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Adverbs

What are adverbs?

An adverb is a word or a group of words that are used to help define the action of the verb. Adverbs can also be used to define adjectives, or other adverbs.

How to tell if a word is an adverb?

A word is an adverb if it answers one of the three questions, when, where or how.

Examples:    

Examples of English Adverbs that state when, where and how

When

Where

How

I have to study today.

I like to read under the trees in the park.

I should exercise carefully.

My mother always listens to the radio.

Our teacher rarely gives us a lot of worksheets to do.

My brother study very hard for all his exams.

Our teacher is really good this year.

We learned to play the piano quickly. We had a really good teacher.

The students and teachers work closely on the project.