English Grammar
Basic Grammar -> Adverb
| 1. | Adverb: |
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| (i) We have seen in the previous section, how adjectives modify nouns or pronouns. | |
| (ii) Similarly, adverbs also work as modifiers to verbs, adjectives, clauses, phrases or even another adverb. | |
| 2. | An adverb can do the following |
| Indicate manner, time, place, cause or degree of a noun, pronoun or an action | |
| Questions like how, when, where and how much, can also be answered by an adverb. | |
| 3. | For example: |
| (i) Our cook quickly made the food, when we told her that we were very hungry. | |
| The adverb 'quickly' modifies the verb 'made' and also tells how fast the food was made. | |
| (ii) Johnson wasn't getting picked for the team, but he was determined to patiently wait for his chance. | |
| The adverb 'patiently' modifies the verb 'wait' and also shows the manner in which Johnson decided to wait. | |
| (iii) We argued him to undertake rock climbing more carefully, otherwise he could be paralyzed for life. | |
| Here, the adverb 'carefully' is in fact modifying another adverb (more). |