English Using Adverbs, Types of Adverbs, Definition and Examples
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In this lesson, we will learn the types and definitions of adverbs and reinforce them with examples. There are many different types of adverbs in the English language and they all have their own rules and exceptions. However, manner adverbs, frequency adverbs, time adverbs, degree adverbs and place adverbs are the most commonly used.
Let’s learn more about these types of adverbs and explain them with examples. In order to avoid complexity, if any situation is not common or important, we often need to look at the rules rather than address it.
Time adverbs describe how long and when an action occurred. These are widely used in English and their placement in the sentence is quite clear. Their positions are generally at the end of the sentence. In most cases, the time frame is at the end of the sentence. For example:
As you can see, this rule works in adverbs that answer the question “When” or “How long”.
In some cases, time adverbs may appear at the beginning of the sentence. A time frame can also be placed at the beginning of the sentence if the speaker wants to emphasize when the action is taking place. For example;
The speaker emphasizes the sequence of events (often unfortunate) using this sequence. If a person wants to describe that event in a simple way, he can say:
If there is more than one time frame in a sentence, “How long?” The adverb answering the question is usually “When?” comes before the adverb answering the question. For example;
However, if you want to emphasize time or make a distinction between “this year” and “last year”, you can say:
Manner adverbs tell us how something happened. There are many words in this group, including those created by adding the –ly tag to an adjective. For example, “nicely” is an adverb derived from the adjective “nice”. The following two sentences are similar in meaning, but the first is an adjective, while the second is an adverbs derived from that adjective.
Sometimes adverbs precede the verb. For example, many manner adverbs such as carelessly, slowly or carefully are used before the verb.
In some cases, manner adverbs come immediately after an intransitive verb. A case adverb used with an intransitive verb (that is an object that does not take objects) can come immediately after that verb. If there is a phrase consisting of preposition and name, it comes after the adverbs. For example;
Normally we should use the “carefully” adverb before the preposition – noun phrase, but there are also people who use it after the phrase. ‘’Well’’, another frequently used adverb is the adverb of the adjective “good”. As in this example, this category also works.
In some cases, adverbs come after the object of the transitive verb. A case adverb can also come after the object. Therefore, the above sentences have another correct order: For example;
Frequency adverbs such as weekly, daily, quarterly or annually tell the listener how often an action takes place. Sometimes frequency adverbs come before the main verb and after the auxiliary verb. If there is only one verb in the sentence, the adverb is written right after that. If there is an auxiliary verb, the adverb comes after the auxiliary verbs and before the main verb. For example;
Frequency adverbs such as twice a week, every day, or each year can be at the beginning of a sentence if the speaker wants to emphasize how often something happens. For example;
Location adverbs inform the speaker about the location where an action occurred. “Where did an action take place?” This question can only be asked to verbs, as they answer the question. Place adverbs such as around, outside, here, nearby, there and everywhere are at the end of the sentence. This adverb comes after the main verb or the object of the main verb. For example;
“Here” and “There” are sometimes at the beginning of the sentence. If there is an exclamation, the order of the sentence following that exclamation is reversed.
Degree adverbs like very, too, extremely or enough give us information about the density of something. These adverbs usually precede the adjective, adverb or verb they replace. But there are some exceptions to this. Unlike place adverbs, such adverb replace adjective and adverb as well as verb. For example;
(Adverbs “totally” and “really” replace the verbs of “agree” and “want”.)
Negative qualification words such as hardly, seldom, scarcely or rarely may be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, the order of the sentence following it is reversed (the auxiliary verb comes before the subject). This structure is much rarer and sounds official or poetic. For example:
That’s all, the five most common types of English adverbs. They tell you how something happened, as well as when it happened, how often it happened, and where it happened. They also give you an idea of the level of certainty associated with this action.
Here are Types of Adverbs Words List;
| Adverbs of Manner | Adverbs of Time |
| Beautifully Boldly Bravely Calmly Carefully Cautiously Cheerfully Joyously Eagerly Gladly Easily Elegantly Equally Faithfully Frankly Honestly Generously Gently Justly Kindly Neatly Obediently Patiently Openly Perfectly | Always Already Annually Before Constantly Daily Early Earlier Eventually Ever Finally First Formerly Fortnightly Generally Hourly Immediately Infrequently Just Later Lately Monthly Not until Now Normally |
| Adverbs of Place | Adverbs of Frequency |
| Above Abroad Along Away Back Behind Below Downstairs East Far Here Indoors Inside Nearby Next door Off Out Outside Overseas Right Somewhere There Under Underground Up | Always Constantly Often Frequently Generally Normally Usually Regularly Sometimes Occasionally Infrequently Rarely Seldom Hardly ever Almost never Never Ever Hourly Daily Nightly Weekly Monthly Yearly Annually |
Adjective For Authentic and Example Sentences
Adjective For Astonishing and Example Sentences
Adjective For Alluring and Example Sentences
Adjective For Attractive and Example Sentences
Adjective For Acrobatic and Example Sentences