ADVERBS

Definition| Meaning of Adverb :- An adverb is a word that qualifies – a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, or sometimes a complete sentence.

A verb:-

e.g. She works intelligently.

An adjective:-

e.g. He is very smart.

An adverb:-

e.g. He works very intelligently.

A preposition:-

e.g. The helicopter hovered exactly over her house.

A conjunction:-

e.g. She likes him simply, because he has a clear conscience.

A complete sentence:-

e.g. Unfortunately, all were injured.

TYPES OF ADVERBS / KINDS OF ADVERBS:-

Adverbs are of three types:-

Simple Adverbs
Relative Adverbs
Interrogative Adverbs

1. Simple Adverbs

The adverbs that denotes place, time, number, frequency of manner, reason, degree, affirmation or negation are known as Simple Adverbs.

They can further be divided into 8 sub types:-

Adverbs of Manner :- It tells us how a work is done.
Adverbs of time :- It tells us when the action took place.
Adverbs of place :- It tells us where the action took place.
Adverbs of frequency/ number :- It tells us how often the action took place.
Adverbs of degree :- It shows how much the action took place.
Adverbs of reason :- It tells us why the action took place.
Adverbs of affirmation :- It contains affirmative words like- Surely, Certainly, Truly, etc….
Adverbs of Negation :- It contains Negative words like- No, Not, Never, etc…

2. Relative Adverbs

Relative Adverbs helps to join sentences. It points towards its antecedents (i.e nouns/pronouns) and denotes reason, place or manner of an action.