A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective,
verb, or other adverb or a word group.
ADVERBS OF TIME
Detail when the verb took place. We
usually see these kinds of adverbs placed
at the beginning or end of a sentence.
DAILY
TOMORROW
YESTERDAY
MONTHLY
YEARLY
ADVERBS OF MANNER
Tell us how, or in what manner, something was
carried out. They mostly modify verbs and can often
be found at the end of a clause. This category
comprises the most common adverbs — the ones
that end in -ly.
SOFTLY
QUICKLY
BEAUTIFULLY
NEATLY
HAPPILY
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Let us know how often the verb occurs. Therefore they
mostly modify verbs. These adverbs tend to appear
right before the main verb in the sentence.
AGAIN
ALWAYS
NEVER
SOMETIMES
USUALLY
ADVERBS OF PLACE
Tell us more about where the verb took place. These
tend to pop up after the main verb or direct object of
the sentence.
ABOVE
BELOW
HERE
INTO
OUTSIDE
ADVERBS OF DEGREE
Adverbs of degree tell us more about the
intensity of the verb in the sentence, in other
words, they describe how much, or to what
degree.