Explain the types of adverbs, with the help of examples.
Difficulty: Medium
Kinds of Adverbs:
- Adverbs of Time:
I go to school daily
Get out immediately
I cannot do it just now
Never shall I believe you
Yesterday he was quite upset
Some of these Adverbs are”
Ever, never, now, then, since, ago, today, tomorrow. While
- Adverbs of Place:
Speak again and I shall turn you out
I shall stay here till you reach there
The crow is found everywhere
She stood above and threw the stone below
Some of these adverbs are:
In, out, within, without, above, below, inside, outside, far, near, forward, onward and elsewhere
- Adverbs of Quality or Manner:
They walked quickly
We marched slowly
Sadly and sorrowfully we laid him down
He did it very carefully
He talked wisely but acted foolishly
- Adverbs of Quantity:
Hardly had I finished the work when he came
I have partly believed it
He is quite right
I am very sorry
It is much better to leave him alone
Some of the Adverbs of this class are
Enough, little, much, nearly, quite, very, too, wholly, scarcely, nearly
- Numeral Adverbs:
I often meet him
They came to me twice
I did it seldom
You have disobeyed your teacher, secondly, you do admit your fault
Adverbs of this type are
First, secondly, thirdly, often, seldom, again, single
- Affirmative and Negative Adverbs:
Will you do me this favour? Yes, I will
Are you going to Karachi? No, I am not going the Indeed, he is to blame
Surely, he will keep me
I will certainly do it
Perhaps he may not like it
Adverts of this type are
Certainly, surely, perhaps, yes, no, not, by no means, indeed
- Interrogative Adverbs:
When will you leave?
How can you say that?
Why should I Submit it?
Where does he stay?
When, how, why, and where are interrogative. Adverbs when are used to ask questions.
- Relative Adverbs:
Everybody knows why he did this.
I shall go to the place where he stays.
We do not know when he may return.
I wonder how you will succeed.
He set fire to the house where his enemy lived.
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