Here’s a List of Adverbs

Examples

• He swims well.
• He ran quickly.
• She spoke softly.
• James coughed loudly to attract her attention.
• He plays the flute beautifully. ( after the direct object)
• He ate the chocolate cake greedily. ( after the direct object)

What does he care? The word “what” functions as an adverb because it modifies the verb “care.” Example: What does it matter?

• A: absentmindedly, adoringly, awkwardly. B: beautifully, briskly, brutally. C: carefully, cheerfully, competitively.
• A: after, afterwards, annually. B: before. D: daily.
• A: abroad, anywhere, away. D: down. E: everywhere.
• E: extremely. N: not (this includes n’t) Q: quite.

An adverb is “a word that modifies or describes verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.” Adverbs typically answer questions like how or when in relation to the action of a sentence. Many common adverbs end in -ly, like quickly, usually, and completely, but not all adverbs do, such as very, now, here, and sometimes.

Examples

An adverb of manner describes how you do an action. For example, They dress elegantly. Some elderly people drive slowly. She works very hard.

Adverbs are like the seasoning in sentences. They help describe how things appear and how things happen. They help a reader see an action in their mind’s eye. So, adverbs help you control what others see when you speak or write and are one of the necessary components of good writing.

An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (he sings loudly), an adjective (very tall), another adverb (ended too quickly), or even a whole sentence (Fortunately, I had brought an umbrella). Adverbs often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look exactly the same as their adjective counterparts.

In a strong or powerful manner. Very much.

As a general rule, writers should use no more than one adverb per 300 words. You can either replace the ‘-ly’ adverb with a stronger adjective or verb, or remove it if it is obsolete. It is not necessary to remove every adverb, but limiting them will help strengthen your writing.

How to Avoid Adverbs or Use Them Wisely

1. Don’t be lazy.
2. Stay away from adverbs that state the obvious.
3. If a sentence is too short, don’t add a bunch of adverbs (or adjectives) to make it longer.
4. Train your eye to catch adverbs when you’re editing and proofreading.

Most academic writing is strengthened by eliminating adverbs. To emphasize a point, provide more evidence to support it. Avoid unnecessary words and in particular, adverbs. Instead, choose more precise verbs.

When an adverb modifies a verb, you can almost always remove the adverb and pick a more accurate verb:

1. She spoke softly—She whispered; she mumbled.
2. She said loudly—She barked; she yelled; she screamed; she shrieked.
3. She said jokingly—She joked.
4. She worked really hard—She slaved; she labored; she toiled.

abnormally absentmindedly accidentally actually adventurously afterwards almost always annually anxiously arrogantly awkwardly bashfully beautifully bitterly bleakly blindly blissfully boastfully boldly bravely briefly brightly briskly broadly busily calmly carefully carelessly cautiously certainly cheerfully clearly …

Remember, the order of adverbs is manner, place, frequency, time, and purpose.

Sentences like “John thumbed through the book very rapidly” and “She completed the work the least efficiently” contain two consecutive adverbs (“very” and “rapidly,” and “least” and “efficiently”) and are grammatically correct. In both cases, the first adverb in the sequence modifies the second adverb.

When there is more than one adverb in a sentence describing a verb, they usually go in this order: manner, place (location), frequency, time, reason/purpose. It is uncommon to use all five types of adverbs to modify the same word. If a sentence uses two or more adverbs, it is good to follow this order to sound natural.

The modifying words very and extremely are themselves adverbs. They are called DEGREE ADVERBS because they specify the degree to which an adjective or another adverb applies. Degree adverbs include almost, barely, entirely, highly, quite, slightly, totally, and utterly.

Kids Definition of adverb : a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb and often used to show degree, manner, place, or time The words “almost” and “very” in “at almost three o’clock on a very hot day” are adverbs.

Now, there are three kinds of adverbs, and they are as follows.

• Simple adverbs.
• Interrogative adverbs.
• Relative adverbs.

adverb (noun): a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb, expressing manner, place, time or degree; a word that can modify a phrase, clause or sentence. An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb. It “qualifies” or “modifies” a verb (The man ran quickly).

While they might not cover adverbs directly in year 1, their use of adjectives will teach them more about how adverbs can be used to describe how something happens.

Fast is both an adjective and an adverb. Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly. Fast and quickly are adverbs.

Perhaps can be used in the following ways: as a sentence adverb (making a comment on the whole sentence or clause): Perhaps we’ve met before. as an ordinary adverb (before a number): He was perhaps 95.

MANY (adverb, determiner, predeterminer, pronoun) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.

Instead is an adverb. It means ‘as an alternative’. He didn’t buy a large loaf. Instead, he bought two small loaves.

Usage of “too” “Too” is always an adverb, but it has two distinct meanings, each with its own usage patterns.