5 Kinds of Adverbs

Adverbs are used to describe or to modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Imagine if John is walking, how would he be walking? Would he be walking fast or slow? Adverbs solve this dilemma, they describe and modify verbs. Adverbs can modify adjectives as well adjectives can never modify adverbs. An adverb may be a word or a combination of words. Adverbs usually end in –ly but this isn’t a guarantee that the said word is an adverb for example:

Joan is a lovely girl who lives in a friendly neighborhood.

Lovely and friendly are not adverbs, they are adjectives. There are 5 types of adverbs.

Adverbs of manner- these adverbs tell us how something is performed and usually ends in –ly.

Consider:
Jane walked briskly towards John
Sebastian played the piano expertly.
Joan answered the question smugly.
The waiter served the food quickly.
Jason drove the car furiously.

Adverbs of place- these adverbs tell us where something happened.

Consider:
The adults are arguing upstairs.
Don’t throw garbage out of the window.
Wilma is standing at the end of the garden.
Charisse is going out the door.
May is waiting at the corner of the street.

Adverbs of Frequency- these adverbs tell us how often an action takes place.

Consider:

The birds usually migrate here every summer.
I sometimes have lucky strike,
Joan often went to Italy for the summer.
Catherine has never been a fan of Lakers.
Becky has always wanted to own a bunny.

Adverbs of Time- these adverbs tell us when something happened. Example are afterwards, later, now, soon, yesterday.

Consider:

I am going to buy a Louis Vuitton bag on Monday.
I’ve been to the movies today.
I am going to school next week.
It will eventually fall in place.

Adverbs of Purpose- Adverbs of purpose tell us the intention, aim, goal or objective. It usually starts with to.

Consider:

Jane sings to keep the crowd happy.
Eric goes to the gym to lose weight.
Her parents work hard to send her to school.
The actress did silly things to be famous.
The mother bought the doll to reward her daughter for her efforts.