A defination:-An adverb is a word that qualifies each and every part of speech.
An adverb is a word that can modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
The word that describes or gives more information about a verb, Adjective adverb, or phrase.
example:-1. only Rahul can play cricket
2. Adjective:- she is extremely beautiful.
3. Verb:- she ran fast.
4. Adverb:- she ran very fast
5.Preposition:- The ball bounced exactly over his head.
6. Conjunction:- she helped her simply because she was her best friend.
7. exclamatory:-unfortunately! He escaped.
Types of Adverb
- Simple Adverb
- Relative Adverb
- Interogative Adverb
Simple Adverb
1) Simple adverb:– of the manner How? :- The way a task is performed.
(Slowly, neatly, well, fast, gradually, etc)
Ex:-1) she wrote a letter a neatly
2)she sings well
2) adverb of time:- when? The time of the verb.
(Ago, Early, late, then, now, Tomorrow. )
Ex:- I came early
Ex:- I am going there tomorrow.
3) adverb of place:– where? The place of a verb performed.
(Here, There, Everywhere, Nither, By, Near, etc.)
Ex:- 1)He chased him everywhere.
2) The pens were lying here and there.
4) Adverb of frequency/ number:- How many times? The number of times a verb is performed.
(often, Seldom always, never once, twice, etc )
Ex:-1) He is always punctuated.
2) He gave her chocolate but only once.
5. Adverb of degree:- To what extent: How much? (Almost, very much, enough, too, etc)
Ex:-1. He is too ill to go to work.
2. He is enough rich to maintain a car.
6) Adverb of reason / cause / purpose:– why? The reason for the verb performed.
(So, Hence, There, on account of, Cause quaintly Since, etc)
Ex:- 1)I could not come because: I was unwell.
2) I do not like him Siver. he cheated my
7) Adverb of affirmation:– Yes, (Surely, truly at all cost, certainly, etc.)
Ex:-1.She will surely help you. 2) He will certainly pay the loan.
8) Adverb of negative:- He (No, Not Never, Not at all, etc.)
Ex:- 1) I never cheated anyone.
Ex:-2) I Will did not come to your party.
Relative adverb
2) Relative adverb:- Relates the verb to the other party of the sentence.
(When, where, how, etc)
Ex:- 1) I did not know where he was gone.
2) He will come when I call him.
3) Interrogative adverb:- One which the question the verb.
( When, Why, How, Where, etc)
Ex:- 1) why is she supervised?
2) where did she see me?
| So | Very | Too |
| Relatively | Positive Degree | 1. Too + To (Negative) 2. Also |
| ex:- She is so rich That she can buy a car every month. | ex:- She is very rich. | ex:- She is too weak to walk. she is too is coming well us. |
| Very | Much | Very |
| Positive degree present participle The + very + superlative degree | 1. Comparative sense 2. Past participate 3. Superlative degree Much + Than + superlative degree. | Comparative degree |
| example:- The match was very interesting. she is very intelligent. | example:- She is very intelligent. He is much the best man in the office. | example:- I was Much exhausted where I came home. She is very much clever than her sister. |
6. He is the Very Best.
7. Too much + Noun
Example:- He words gave me too much pain.
(Pain- Abstract Noun)
8. Much too + Adjective
Example:- Her words were much too painful.
(adjective- words, Painful-Noun)
| Fairly | Rather |
| +ive Sense | -ive Sense |
| example:- The cold office is fairly cold. | example:- The weather is Rather hot. |
| Still | Yet |
| In continuation | Stopped but not completed |
| the exmaple:-The building is still under construction. | example:- The building is yet to be constructed. The train has not arrived yet |
Rules of Adverbs
1. When we have more than one adverb in a sentence.
Subject + Very + Objet + Manner + Place + Time + { MPT } rule
Example:- 1. Ram and home carefully read yesterday’s book.
2. Raman read the book carefully at home yesterday.
2. Adverb of frequency is pleased:-
A. When the very is of single-word place it before the verb. (place it before the verb)
B. When the verb is of more than one word. (Place it before the main verb)
Ex:- 1} My brother cooks food for me.
2} He is usually seen rooming from verb ground the canteen.
3} enough:- ( place it before we word it qualifies.)
A} used as an adjective (example:- There is food for everyone in the house.)
B} used as an adverb ( use it after the word it qualifies) (example:- He has worked enough for the examination)
4} If we have a negative word in a sentence do use a negative adverb with write versa
Ex:- 1) Hardly did she know anyone here.
Note:- Hardly/ Badly/ secretly always used in “any” (this term used with it “any”)
2) No one comes to meet him anywhere.
5} Never use never in place of “not” nice versa.
Ex:- Raman did not recognize him when we met him.
2) when waited for Delhi, I did not meet him.
6) When a sentence begins with are adverb that follows the love of inversion.
Ex:- 1) never in the history of India has there will below a lady like a rani Lakshmi bai.
2) never will I see him again.
7) “As” is not used with words “likewise”.
(Name, Elect, think, call, Appoint, Make, Choose )
Ex:- Shri Narendra Modi was appointed likewise the prime minister.
She is considered the best dancer.
8} Comparison done with positive degree +ve:-
+ive :- as + positive degree + as
-ive :- not + as + positive degree + as
Ex:- 1) Suresh works as hard as he does.
2) she does not sing as melodiously as she does.
A) very of a sensation ( look, smell, feel, appear, sound, etc )
(follows an adjective and not an adverb )
Ex:- 1) I felt bad. (adjective)
2) she works honestly.
3) She looks sad.
10) “Eles”:- “But“
Ex:- This is nothing else But Cowardics Mr . Captain.
11) seldom:- if Or (never) if -(ever)
Ex:- He seldom if never wastage visit his family (or every).
12) Do not use prepositions with an adverb.
Ex: -1. the most number I rest my case
2. Rani deals boldly firmly.
