An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It tells us how, when, where, or how much something happens.

Without adverbs:
Riya sings.

With adverbs:
Riya sings sweetly. Riya sang yesterday. Riya sang there. Riya sings very well.

See how the adverbs give us more information?

What adverbs can describe:

Describes Example
A verb The turtle walks slowly.
An adjective The soup is very hot.
Another adverb She runs quite fast.

Common types of adverbs:

Type Tells us Examples Sentence
Manner how slowly, quickly, carefully He drives carefully.
Time when yesterday, today, soon We will meet tomorrow.
Place where here, there, outside The children are playing outside.
Degree how much very, too, quite The tea is too hot.

Remember: An adverb answers questions like How?, When?, Where?, or How much? Many adverbs end in -ly (slowly, softly), but not all of them do (very, there, yesterday).

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