Adverb short definition – Types of Adverbs

An adverb is a word that modifies / describes / provides more information about:

1. a verb (“he speaks loudly”),
2. an adjective (“very funny”),
3. another adverb (“jumped too quickly”),
4. whole sentence (“Fortunately, the ball just missed his head.”).

Adverbs often end in -ly, but not always.

The different types of adverbs are:

1. Adverbs of manner: Describe how an action is performed.
2. Adverbs of time : Indicate when an action occurs.
3. Adverbs of place: Indicate where an action occurs.
4. Adverbs of frequency: indicate how often an action occurs.
5. Adverbs of degree: Indicate the intensity or degree of an action, adjective, or another adverb.
6. Conjunctive adverbs:
   a. Conjunctive adverbs are also called connective adverbs or linking adverbs.
   b. These adverbs act like a conjunction to link two sentences or clauses.
   c. Punctuation rule for conjunctive adverbs:
   Semicolon: Use a semicolon before the conjunctive adverb when it joins two independent clauses.
   Independent clause; [conjunctive adverb], independent clause.
   The weather was bad; nevertheless, they decided to go hiking.
   Comma: Use a comma after the conjunctive adverb in all cases.
   The book was interesting. In fact, I finished it in one day.