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Adverbs like; quickly, softly, badly, suddenly, etc.
Adverbs tells you how something happens or how somebody does something (the car stopped suddenly, the nurse was speaking softly, you must listen carefully, he understands perfectly).
| Adjectives | Adverb |
| She is very quiet. | She speaks quietly. |
| Be polite ! | Ask politely. |
| It was a bad game. | We played badly. |
| You feel nervous. | You reacted nervously. |
hard, fast, late, early : These words are adjectives and adverbs.
| Her job is very hard. | She works very hard. |
| He is a fast walker. | He walks very fast. |
| The train is late / early. | The train arrived late / early. |
good (adjective) and well (adverb)
| Your book is very good. | You write very well. |
| It was a good decision. | You did very well. |
well is also an adjective (not ill = in good health) (How are you ? I am very well, thank you. And you ?).
Adverbs of degree
| ENOUGH | TOO | VERY |
| Enough means a satisfactory amount or degree | Too means more than enough, an excessive amount or degree | Very means something is done to a high degree, it is usually factual |
| comes after adjectives and adverbs, and before nouns | Comes before adjectives | Comes before adjectives or other adverbs |
| This jacket isn’t big enough for me.We have enough money to buy our own apartment | Our apartment is too small for us | He finishes his work very quickly |
Adverbs of time
| FOR | DURING – WHILE | WHEN – WHILE | ||
| For shows how long something happened. It is used to refer to a period of time. | Both during and while refer to a period of time in which something happens. | When and while can both be used when two things happen at the same time. | ||
| During is used with a noun . | While is used with a subject and verb. | When is used when two short events happen at the same time. | While is used when two continuous actions happen at the same time. | |
| She’s in New York for a few days. | We were busy during the weekend. | We went shopping while you were sleeping. | I heard you when you opened the door. | ’While you were studying I went out shopping.’ |
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