Adverb

What is Adverb?

• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.• Adverbs are like adjectives, it

describe other word or make other words more specific.

FORMING ADVERBS

Example:She always signs her name with “Ms.”

(When?)They put the children downstairs? (Where?)Knead the dough slowly. (How?)I objected mildly to the suggestion. (How

much?)

Adjective AdverbCareful

CollectiveBeautifulFrequentNormal

ImportantFreeTrueFair

GeneralSincereFoolishQuietSilent

Surprising

CarefullyCollectivelyBeautifullyFrequentlyNormally

ImportantlyFreelyTrulyFairly

GenerallySincerelyFoolishlyQuietlySilently

Surprisingly

Most adverbs can be formed from the adjectives by adding “ly” at the end.

First Case

Adjective AdverbEasy

NecessaryHappyRisky

HealthyWealthy

EasilyNecessarily

HappilyRiskily

HealthilyWealthily

Adjective AdverbShySly

ShylySlyly

Lovely, friendly…

NOTE 1: Some adverbs have two or more syllables and end in “consonant + y” we have to change y to i before adding “ly”.

NOTE 2: Some adverbs have only one syllable and end in “consonant + y” we must just add “ly” to the adjectives to form adverbs.

WARNING: Some words end in “ly” but they are not adverbs. The following words are the adjectives but not adverbs.

Second CaseSome adverbs can be made from adjectives but we don’t add “ly.” For those adverbs we have to change their form from the adjectives to adverbs. Notice that we use the superlative degree of the adjective to form adverbs.

Adjective Adverb

LateManyGood

LastMostWell

Third Case

Adjective AdverbCowardly

HourlyHardFastLateWell

CowardlyHourlyHardFastLateWell

For some adverbs can be made from the adjectives without changing any letter and we just keep the same form from adjectives.

Types of Adverb

1. Adverb of Time2. Adverb of Place3. Adverb of Manner4. Adverb of Frequency5. Adverb of Probability6. Adverb of Degree

Adverb of Time

Today, last night, yesterday, now, tomorrow, last month, before…

Sentence + Adverb of Time

Adverb of Time + Sentence

Adverb of time is used to tell the time that an action happens or someone does something. There are many adverbs of time as the following.

Formula1:

Example: I study English today. He met his friends last night.

Formula2:

Example: Yesterday she went to Phnom Penh. Now I’m learning English

Adverb of Place

Here, there, inside, outside… or we can use with the preposition of place like at school, at the market…

Adverb of place is used to tell the place where an action occurs or where someone does something. There are many adverbs of place as the following.

Sentence + Adverb of Place

Formula:

Example: My dog sleeps outside. We have the meeting in the hotel.

Adverb of Manner

Badly, beautifully, carefully, quickly, softly, lately, hardly, late, hard, truly, fast, easily, fully, automatically…

Adverb of manner is used to tell how an action happens.Those Adverbs of Manner are:

Formula:Subject + Intransitive Verb + Adverb of Manner

Example: She sings beautifully. He runs quickly.

NOTE: For lately and hardly its formula is:Subject + Lately/Hardly + Verb + Complement

Example: She hardly believes you. He lately goes to USA.

WARNING: Don’t use adverb after “Linking Verb”

Adverb of Frequency

100% 80% 60%Always

everydayusually

normallygenerally

oftenfrequently

50-40% 20% 10% 0%sometime

occasionallyseldom rarely

hardly evernever

Adverb of frequency is used to expresses how often something happens or someone does something.

Formula:

Subject + Adverb of Frequency + Verb + Complement

Example: They always do their homework at night. We sometime go to the cinema at the weekend.

Adverb of Probability

Probably, perhaps, definitely, obviously, certainly, truly, exactly....

Adverb of probability is used to show how sure when someone does something.

Formula1:Adverb of Probability + Sentence

Example: Perhaps she comes today. Probably I have to get up early tomorrow.

Formula2:Subject + Modal Verb + Adverb of Probability + Main Verb + Complement

Example: He will probably get married next year. Many people can exactly speak English very well.

Adverb of Degree

Very, quite, fairly, extremely, too, enough, so, almost, a lot...

Adverb of degree is used to give information about the extent or degree of something.

Formula1:Subject + Intransitive Verb + Adverb of Degree

Example: My friends talk a lot. The economy grows extremely.

Sub +Transitive Verb + Object + Adverb of DegreeFormula2:

Example: My boss treats all workers fairly. Children study English, too.

Subject +Linking Verb + Adverb of Degree + AdjectiveFormula3:

Example: She seems too hungry. I feel too much better.