1. Parts of Speech
Adverbs

2. Part Definition Example
Noun
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Under the clouds, we felt like fish swimming in suntan oil.
Pronoun
A word that takes the place of one or more nouns
Electra thought that her tattoo was larger than she expected.
Verb
A word or phrase that expresses action or a state of being
The movie starts at 9:00. (action)
The movie is terrible. (being)
Adjectives
A word that modifies a noun or a pronoun
That new blue sports car has aluminum rims. It also has a high-tech GPS system.
Adverb
A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
I instantly realized that I had just insulted the mayor and that she was quite angry with me.

3. To find an adverb, ask yourself:
Where?
When?
How?
To what extent?

4. Many adverbs end in –ly

5. not ending in ly afterward fast nowhere straight again hard often then
almost
here
outside
there
alone
just
perhaps
today
already
later
quite
tomorrow
also
long
rather
too
always
low
seldom
very
away
more so
well
down
near
sometimes
yesterday
even
never
somewhat
yet
ever
next
somewhere
everywhere
not
soon
far
now
still
not ending in ly

6. Adverbs that modify verbs
Where?
We looked everywhere for a gift that Emerson would like.
When?
They always play loud music, and the neighbors always complain.
How?
She carefully followed the directions to the airport.

7. Adverbs that modify adjectives and other adverbs
Modifying an adjective
The weather this winter is extremely cold.
Modifying an adverb
In California, earthquakes occur quite often.