1. ADVERBS

2. An adverb is a word that modifies or changes the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

3. adverb verb adverb adverb Explorers carefully chase adventure.
Examples:
Explorers carefully chase adventure.
adverb verb
They visit amazingly beautiful places.
adverb adjective
Others quite bravely explore the unknown.
adverb adverb

4. * Really tells how wonderful the stories were.
Adverbs that modify adjectives or other adverbs usually come directly before the words they modify.
The teacher told really wonderful stories.
* Really tells how wonderful the stories were.

5. Many adverbs are formed by adding the suffix –ly to adjectives.
Caution: Not all adverbs end in –ly.
Not all words ending in –ly are adverbs.

6. Adjectives Adverbs near nearly gentle gently slow slowly perfect
perfectly
eager
eagerly

7. Types of Adverbs TYPE FUNCTION EXAMPLES Time Place Manner Degree
Tell when, how often, and how long.
Tomorrow, often, never
Place
Tell where, to where, or from where
There, backward, outside
Manner
Often end in –ly and tell how something is done
Unkindly, gently, well
Degree
Tell how much or how little
Scarcely, entirely, generally

8. Adverbs answer questions
When?
Now, later, soon, often
Where?
There, up, ahead, near
How?
Suddenly, carefully, sadly, bravely, quickly
To what extent?
Completely, totally, fully

9. Adverbs can appear in different positions in the sentence.
The students boarded the bus eagerly.
The students eagerly boarded the bus.
Eagerly, the students boarded the bus.