Descriptive Languages: Adverbs
by Luz Gabriela
1. adverbs of place
1.1. some adverbs and phrases answer the question ¨where?¨. They are called adverbs of place.
1.1.1. the dog are playing upstairs
2. adverb
2.1. tell you who, where or when something is done.They describe the manner, place or time of a action.
2.1.1. kinds of adverbs manner, place, time, frequency, purpose/reason, opinión, quantity/degree/intensity
3. adverbs of frequency
3.1. some adverbs and adverb phrases answer the question ¨how often an action is done¨. They are called adverbs of frequency
3.1.1. i'll never make that mistake again i clean my bedroom every day
3.1.2. i clean my bedroom every day
4. adverbs of intensity
4.1. extremely totally / absolutely very / really / so quite / rather not really / not very / not quite a little (bit)
5. adverbs of quantity/ degree
5.1. it shows how much or in what degree or to what extent
5.1.1. the sea is very stormy
5.1.2. he was too careles
6. adverbs of opinion
6.1. adverbs of opinion do nothing except for giving an opinion on a sentence.
6.1.1. fortunately unfortunately luckily sadly amazingly depressingly
7. adverbs of time
7.1. some adverbs and adverb phrases answer the question¨when ?¨. They are called adverbs of time.
7.1.1. the train has already left
8. adverbs of manner
8.1. some adverbs and adverb phrases describe the way people do things.
8.1.1. he was driving carelessly
8.1.2. the plane landed safely