Adverb An adverb is a part of speech used mainly to modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. Adverbs describe how, where or when. Adverbs are formed in different ways:
Some common adverbs have no suffixes, as in: here/there, now, well, just.
Most adverbs are formed from adjectives by the addition of the ending �-ly� (as in suddenly, playfully, interestingly) or �-ally� after words in -ic (as in, automatically).
Some adverbs are formed from nouns in combination with other suffixes: -wise (as in, clockwise, lengthwise) and -ward(s) (as in, northwards, westwards, skyward).
Some adverbs can qualify other adverbs (the most common are intensifiers, such as very, as in �very quick�). Some adverbs have the same form as their adjective counterpart, e.g., fast, long, first.
Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs: lovely, ungainly, and likely are adjectives. The word only and early may be either.
Positions of Adverb: The adverb often follows the verb it modifies: ex. I ate slowly. Sometimes it precedes the verb: ex.I slowly started walking on the ground. Sometimes position determines meaning: ex.I think clearly. (My thinking is clear.) or, I clearly think. (It is clear that I think.) Where emphasis is needed, the adverb may be put first, and the verb and subject inverted: Never have I seen such an amazing movie.
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