Adverbs

Adverbs are mainly the words that help to change or modify the meaning of a particular verb or adverb. They also help to modify the phrases, other adverbs, adjectives or even an entire sentence. Along with the help of adverbs in English, various types of questions such as “how often?”, “how long?”, “how much?”, “how?”, “where?”, “when?” can be answered. However, adverbs play a huge role in English to enhance the meaning of an entire phrase or even a sentence. Adverbs are too important in English literature and it always helps to increase the readability of sentences and phrases. 

Different types of adverbs in English 

There are various types of adverbs in the English language, which helps to improve the structure of sentences. Therefore, there are mainly 7 types of adverbs that can be considered to be the best usages of adverbs to increase the readability of a phrase or sentence. The main 7 types of adverbs are “Adverbs of place”, “Adverbial clause”, “Adverbs of Frequency”, “Adverbs of Purpose”, “Adverbs of Probability”, “Adverbs of Time”, “Adverbs of Degree”, “Adverbs of Manner”. 

“Adverbs of Manner”

“Adverbs of Manner” describes the kind of manner in which something has been done or taken or generally describes how the work has happened. The most common adverbs that are used in the English language are “wistfully”, “slowly”, “happily”, “energetically”, “easily”, “eagerly”, “carefully”, “angrily”, “loudly”, “simultaneously”, “immediately”, “slowly”, “fast”, “quietly”, “quickly”. However, the usage of this adverb of manner can be critically explained with some examples, mentioned below:

“As soon as the bell rang, she went to the door immediately.”

“She often does two things simultaneously.”

“They handled the job enthusiastically.”

“Adverbs of Degree”

This is a type of adverb that helps us to understand how much effort the work has taken to be done. There are some common ‘adverbs of degree’ that can be used such as “extremely”, “absolutely”, “fairly”, “totally”, “quite”, “slightly”, “very”, “utterly”, “strongly”, “highly”, “deeply”, “considerably”, “completely”, “hardly”, “greatly”, “immensely”. The usage of “Adverb of degree” can be explained through some examples, such as:

“She is considerably hungry for success.”

“He was drunk and could hardly get his hands on the keys.”

“Their performance was immensely brilliant.”

“Adverbs of Time”

This is a type of adverb that tells about the time of a particular work and the duration of the entire task. Therefore, in this adverb, the words can be used such as “today”, “soon”, “then”, “frequently”, “tomorrow”, “recently”, “often”, “now”, “immediately”, “currently”, “always”. The examples of “Adverb of time” are mentioned below: 

“The event is starting now.”

“She will visit tomorrow.”

“Adverbs of Place”

This is a type of adverb that describes the location or place of a particular task or action. The words that can be used in these adverbs are “forward”, “out”, “in”, “below”, “nowhere”, “nearby”, “upstairs”, “abroad”, “someplace”, “anywhere”, “here”, “there”. The examples of this “adverb of place” are mentioned below:

“He still comes here.”

“It’s raining somewhere.” 

Importance of adverbs in English 

Adverbs are very important in English and the adverbial words describe how the work has been done. Therefore, readers can find adverbs are very important in English literature and it helps to describe when, where or how work has been done. However, adverbs are generally viewed as the main required part of sentences and they determine the specification of a particular work or task.   

Role of the adverb in a sentence 

Adverbs play a hugely important role in modifying another adverb, adjective, and verb in a sentence. Therefore, adverbs express the “level of certainty”, “degree”, “frequency”, “time”, “place”, “manner” in a sentence. Without adverbs, the answers to questions cannot be explained as it answers “to what extent?”, “where?”, “when?”, “in what way?”, “how?”. Along with the help of adverbs, the specific meaning of a particular sentence can be determined and it also helps to understand the perspective that the writer is talking about. However, the importance of adverbs is huge in the area of English grammar and it also helps to increase the readability of a particular sentence and enhance the structure of a sentence.  

Conclusion 

Adverbs are very important in the area of English grammar and it helps to increase the readability of a particular sentence. Along with the help of adverbs, the particular information about the task can be determined and it also helps to include the information about the certainty, frequency, time, place, manner of a task. It helps to determine the main perspective of a sentence and it also helps to understand the different functions of a phrase or sentence.