Adverbs are used to describe or modify a
verb, adjective, clause, or another adverb. Basically, they modify everything
except nouns and pronouns (which are modified by adjectives).
Example of an adverb modifying a verb:
He was running fast. (fast modifies running)
Example of an adverb modifying an
adjective:
She took a very small piece of the cake.
(very modifies small)
Example of an adverb modifying a
sentence:
Strangely, the man left the room. (strangely modifies the whole
sentence)
Usually adverbs answer to the questions
“When?” (adverbs of time), “Where?” (adverbs of place), and “How?” (adverbs of
manner).
Adverbs can also be used to connect
clauses and sentences (in this case they are called conjunctive adverbs). For
example:
It was dark. Therefore, we needed the
torch. (therefore
connects the two sentences)
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