What Is an Adverb?

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What Is an Adverb?

An adverb describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It tells us How, Where, When, How much and with what frequency.  An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even a whole sentence. Adverbs often end in -ly, but some look exactly the same as their adjective counterparts. 

Examples:

– Fortunately, Lucy recorded Tom’s win. – The soccer match ended quickly.

Adverbs with Verb

An adverb can be used to talk about how an action is happening. 

Examples:

– Phillip sings loudly in the shower. – My cat waits impatiently for his food. – He will seriously think about this idea.

The adverbs in each of the sentences above answer the question ‘how does something happen?’ or ‘In what manner does it happen?’ 

Adverbs and other adverb

You can use an adverb to describe another adverb. In fact, if you wanted to, you could use several. 

Examples:

– Phillip sings rather enormously too loudly.

The issue is that it frequently delivers feeble and burdensome sentences like the one above, so be mindful so as not to try too hard. 

Degrees of comparison

In some cases, you might use an adverb to make a comparison. You can do this by adding the words more or most in front of the adverb. 

Examples:

– She smiled warmly. – He ran quickly.

To make the comparative form of an adverb that ends in -ly, add the word more: 

Degrees of comparison

In some cases, you might use an adverb to make a comparison. You can do this by adding the words more or most in front of the adverb. 

Examples:

– She smiled warmly. – He ran quickly.

To make the comparative form of an adverb that ends in -ly, add the word more: 

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