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7 7 Adverbs
Warm-up
Use the given adverbs in your sentences.
1. Normally: _________________________________________________________
2. Correctly: _________________________________________________________
3. Kindly: _________________________________________________________
4. Happily: _________________________________________________________
An adverb is a word that adds some meaning to a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Study the following examples carefully.
1. He was talking loudly.
2. He speaks very loudly.
3. He is extremely good at playing the sitar.
4. The town is almost on the bank of the river.
5. I shall come only when you are there.
Kinds of Adverbs
Adverbs can be divided into three classes:
(a) Simple Adverbs (b) Interrogative Adverbs (c) Relative Adverbs
Simple Adverbs
Simple adverbs can be classified as follows:
A. Adverbs of Time
He will reach here tomorrow.
Commonly used adverbs of time are:
now then already often early
today daily immediately tomorrow yesterday
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