LET US REVISE – ADVERBS

Have a look at the following sentences in part a and part b

Part – a                                            part- b

John Walks                                  john walks fast.

Hema sings                                 Hama sings sweetly.

Madhan   writes.                    Madhan writes carefully.    

Can you observe the difference between the information given in Part A and Part B? You are given additional information in Par B.

How does John walk? In what manner does he walk?

The word ‘fast’ adds something to the meaning of the action word ‘walk’.

Hence, the word ‘fast’ is an adverb, because it modifies the action. Similarly the words ‘sweetly’ and ‘carefully’ are called adverbs. 

Read the following sentences:

1.       Ram runs fast.

2.       This is a very tasty apple.

3.       Gopal reads quite clearly.

In sentence 1, fast shows how (in what manner) Ram runs;

That is, fast modifies the Verb ‘runs’

In sentence 2, very shows how much (in what degree) the mango is tasty;

That is very modifies the adjective ‘tasty’

In sentence 3, quite shows how far (to what extent) Gopal reads clearly;

That is, quite modifies the adverb clearly.

A word that modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb is called an Adverb. The words quickly very and quite are therefore adverbs.