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

2. 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)

3. 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.

4. 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)

5. 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?

6. 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.