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| Adverb is a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, other adverb, or phrase. | |||||
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Adverbs of manner are usually formed from adjectives. Most of them end in –ly. For example: - Kind -> Kindly - Extreme -> Extremely - Soft -> Softly - Eager -> Eagerly |
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However, there are more to adverbs than just adding -ly at the end of adjectives. For example: - Aina did well in her last exams. - He did worse than he was expecting in the exams. |
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Adverbs of time such as soon, early, yesterday, tonight, tomorrow, later, now, last year tell you when an action happens. For example: - It will soon be impossible for foreigners to enter the country. - He said he’ll call tomorrow after work. - We could always go later in the season. |
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Adverbs of place such as here, there, near, everywhere, in, outside, around, back tell you where an action happens. For example: - Everywhere looks so grey and depressing in winter. - The museum is closed today. We'll go there tomorrow. - I was standing near enough to hear what they were saying. |
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