Adverb

Adverb is the word that qualifies the word except Noun and Pronoun.
Therefore, it may qualify any Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Phrase or a full sentence.
He runs fast. [modifier of Verb] He is always late. [modifier of Adjective] He runs very fast. [modifier of Adv.] Evidently the figures are incorrect. [modifier of a sentence]
frequent frequently horrible- horribly merry merrily effective effectively
For Example:
She looks beautiful extraordinarily
. Adj.
Adv
He wanted an extremely large amount of money.
For Example:
He speaks English fluently. He walks silently.
* Point out the sentence with correct use of

adverb (C Unit 1997 - 1998) @A. Write the essay in brief. B. Write the essay briefly.
C. Write the essay in short. D. Write the essay shortly.
* Her grades have improved, but only....

(D Unit 2004 - 2005) A. in a small amount @B. very slightly C. minimum D. some
For Example:
in time, in the morning, at this moment, day by day, etc.
* The government, _______UN Millennium

Development Goals, finalized, approved and has started implementation of the full-PRSP. (C Unit 2009 - 2010) A. as dictated by @B. in line with C. as a support to D. consistent with the E. with
For Example:
He works sincerely in his office everyday. She went there at 9.00 pm.
For Example:
He often visits our house. I hardly watch movies. He has already completed this. He has just arrived. A boy always says, I had never fallen in love with
anybody before.
Exception: have to used to modal

adverb
For Example:
I always have to do my work. He often used to wear unusual dress.
* Choose the appropriate alternative:

(B Unit 1997 - 1998) A. I already twice have read this book. @B. I have already read this book twice. C. I have read already twice this book. D. I twice have already read this book.
For Example:
I could not hardly solve this problem (Inc) I could hardly solve this problem. (Cor) * Identify the correct translation: (B Unit 1999 - 2000) A. Real flowers hardly could have smelt better. @B. Real flowers could hardly have smelt better. C. Real flowers could have smelt better hardly D. Real flowers could smelt better hardly.
For Example:
Rarely are you found in the room. Scarcely did I reach there when it began rain. Hardly could I solve this problem.
For Example:
Never again will they stay in the hotel. Not until the late middle ages did glass become a major construction material.
* Not until the Triassic Period ------.

(D Unit 2003 - 2004) A. the first primitive mammals did develop @B. did the first primitive mammals develop C. did develop the first primitive mammals D. the first primitive mammals develop.
For Example:
Helen types fast and efficiently. He arrived late because of bad weather.
* Choose the correct option:

Although he felt very-----, he smiled----(B Unit 2003 - 2004) A. angrily, friendly B. angry, friendly C. angrily, in a friendly @D. angry, in a friendly way.
For Example: Only Bob was accused of lying. [Means that no one
else was accused]
Bob was only accused of lying [He was accused but

not convicted]
Bob was accused of lying only [He was not accused

of any thing else]
Exercise: Write the correct form of the underlined words if they are incorrect
1. Pesticides are necessary to maintain high crop yields in a world with a decreasing acreage of arable land and a steadily expanding population. 2. Millions of dollars are donated year to the Red Cross to aid people in disaster-struck areas. 3. Scientists can observe a chemicals effect in rats and
reasonable expect a like effect in humans.

4. In communes, land and products are collective owned. 5. The mildly paranoid person may lead a relatively normal life. 6. In early American colonial settlements, secular education was virtual nonexistent. 7. While undeniable appealing, burros have also been destructive. 8. The anthropologist unearthed rows of large stones,
clearly the foundation of another building.

9. Because of his family ties, he frequent came back to the town. 10. The departure appears to have taken place hastily.
Answer keys:
1. correct 2. yearly 3. reasonably 4. collectively 5. correct 6. virtually 7. undeniably 8. correct 9. frequently 10. correct
1. By the end of the 1950s, portions of the Atlantic around N ew York had become----. A. extremely dirty B. extreme dirtiness C. more dirty D. extremely dirtily 2. Because so much of the Sudan is dry land, irrigation ---- for farming. A. essentially B. is essential C. has essentially D. has essential 3. Pilots who prepare for military careers train on the ground ---- in the air.
A. as good as B. as well as C. well as D. good as 4. N one of the exercises provides students with practice in understanding ---- questions. A. really difficult B. real difficult C. reality, difficulty D. really, difficulty 5. Saul Bellow has ---- life in Chicago where he spent his childhood. A. vivid portrayal B. vividly portrayed C. vividly portrays D. vivid portrait 6. Knight Dunlop conducted his famous photography experiment ---- sixty years ago. A. nearing B. nears C. near D. nearly 7. The elder person whose spouse dies may find it --- to adjust to living alone. A. particularly hard B. particular, hard C. hardly particular D. hard, particularly 8. Beethovens nephew became his pupil, but this relationship turned out ----. A. bad B. badly C. worst D. more badly 9. Edgar Degas was ---- visual information about faces, movement, and light. A. constant accumulation B. constantly accumulate C. constantly accumulating D. constant, accumulated 10. People who are ---- cannot tell light from dark. A. blind totally B. a total blind C. totally blind D. totally blindly
Answer keys:
1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. d 7. a 8. b 9. c 10. c
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Adverb is the word that qualifies the word except Noun and Pronoun.

frequent frequently horrible- horribly merry merrily effective effectively

He wanted an extremely large amount of money.

* Point out the sentence with correct use of

C. Write the essay in short. D. Write the essay shortly.

* Her grades have improved, but only....

* The government, _______UN Millennium

Exception: have to used to modal

* Choose the appropriate alternative:

* Not until the Triassic Period ------.

* Choose the correct option:

Bob was only accused of lying [He was accused but

Bob was accused of lying only [He was not accused

reasonable expect a like effect in humans.

clearly the foundation of another building.

\_DO \ \_NOT \ \_FORGET\ \_TO \ \_call! \ \_And TO\ \_Say \ \_Thanks\

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