An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or sometimes an entire sentence.

Adverb किसी Verb, Adjective, दूसरे Adverb अथवा कभी-कभी पूरे Sentence की विशेषता बताता है।

Example:

He runs quickly.

“Quickly” modifies “runs”.

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Types of Adverbs / Adverb के प्रकार

1. Adverb of Manner / रीति

Tells how something happens.

बताता है कि कार्य कैसे हुआ।

Examples:

slowly, carefully, honestly, beautifully

She sings beautifully.

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2. Adverb of Time / समय

Tells when.

Examples:

today, yesterday, soon, now, already

He arrived yesterday.

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3. Adverb of Place / स्थान

Tells where.

Examples:

here, there, everywhere, outside, upstairs

Come here.

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4. Adverb of Frequency / आवृत्ति

Examples:

always, often, usually, sometimes, rarely, never

She always arrives on time.

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5. Adverb of Degree / मात्रा

Examples:

very, quite, too, almost, enough

The tea is too hot.

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Position of Frequency Adverbs

Normally before the main verb:

He always studies.

But after the verb “be”:

He is always punctual.

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Adjective vs Adverb

Correct:

She is a quick runner.

Quick modifies noun “runner”.

Correct:

She runs quickly.

Quickly modifies verb “runs”.

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Hard vs Hardly

hard = with great effort / मेहनत से

He works hard.

hardly = almost not / लगभग नहीं

He hardly works.

The meanings are completely different.

दोनों के अर्थ पूरी तरह अलग हैं।

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Late vs Lately

late = after expected time / देर से

He came late.

lately = recently / हाल ही में

I have not seen him lately.

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Near vs Nearly

near = close / पास

Come near.

nearly = almost / लगभग

It is nearly finished.

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Enough

With adjective/adverb, “enough” generally comes after:

strong enough

quickly enough

With noun:

enough money

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Too vs Very

Very intensifies normally.

Too often means more than desirable.

Example:

The water is very hot.

The water is too hot to drink.

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Comparative Adverbs

Correct:

She runs faster than me.

Not:

more faster

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Adverb Practice — 30 Questions

Q1

Identify the adverb: “He runs quickly.”

A. he
B. runs
C. quickly
D. none

Answer: C

Q2

“She arrived yesterday.” “Yesterday” is an adverb of:

A. manner
B. time
C. place
D. degree

Answer: B

Q3

“Come here.” Here is an adverb of:

Answer: Place / स्थान

Q4

“He often visits us.” Often shows:

Answer: Frequency / आवृत्ति

Q5

“She sings beautifully.” Beautifully is an adverb of:

Answer: Manner / रीति

Q6

“He is very intelligent.” Very modifies:

A. noun
B. adjective
C. pronoun
D. preposition

Answer: B

Q7

Correct sentence:

A. He runs quick.
B. He runs quickly.
C. He quickly is runner.
D. He run quickly.

Answer: B

Q8

“She is a ___ girl.”

A. beautifully
B. beautiful
C. beautyly
D. beautify

Answer: B

Q9

“He works ___.”

A. hardly
B. hard
C. hardestly
D. hardily

Answer: B

Q10

“He ___ works and therefore performs poorly.”

A. hard
B. hardly
C. harder
D. hardily

Answer: B

Q11

I haven't seen him ___.

A. late
B. lately
C. laterly
D. latest

Answer: B

Q12

The train arrived ___.

A. lately
B. late
C. latest
D. laterly

Answer: B

Q13

The work is ___ finished.

A. near
B. nearly
C. nearer
D. nearest

Answer: B

Q14

She is strong ___ to lift it.

A. very
B. too
C. enough
D. much

Answer: C

Q15

We have ___ food for everyone.

A. enough
B. enoughly
C. too enough
D. very enough

Answer: A

Q16

This box is ___ heavy for me to lift.

A. enough
B. too
C. very much enough
D. more

Answer: B

Q17

She speaks English ___.

A. fluent
B. fluently
C. fluency
D. fluentness

Answer: B

Q18

He answered the question ___.

A. correct
B. correctly
C. correctness
D. correcting

Answer: B

Q19

He is ___ punctual.

A. always
B. punctual always before is
C. alwaysly
D. everly

Answer: A

Q20

He ___ goes to the cinema.

A. rarely
B. rare
C. rarity
D. rarer

Answer: A

Q21

Find the error: “He behaved very rude.”

Answer: rude → rudely

Q22

Find the error: “She completed the task successful.”

Answer: successful → successfully

Q23

“He is a fast runner.” Fast is:

A. adjective
B. adverb only
C. pronoun
D. preposition

Answer: A

Q24

“He runs fast.” Fast is:

Answer: Adverb

Q25

Which sentence is correct?

A. He ran very fast.
B. He ran very fastly.
C. He ran more fastly.
D. He ran fastestly.

Answer: A

Q26

Choose the correct sentence:

A. She sings more beautifully than her sister.
B. She sings beautifuller.
C. She sings more beautiful than.
D. She beautifully more sings.

Answer: A

Q27

“Almost” is generally an adverb of:

Answer: Degree / मात्रा

Q28

“Never” is an adverb of:

Answer: Frequency / आवृत्ति

Q29

“The child slept peacefully.” Peacefully modifies:

Answer: slept

Q30

Choose the correct sentence:

A. He hardly works.
B. He hard works hardly.
C. He works hardly to succeed.
D. He hardworkingly works.

Answer: A