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Today I read (Wren & Martin) adverbs a little. So I thought to pen down the information gained, instead losing it with time.
At first we must know the meaning of our subject. So what is an Adverb?
Book says, An Adverb is a word which modifies the meaning of a Verb, an Adjective, or another Adverb.
Okay, definition is perfectly fine, but what it means. Hmmm, let's look at some examples.
Rama cooks well, but drives terribly.
So well and terribly suggests Rama's manner of cooking(Verb) and driving respectively.
Rama is eating very sweet mango.
Very is demonstrating the degree of sweetness(Adjective).
Rama reads quite clearly.
Clearly tells the manner of Rama's reading, and quite displays degree of clarity (Adverb).
Now I know a little about adverbs. Now let's try to find different categories of adverbs.
Adverb of Time
Few adverb of time are before, now, lately, daily, already, since, late, age, soon and yesterday. These words are generally placed after the verb, or object if exists.
E.g.
I reached office late.
I did not attend any class yesterday.
Adverb of Frequency
Examples of such adverbs are twice, thrice, never, seldom, after, again and frequency. These words are generally placed between subject and verb if and only if the verb consists of one word, otherwise word is placed after first verb.
E.g.
He seldom drinks vodka.
Adverb of Place
Here, there, everywhere, anywhere, somewhere, up, down, away, and backward such words belongs to this catagory. These words are generally placed after the verb, or object if exists.
E.g.
He does not go anywhere.
He was here.
My brother is out.
Adverb of Manner
clearly, well, soundly, sadly, slowly, and many other such words belongs to Adverb of manner. These words are generally placed after the verb, or object if exists.
E.g.
You have been speaking clearly.
Ram acted well.
Adverb of Degree or Quantity
too, any, almost, fully, very, enough, and similar words lie in this category. These words are generally placed between subject and verb if and only if the verb consists of one word, otherwise word is placed after first verb.
E.g.
Anil was fully aware of his wrong doing.
Food was good enough for two persons.
Adverb of Affirmation or Negation
Surely, certainly, not, and other similar words come under this category.
E.g.
Surely I can reach office in time.
Adverb of Reason
Hence, therefore lies in this category.
E.g.
He is hence unable to refute the charge.
Some of these adverbs may belong to more than one categories. So while positioning them it is mandatory to figure out their category based on sentence structure, and position them accordingly.
Few other rules which must be kept in mind while positioning adverbs in the sentence.
1. When there are two or more adverbs after a verb, the normal order is: Adverb of Manner, Place and Time.
E.g.
He spoke earnestly in the meeting yesterday.
2. If the verb is am/are/is/was, these adverbs are placed after the verb.
E.g.
I am never late for school.
We are just off.
3. Have to and used to prefer adverb in front of them.
E.g.
I often have to go to college on foot.
4. An adverb modifying an adjective or another adverb should precede modified content.
E.g.
Rama is rather lazy boy.
5. Enough is placed after the word it modifies.
E.g.
He spoke loud enough to be heard.
6. Word only, should be placed immediately before the word it modifies.
E.g.
He has slept only three hours.
My book tells few more rules, but keeping this much in mind will change lot of things for me. I have left few things intentionally to keep the article shorter and informative.
I enjoyed this exercise after reading so much about adverb.
http://www.myenglishgrammar.com/exercise-4-adverbs.html
Today I read (Wren & Martin) adverbs a little. So I thought to pen down the information gained, instead losing it with time.
At first we must know the meaning of our subject. So what is an Adverb?
Book says, An Adverb is a word which modifies the meaning of a Verb, an Adjective, or another Adverb.
Okay, definition is perfectly fine, but what it means. Hmmm, let's look at some examples.
Rama cooks well, but drives terribly.
So well and terribly suggests Rama's manner of cooking(Verb) and driving respectively.
Rama is eating very sweet mango.
Very is demonstrating the degree of sweetness(Adjective).
Rama reads quite clearly.
Clearly tells the manner of Rama's reading, and quite displays degree of clarity (Adverb).
Now I know a little about adverbs. Now let's try to find different categories of adverbs.
Adverb of Time
Few adverb of time are before, now, lately, daily, already, since, late, age, soon and yesterday. These words are generally placed after the verb, or object if exists.
E.g.
I reached office late.
I did not attend any class yesterday.
Adverb of Frequency
Examples of such adverbs are twice, thrice, never, seldom, after, again and frequency. These words are generally placed between subject and verb if and only if the verb consists of one word, otherwise word is placed after first verb.
E.g.
He seldom drinks vodka.
Adverb of Place
Here, there, everywhere, anywhere, somewhere, up, down, away, and backward such words belongs to this catagory. These words are generally placed after the verb, or object if exists.
E.g.
He does not go anywhere.
He was here.
My brother is out.
Adverb of Manner
clearly, well, soundly, sadly, slowly, and many other such words belongs to Adverb of manner. These words are generally placed after the verb, or object if exists.
E.g.
You have been speaking clearly.
Ram acted well.
Adverb of Degree or Quantity
too, any, almost, fully, very, enough, and similar words lie in this category. These words are generally placed between subject and verb if and only if the verb consists of one word, otherwise word is placed after first verb.
E.g.
Anil was fully aware of his wrong doing.
Food was good enough for two persons.
Adverb of Affirmation or Negation
Surely, certainly, not, and other similar words come under this category.
E.g.
Surely I can reach office in time.
Adverb of Reason
Hence, therefore lies in this category.
E.g.
He is hence unable to refute the charge.
Some of these adverbs may belong to more than one categories. So while positioning them it is mandatory to figure out their category based on sentence structure, and position them accordingly.
Few other rules which must be kept in mind while positioning adverbs in the sentence.
1. When there are two or more adverbs after a verb, the normal order is: Adverb of Manner, Place and Time.
E.g.
He spoke earnestly in the meeting yesterday.
2. If the verb is am/are/is/was, these adverbs are placed after the verb.
E.g.
I am never late for school.
We are just off.
3. Have to and used to prefer adverb in front of them.
E.g.
I often have to go to college on foot.
4. An adverb modifying an adjective or another adverb should precede modified content.
E.g.
Rama is rather lazy boy.
5. Enough is placed after the word it modifies.
E.g.
He spoke loud enough to be heard.
6. Word only, should be placed immediately before the word it modifies.
E.g.
He has slept only three hours.
My book tells few more rules, but keeping this much in mind will change lot of things for me. I have left few things intentionally to keep the article shorter and informative.
I enjoyed this exercise after reading so much about adverb.
http://www.myenglishgrammar.com/exercise-4-adverbs.html
