Adverbs

Adverbs are another basic part of language. They are used to add information to verbs, and most of them end in -ly.

Some examples of adverbs are:

• "Bob suddenly kicked the ball" <- an adverb ending in -ly
• "Bob almost kicked the ball" <- an adverb without -ly
• "Bob suddenly kicked the ball ferociously" <- two adverbs!

Adverbs can answer these questions:

• how?
• when?
• where?
• why?
• how often? 
• how much?
• to what extent? 

Here are some examples (the bolded words answer the questions from above):

• "Bob loudly banged the table."
• "Bob ate the burrito yesterday."
• "Bob ate the burrito downstairs."
• "Bob hurried because he was late."
• "Bob sometimes visits his friends."
• "Bob kicked the ball twice."
• "Bob is extremely pleased with his new car."

Adverbs are very flexible in their possible placements. For example, both of these sentences are correct:

• Bob bikes quickly to his school every weekday so he is not late.
• Every weekday, Bob bikes quickly to his school so he is not late.