Adverbs Explained / Foreign English Teacher Grammar / 外籍英文家教老師

Adverbs Explained

Adverbs of manner describe how something happens. Where there are two or more verbs in a sentence, adverb placement affects the meaning.

Examples:

She decided to write her paper. (no adverbs)

She quickly decided to write her paper. (her decision was quick)

She decided to write her paper quickly. (her writing was quick)

Some commonly used adverbs of manner include:

carefully / correctly / eagerly / easily / fast / loudly / patiently / quickly / quietly / well

Adverbs of place describe where something happens. Most adverbs of place are also used as prepositions.

Examples:

I wanted to go upstairs.

She travelled abroad last June.

Some commonly used adverbs of place include:

abroad / anywhere / downstairs / here / home / in / nowhere / out / outside / somewhere / there / underground / upstairs

Adverbs of purpose describe why something happens.

Examples:

Jenny intentionally pushed her little brother.

Bob accidentally broke the vase.

Some commonly used adverbs of purpose include:

so / so that / to / in order to / because / since / accidentally / intentionally / purposely.

Adverbs of frequency describe how often something happens.

Examples:

The children sometimes play in the park.

The dog usually chases the cat.

Some commonly used adverbs of frequency include:

always / every / never / often / rarely / seldom / sometimes / usually

Adverbs of time describe when something happens.

Examples:

He came home after school.

Jessica has already finished her homework.
Some commonly used adverbs of time include:

after / already / during / finally / just / last / later / next / now / recently / soon / then / tomorrow / when / while / yesterday

Recognizing the various adverbs used in the English language will take practice. However, using them properly can make writing and speaking far more interesting.

Now you understand adverbs because you read this article carefully and thoroughly.

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Adjective List by Type / Foreign English Teacher Grammar 外籍英文家教老師

Adjective List

Appearance	Color	Condition	Feelings (Good)
adorable beautiful clean drab elegant fancy glamorous handsome long magnificent old-fashioned plain quaint sparkling ugliest unsightly wide-eyed	red orange yellow green blue purple gray black white	alive better careful clever dead easy famous gifted helpful important inexpensive mushy odd powerful rich shy tender uninterested vast wrong.	agreeable brave calm delightful eager faithful gentle happy jolly kind lively nice obedient proud relieved silly thankful victorious witty zealous

Feelings (Bad)	Shape	Size	Sound
angry bewildered clumsy defeated embarrassed fierce grumpy helpless itchy jealous lazy mysterious nervous obnoxious panicky repulsive scary thoughtless uptight worried	broad chubby crooked curved deep flat high hollow low narrow round shallow skinny square steep straight wide.	big colossal fat gigantic great huge immense large little mammoth massive miniature petite puny scrawny short small tall teeny teeny-tiny	cooing deafening faint hissing loud melodic noisy purring quiet raspy screeching thundering voiceless whispering

Time	Taste/Touch	Taste/Touch	Quantity
ancient brief early fast late long modern old old-fashioned quick rapid short slow swift young	bitter delicious fresh greasy juicy hot icy loose melted nutritious prickly rainy rotten salty sticky strong sweet tart tasteless uneven weak wet wooden yummy	boiling breeze broken bumpy chilly cold cool creepy crooked cuddly curly damaged damp dirty dry dusty filthy flaky fluffy freezing hot warm wet	abundant empty few full heavy light many numerous sparse substantial

I created this blog to help ESL students.

All of the articles on this blog are just basic rules.

If you leave comments, I will know what you want me to post.

If you are not sure about something on my blog, or English in general, ask.

Remember!

“The squeaky wheel gets the grease.”

(You’ll only get help if you ask for it.)

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