Wednesday, April 13, 2011

ADVERB


                 An adverb is a part of speech that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, clause, or sentence. Function of adverb is to add information to a clause or another word. We can recognize the adverbs by see its position which is before or after verbs. There are a few type of adverb such as :

-  Adverb of time
   ( now, soon, later, then )
   Example: Salimah will be shifting to a new place soon.

-  Adverb of place
   ( out, up, there, everywhere)
   Example: He went there to get a better look at the place.

-  Adverb of manner
   ( slowly, quickly, well, hard )
   Example: James quickly ran for shelter when it started to rain.

-  Adverb of degree
   (much, almost, quite, very)
   Example: They were very happy when the singer appeared on stage.

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