Adverbs

Adverbs are words that describe everything except nouns. Those that describe nouns are called adjectives. But, basically these are ‘describing words’. They answer specific questions like:

• • • HOW MUCH     (Technically called Adverbs of Degree)
    • HOW OFTEN   (Technically called Adverbs of Frequency)
    • WHERE            (Technically called Adverbs of Place)
    • HOW                (Technically called Adverbs of Manner)
    • WHEN              (Technically called Adverbs of Time)

In terms of their position in the sentences, we can divide them into 3 kinds:

1. 1. 1. 1. Before the words they describe — HOW MUCH, and HOW OFTEN
         2. After the words they describe — WHERE
         3. At the end of the sentence — HOW and WHEN

Let’s look at them individually.