Adverbs

As we will see, adverbs often tell when, where, why, or under what conditions something happens or happened. adverbs frequently end in -ly, however, many words and phrases not ending in -ly serve an adverbial function and an -ly ending is not a guarantee that a word is an adverb. the words lovely, lonely, motherly, friendly, neighborly. for instance, are adjectives:

• that lovely woman lives in a friendly neighborhood.

if a group of words containing a subject and verb acts as an adverb (modifying the verb of a sentence), it is called an adverb clause:

• when this class is over, we're going to the movies.

when a group of words not containing a subject and verb acts as an adverb, it is called an adverbial phrase. prepositional phrases frequently have adverbial functions (telling place and time, modifying the verb) :

• he want to the movies
• she works on holidays
• they lived in Canada during the war

The Kinds Of Adverbs

1. Simple Adverbs
2. Interrogative Adverbs
3. Relative Adverbs

Simple Adverbs

• Adverbs of manner

Example: 

1. john can run quickly
2. she sang beautifully

• Adverbs of place

Example :

1. i saw her there
2. she works here

• Adverbs of time

Example :

1. mira came here yesterday
2. he is working now
3. she will finish her work soon

• Adverbs of frequency

Example

1. he sometimes comes here
2. she seldom goes out

• Adverbs of degree

Example

1. the coffee is very hot
2. she sings pretty well

• Adverbs of reason

Example

1. he behaved badly and therefore he was punished

Interrogative Adverbs

• Manner : How

Example : how did he run?

• Place : Where

Example : where did you see her?

• Time : When

Example : when did you see her?

• Frequency : How Often

Example : how often do you see her?

• Degree : How

Example : how deep is the pond?

• Reason : Why

Example : why does wood float?

Relative Adverbs

Example :

1. no one knows how to solve the problem
2. tell me when you will come
3. let me know where she lives
4. do you know why he came so late

sumber :

• http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adverbs.htm
• M.J Lado (2008). Practical Grammar. Titik Terang. Jakarta