Adverbs
Adverbs
The words that describe or add something to the meaning of a verb are called Adjectives of a verb or Adverbs.
ADjective of a VERB = ADVERB
Black horse is running slowly.
I went to movie yesterday.
The rain falls everywhere.
In these sentences, the words written in bold tell us something about the how, when or where the action is happening. These
are called Adverbs.
Types of Adverb
There are 6 types of Adverbs:
1. Adverbs of Manner
2. Adverbs of Place
3. Adverbs of Time
4. Adverbs of Number
5. Adverbs of Degree
6. Interrogative Adverbs
Types of Adverbs
1. Adverbs of Manner: The words that describe how or in what manner an action is done are called Adverbs of Manner.
For example: fast, carefully, politely, bravely etc.
Harish is running fast.
My father drives carefully.
You should talk politely.
Shivaji fought bravely against Akbar.
2. Adverbs of Place: The words that describe where the action is done are called Adverbs of Place. For example: inside,
outside, here, there, everywhere, anywhere etc.
Hari is playing outside.
My friend lives here.
The police searched for the thief everywhere.
You can paint anywhere.
3. Adverbs of Time: The words that describe when an action is done are called Adverbs of Time. For example: today,
tomorrow, yesterday, daily, early, immediately etc.
Mayur will go to Mumbai today.
I go to temple daily.
The students came to school early.
The doctor left immediately.
4. Adverbs of Number: The words that describe how often an action is done are called Adverbs of Number. For example:
twice, often, seldom, always etc.
I have seen Bahubali twice.
He often goes to orphanage.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
You always come home late.
5. Adverbs of Degree: The words which describe how much or to what extent the action is done are called Adverbs of
Degree. For example: very, partly, completely, quite, entirely, fully etc.
I am very interested in this project.
The tree is partly covering the road.
I have completely understood your problem.
He is quite disturbed.
6. Interrogative Adverbs: The adverbs, which are used for asking questions are called Interrogative Adverbs. For
example: when, where, how, why etc.
When are you going to Singapore?
Where have you kept the bag?
How will you solve this case?
Why are you late?