Adverb

Guess the adverbs

• I shall meet you tomorrow.

• I shall meet you in the market.

• He is sitting quietly.

• Mumbai police is with you, always.

• We have studied enough.

The adverbs are:

• I shall meet you tomorrow.

• I shall meet you in the market.

• He is sitting quietly.

• Mumbai police is with you, always.

• We have studied enough.

What are adverbs?
What is an adverb?

An adverb will modify the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

The most common adverbs are those which answer the questions when, where, how and why.

Examples:

1. The exam will be held tomorrow.

2. The exam will be conducted in Delhi.

3. The mango is very sweet.

4. I couldn’t take the exam because I was

Spotting adverbs

• The deer runs very fast.

(The word fast is an adverb which modifies the verb run while the word very is an adverb which modifies
the adverb fast)

• The mango is a very sweet fruit.

(The word very is an adverb which modifies the adjective sweet.)

• The boy speaks fluently.

(The word fluently is an adverb which modifies the verb speaks.)

Types of Adverbs
Guess the adverbs

• We constructed this house last year.

• I lost my Aadhar card yesterday.

• We were late by two hours.

• No such diseases were known then.

Adverb of Time

• We constructed this house last year.

• I lost my Aadhar card yesterday.

• We were late by two hours.

• No such diseases were known then.

Guess the adverbs

• Ankita has gone abroad.

• The mango fell here.

• This product is available everywhere.

• We were studying in the institute.

Adverb of Place

• Ankita has gone abroad.

• The mango fell here.

• This product is available everywhere.

• We were studying in the institute.

Guess the adverbs

• Sam answered rudely.

• Jim does his work carelessly.

• He is sitting quietly.

• Ramon seems to have acted promptly.

Adverb of Manner

• Sam answered rudely.

• Jim does his work carelessly.

• He is sitting quietly.

• Ramon seems to have acted promptly.

Guess the adverbs

• Mumbai Police is with you, always.

• He is often late for work.

• We seldom meet him.

• I usually shop for groceries on Sunday mornings.

Adverb of Frequency

• Mumbai Police is with you, always.

• He is often late for work.

• We seldom meet him.

• I usually shop for groceries on Sunday mornings.

Guess the adverbs

• We have studied enough.

• They were almost finished.

• The temperature was barely above freezing.

• Our driveway is completely frozen.

Adverb of Degree

• We have studied enough.

• They were almost finished.

• The temperature was barely above freezing.

• Our driveway is completely frozen.

Important Rules
Guess the correct sentences

• He is so rich.

• He is so rich that he can buy anything.

• He is too stupid.

• He is too stupid to pass any exam.

So and Too should not be used without their co-relatives ‘that’ and ‘to’.

• He is so rich.

• He is so rich that he can buy anything.

• He is too stupid.

• He is too stupid to pass any exam.

Guess the correct sentences

• He is much intelligent.

• He is very intelligent.

• He is much intelligent than his brother.

‘Very’ is used in positive degree and ‘much’ is used in comparative degree.

• He is much intelligent.

• He is very intelligent.

• He is much intelligent than his brother.

Adverbs of manner, place and time are generally placed after the verb or after the object of the verb.

1. We visited Kashmir last year.

2. He is talking on and on.

3. He is sitting quietly.
Guess the correct sentence

• I read the book yesterday meticulously at home.

• I read the book meticulously at home yesterday.

MPT rule

If adverb of manner, place and time are used in a single sentence, then the sequence followed is
that of MPT.

• I read the book yesterday meticulously at home.

• I read the book meticulously at home yesterday.

Adverbs o frequency such as always, ever, never, seldom, frequently, etc, are always placed before the verb they
modify.

1. He sometimes comes late.

2. She always looks beautiful.

Guess the correct sentences

I worked only for a day.

I only worked for a day.

I wrote explanations even.

I even wrote explanations.

‘Only and ‘even’ should be placed immediately before the word they intend to modify.

I worked only for a day.

I only worked for a day.

I wrote explanations even.

I even wrote explanations.

An adverb can be placed at the beginning of a sentence, when it is intended to qualify, not a word in particular, but
sentence as a whole.

• Fortunately, he was not present at that time.

• Interestingly, the PM went in the metro.

Guess the correct sentences

1. He seldom or never passes in the examination with fair means.

2. He seldom if ever practices.

3. He seldom or ever practices in the cricket field.

Rule

• Seldom or never (Correct)

• Seldom if ever (Correct)

• Seldom or ever (Incorrect)

1. He seldom or never passes in the examination with fair means.

2. He seldom if ever practices.

3. He seldom or ever practices in the cricket field.

Guess the correct sentences

1. He is enough intelligent.

2. He is intelligent enough to win the competition.

3. He has money enough to spend.

4. He has enough money to spend.

Rule

 ‘Enough’ is both an Adjective and an Adverb.

• As an adverb, it is placed after the adjective it modifies.

……… adjective Enough (adverb) ………..

Ex: 1. He is intelligent enough to win the competition. (‘Enough’ as an adverb modifies the adjective intelligent.)

2. He is enough intelligent.

• As an adjective it is placed before the noun.

Ex: 1. He has enough money to spend. (‘Enough’ as an adjective modifies the noun money)

2. He has money enough to spend.

Guess the correct sentences

• It is nothing else than his carelessness which has led to his failure.

• It is nothing else but his carelessness which has led to his failure.

• It is nothing else than her ambition that keeps her going.

• It is nothing else but her ambition that keeps her going.

‘Else’ should be followed by ‘but’ and not by ‘than’.

• It is nothing else than his carelessness which has led to his failure.

• It is nothing else but his carelessness which has led to his failure.

• It is nothing else than her ambition that keeps her going.

• It is nothing else but her ambition that keeps her going.

What is the difference between the usage of ‘fairly’ and ‘Rather’?

• She is fairly intelligent but my sister is rather stupid.

• He did fairly well his exams but his sister did rather badly.

• He grew up in rather unusual circumstances.

‘Fairly’ and ‘Rather’

 Both mean moderately

 But, ‘fairly’ is used with favorable adjectives and adverbs while ‘rather’ is used with unfavorable
adjectives and adverbs.

• She is fairly intelligent but my sister is rather stupid.

• He did fairly well his exams but his sister did rather badly.

• He grew up in rather unusual circumstances.

Guess the correct sentences

1. I regard him as my elder brother.

2. I regard him my elder brother.

3. Biology is defined as the study of nature.

4. Biology is defined the study of nature.

5. He was considered as the best dancer of his time.

6. He was considered the best dancer of his time.

7. He was called as dynamic by his friends.

8. He was called dynamic by his friends.

Answers

1. I regard him as my elder brother.

2. I regard him my elder brother.

3. Biology is defined as the study of nature.

4. Biology is defined the study of nature.

5. He was considered as the best dancer of his time.

6. He was considered the best dancer of his time.

7. He was called as dynamic by his friends.

8. He was called dynamic by his friends.

Rule

• ‘As’ should be used to introduce predicative of the verbs such as regard, describe, define, treat,
view, know.

• ‘As’ should not be used to introduce predicative of verbs such as name, elect, think, consider, call,
appoint, make, choose.
Guess the correct sentence

• Due to bad weather, the match was abandoned.

• It was due to bad weather, the match was abandoned.

No sentence should begin with ‘due to’. It must be used after some form of the verb ‘to be’.

• Due to bad weather, the match was abandoned.

• It was due to bad weather, the match was abandoned.

Guess the correct sentences

No one scarcely practices all the exercises.

Scarcely anyone practices all the exercises.

I rarely went to meet nobody in my childhood.

I rarely went to meet anybody in my childhood.

He does nothing without never consulting me.

He does nothing without ever consulting me.

Guess the correct sentences

No one scarcely practices all the exercises.

Scarcely anyone practices all the exercises.

I rarely went to meet nobody in my childhood.

I rarely went to meet anybody in my childhood.

He does nothing without never consulting me.

He does nothing without ever consulting me.

Two negatives should be avoided

• Negative adverbs should not be used with words that are already negative in sense.

Adverbs: seldom, nowhere, never, nothing, hardly, scarcely, neither, barely, rarely

Verbs: deny, forbid

Conjunctions: unless, until, lest, both

Which part of the given sentences is erroneous? In case there is no error, choose option (d).

1. The principal was (a)/ enough kind to (b)/ grant me scholarship. (c)/ no error

2. The driver tried his best (a)/ to avert the accident by bringing the car (b)/ to a suddenly stop. (c)/ no error

3. The technician reminded them (a)/ to have a thoroughly cleaning (b)/ of the machine after each use. (c)/
no error (d)

4. It is the duty of every citizen (a)/ to do his utmost to defend (b)/ the hardly won freedom of the country.
(c)/ no error.

5. Firstly, you should think (a)/ over the meaning of the word (b)/ and then use them (c)/ no error (d)

6. I am (a)/ much glad (b)/ that you have won the trophy (c)/ no error (d)
Which part of the given sentences is erroneous? In case there is no error, choose option (d).

7. He is too coward (a)/ to make it (b)/ happen (c)/ no error

8. Watch how careful (a)/ the sparrow knits the straws (b)/ into one another to form a nest (c)/ no error

9. The sunshine hotel was fully equipped (a)/ to offer leisure stay (b)/ to its clients. (c)/ No error (d)

10. People invent new machines (a)/ when they think (b)/ different. (c)/ No error (d)

11. He is very (a)/ blind to read (b)/ the smallest of prints. (c)/ No error (d)

12. They reached home (a)/ safely although (b)/ they started late. (c)/ No error (d)
Which part of the given sentences is erroneous? In case there is no error, choose option (d).

13. I shall give you a reward (a)/ if you do your work (b)/ satisfactory. (c)/ No error (d)

14. The tired travelers were bundled off (a)/ to the nearby cop house till anyone (b)/ could come and vouch
for their credentials. (c)/ No error

15. I advised my brother to engage two coolies instead of one (a)/ because the luggage was too much heavy
(b)/ for a single coolie to handle. (c)/ No error (d)

16. Although I was (a)/ in Delhi last month (b)/ I never meet him. (c)/ No error (d)
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