Descriptive Grammar – 2S, 2016 Mrs. Belén Berríos Droguett Adverb Descriptive Grammar – 2S, 2016 Mrs. Belén Berríos Droguett

Adverbs (Av) - Types These are the main types of adverbs, however, some of them can overlap: Circumstance Adverbs: give contextual information (time, place, manner, etc.) to the given statement Degree Adverbs: modify verbs according to grade Sentence Adverbs: apply to the whole clause or sentence, expressing a certain attitude or connection between clauses or sentence (in some cases can be seen as a connector or a modifier of a bigger structure)

Adverb - Function Head of an adverb phrase (AvP), it can appear with a pre or post modifier (mostly another adverb) Act as modifier in an adjective phrase or even an adverb phrase. In the case of the latter, these adverbs can be omitted or moved inside the sentence, without changing the meaning of the original one.

Adverb - Form Many adverbs are formed adding the suffix –ly to an adjective (nice  nicely) Some adverbs keep or share the same form as adjectives (fast), thus they can be gradable There are some of them that do not need the use of a suffix or any particular form, specially time, space and ‘linking’ adverbs (now, today/here, there/however)

Adverb - Meaning For recognizing the meaning of an adverb, it is useful to do question test: Adverb Type Eliciting question Manner How? Place Where? Direction Where to? Where from? Time-when When? Duration How long? Frequency How often? Degree To what degree? How much?

Adverb - Meaning Besides these, we cannot forget sentence adverbs, which can be divided into: Attitude Adverbs: actually, perhaps, etc. Connective Adverbs: so, yet, however, etc.