Posts Tagged ‘adverbs’

english-grammar

Basic English grammar

ShareSmall children seem to have an intuitive grasp of language structure – which is why they sometimes make mistakes, assuming principles that are not always true. If you hear a child talk about ‘two mouses’ he is not repeating something he has heard; he has understood the concept that we add the sound ‘-es’ to [...]

Basic English grammar components

ShareWhen you’re learning the English language, you may feel overwhelmed when it comes to all the different grammar components.  There are so many variables that affect the choice of words, even in everyday conversations.  In order to get the most from your English lessons, you’ll need to understand all the different grammatical elements that are [...]

Adverbs

ShareThe adverbs in English
Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing. Adjectives can modify nouns or pronouns.

Adjective
Adverb

Mandy is a careful girl.
Mandy drives carefully.

Mandy is very careful.
 

Mandy is a careful driver. This sentence is about Mandy, the driver, [...]

Grammar Review

ShareNouns
A noun is a the name of a person, place, thing, quality, concept or action. The first letters of some nouns are capitalized to show a specific name or title (Greg). These are called proper nouns. Other nouns that are not specific do not use a capital letter (man). These are called common nouns. [...]

Adverbs

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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 : [...]