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Communication Skills-I

Notes (d) Modify a whole sentence:

Examples: Obviously, I can’t know everything.
(e) Modify a prepositional phrase:

Examples: It’s immediately inside the door.
2. Form: Many adverbs end in -ly. We form such adverbs by adding -ly to the adjective.

Examples: quickly, softly, strongly, honestly, interestingly

But not all words that end in -ly are adverbs. “Friendly”, for example, is an adjective.
Some adverbs have no particular form:

Examples: well, fast, very, never, always, often, still
3. Position: Adverbs have three main positions in the sentence:
(a) Front (before the subject):

Examples: Now we will study adverbs.
(b) Middle (between the subject and the main verb):

Examples: We often study adverbs.

(c) End (after the verb or object):

Examples: We study adverbs carefully.

11.5.2 Types

There are different places where you can put the adverb. On the basis of that, adverbs can be of
following types:
1. Manner
2. Place
3. Time

4. Frequency
5. Degree

Adverbs of manner

Adverbs of manner answer the question “how”. This adverb usually comes after the direct object
or if there is no direct object, after the verb.

Examples: 1. She speaks French beautifully.
2. He works well.

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