1. Adverbs

2. What is an Adverb?
An ADVERB is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
They describe:
When
Where
How
To What Degree
Wow! That’s a lot of modification! Let’s split it up to look at it piece by piece.

3. Adverbs that Modify Verbs
The football team played yesterday.
When
The bus driver drove west.
Where
The team ran quickly.
How
That man has frequently missed the games.
Degree

4. Adverbs that Modify Adjs
She is always beautiful.
When
That woman is nowhere near.
Where
That is physically impossible.
How
The water is very cold.
Degree

5. Adverbs that Modify Other Adverbs
The northern icily blowing winds are brutal.
Where
His weekly quarterly meetings are boring.
When
The dog barked increasingly loudly.
How
He can run very quickly.
Degree

6. Comparative Adverbs Like Adjs, Adverbs can show degrees of comparison.
Examples:
Swims: Badly (positive); Worse (Comparative); Worst (Superlative)
Plays: Well (positive); Better (Comparative); and Best (Superlative)
Runs: Slowly (Positive); More Slowly (Comparative); Most Slowly (Superlative)

7. Negatives as Adverbs
The word “not” and the contraction “n’t” are considered adverbs, just like negative adverbs such as nowhere and hardly.
Examples
The girl couldn’t sleep.
That dog never bites.
He cannot see.
She can hardly eat.
He didn’t smile.
They are not trying.