly
* ADVERB OF MANNER
Adverbs of manner modify a verb to describe the way the action is done.
EG: She did the work carefully.
('Carefully' modifies the verb to describe the way the work was done, as opposed to quickly, carelessly, etc..)
* ADVERB OF PLACE or LOCATION
Adverbs of place show where the action is done.
EG: They live locally.
* ADVERB OF TIME
Adverbs of time show when an action is done, or the duration or frequency.
EG: He did it yesterday. (When)
They are permanently busy. (Duration)
She never does it. (Frequency)
* ADVERB OF DEGREE
Adverbs of degree increase or decrease the effect of the verb.
EG: I completely agree with you. (This increases the effect of the verb, whereas 'partially' would decrease it.)
* ADVERBS MODIFYING ADJECTIVES
An adjective can be modified by an adverb, which precedes the adjective, except 'enough' which comes after.
EG: That's really good.
It was a terribly difficult time for all of us.
It wasn't good enough. ('Enough' comes after the adjective.)
* ADVERBS MODIFYING ADVERBS
An adverb can modify another. As with adjectives, the adverb precedes the one it is modifying with 'enough' being the exception again.
EG: She did it really well.
He didn't come last night, funnily enough.
* ADVERBS MODIFYING NOUNS
Adverbs can modify nouns to indicate time or place.
EG: The concert tomorrow
EG: The room upstairs
* ADVERBS MODIFYING NOUN PHRASES
Some adverbs of degree can modify noun phrases.
EG: We had quite a good time.
They're such good friends.
Quite; rather; such; what (What a day!) can be used in this way.
* ADVERBS MODIFYING DETERMINERS, NUMERALS & PRONOUNS
Adverbs such as almost; nearly; hardly; about, etc., can be used:
EG: Almost everybody came in the end.
Note: Adverbs are an important part of speech. They usually answer questions such as how?, where?, when?,how often? and how much?
- See also adverb vocabulary:
******
Source: http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario