adverb

adverb — noun

1. in grammar, a word that shows how, when, where, or how much something happens, o

1.名詞A2
釋義

in grammar, a word that shows how, when, where, or how much something happens, or that adds force to a quality or another describing word. Words like quickly, yesterday, here, and very are adverbs.

例句

Ms. Chen wrote "quietly" beside "sing" to show an adverb.

adverb used with a verb

In "She arrived yesterday," the word "yesterday" is an adverb.

adverb showing time

同義詞
  • modifier

    broader grammar term that also includes adjectives, phrases, and clauses

  • adverbial

    more technical term for something that functions like an adverb, not only a single word

  • describing word

    informal classroom label, but it is less exact than the grammar term adverb

文法句型

adverb + verb (run quickly)

adverb + adjective (very cold)

adverb + adverb (too slowly)

用法筆記

Often appears in teaching phrases such as 'find the adverb', 'use an adverb', and 'put the adverb after the verb'. Adverbs are commonly grouped by job, for example adverbs of time, place, manner, and degree; some also comment on the whole sentence, as in 'Fortunately, nobody was hurt.'

常見錯誤

❌Quick is the adverb in "He runs quick.
✅Quickly" is the adverb in "He runs quickly.
💡in standard English, the adverb form is usually needed when a word modifies a verb.
❌Every adverb ends in -ly.
✅Words like "here," "soon," and "very" are also adverbs.
💡many common adverbs do not use the -ly ending.