• an adjective
(He drove a very fast car. — How fast
was his car?)
• another adverb
(She moved quite slowly down the aisle.
— How slowly did she move?)
Types of Simple Adverbs:
• Manner
• Place
• Time
• Degree
• Affirmation
• Negation
1. Adverbs of Manner
(answer the question“how”)
(often end in “ly”)
She moved slowly and spoke quietly.
2. Adverbs of Place
(answer the question “where”)
These often look like prepositions without an
object.
Look below to see the flowers.
She still lives there now
3. Adverbs of Time
(answer the question“when” or “how often”)
4. Adverbs of Degree
(answer questions “how much” or “how little of” )
These often are the adverbs that modify other
modifiers (adj. or adv.)
She sleeps very quietly.
We swim quite often.
5. Adverbs of Negation
(make a verb negative) no, never, not, n’t
We never go to the theme parks.
We did not study for the test.
6. Adverbs of Affirmation
(make a verb more strongly positive. )
Yes, we love that game.
You certainly did well on that test.
Sarah obviously knew the answer to the
question.
You did well indeed.
Some Tricky Adverbs
• FARTHER denotes physical advancement in distance.
(We walked farther into the dessert.)
• FURTHER denotes advancement to greater degree
(I will look further into my research)