Kinds of Adverb With Examples | English By Zahid Sir
A word which describes a verb, an adjective, another adverb, and even the whole sentence is known as an adverb.
For example
He runs fast. (describing a verb)
He is very happy. (describing an adjective)
He did it too quickly. (describing an adverb)
Unfortunately, I couldn’t do this work. (describing the whole sentence)
Now let’s know the kinds of adverb with examples
1. Adverb of manner: It refers to those adverbs which indicate how or in what way a particular action is done.
For example
Fast, slowly, beautifully, gracefully, etc.
He is walking slowly.
2. Adverb of affirmation and negation: It refers to those adverbs which tell whether something expresses a positive statement or a negative statement.
For example
Surely, no, undoubtedly, definitely, certainly, etc.
You can surely go there.
3. Adverb of time: It refers to those adverbs which tell when an action happened.
For example
Yesterday, today, tonight, tomorrow, next month, etc.
I have to go there tomorrow.
4. Adverb of degree: It refers to those adverbs that indicate the level or extent of something.
For example
Very, extremely, enormously, fully, slightly, quite, absolutely, completely, etc.
I am very happy.
5. Adverb of frequency: It refers to those adverbs that indicate how often an action takes place.
For example
Often, always, rarely, scarcely, weekly sometimes, frequently, never, etc.
I often go to my village.
6. Adverb of place: It refers to those adverbs which indicate where a particular action happens.
For example
There, here, outside, anywhere, everywhere, nowhere, inside, somewhere, etc,
Why is he going there?
I hope all of you have understood the concepts of adverb very well and if you want to make the types of adverb strong, you will have to do the practice of all types of adverb on a regular basis and then you will surely feel more confident.
Also read- TYPES OF VERBS AND EXAMPLES
I’m Mohammad Zahid Hussain, a Content Writer, Spoken English, IELTS and PTE Trainer. I’m also a Professional English-Hindi and Hindi-English Translator, Editor and Proofreader. I’m a graduate from Jamia Millia Islamia University, and I’m here to share my articles on a wide range of topics to help you enhance your insights into various things to provide you with factual information and creative analysis.
