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Here are some commonly used adverbs of manner.

                         angrily                   calmly                    fatally                 joyously

                        anxiously                  clearly                  fiercely                   justly

                          badly                    closely                   fondly                    kindly
                       beautifully                 eagerly                   gently                    lazily

                          boldly                    easily                   gladly                   loosely

                         bravely                   equally                  greedily                   loudly
                         brightly                eventually                 happily                    neatly

                          busily                   exactly                    hard                    noisily

                         correctly                faithfully                 hastily                  slowly

                       enormously                    fast                   honestly                   softly


                Adverbs of Place

                Adverbs of place tell us where an action happened. For example:
                       I saw him get down there.
                    O
                       It is here that we planted the sapling.
                    O
                Here are some commonly used adverbs of place.


                          abroad                 backwards                 eastwards                 overseas
                          across                   beyond                   indoors                    there

                          ahead                     down                     inside                      in

                           back                 downwards                   outside                   behind


                Adverbs of Time

                Adverbs of time tell us when an action happens. It also tells us for how long, or how often
                a certain action happened. They are very similar to adverbs of frequency. However, keep
                the following rules in mind.


                    It is mostly placed at the end of sentence. For example:
                       We will go there tomorrow.

                    O
              Adverbs       The position may be changed to give emphasis. For example:
                       Later, I shall talk to you.
                    O

                    It is placed at the end of a sentence to depict a length of time. For example:


                    It is  placed  at the end to show  the exact number of times  an action takes place.
                    O    We played on the beach all day.
                    For example:

                       I watch the evening news every day.
                    O
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