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Some adverbs tell us how an action is or should be performed. Often these adverbs are formed by adding  -ly  to the end of an adjective. Adjectives ending  -l  add  -ly  ; careful-carefully. Adjectives ending  -y  change to  -ily  ; lucky-luckily Adjectives ending  -ble  change to  -bly  ; responsible-responsibly adjective adverb anxious anxiously bad badly beautiful beautifully capable capably lucky luckily quick quickly weak weakly For example: The little girl ran  quickly .  In this sentence  quickly  modifies the verb  ran (to run) . Adverbs of Place Adverbs of place indicate where something happens. These include; abroad, anywhere, here, outside, somewhere, there, underground, upstairs etc. For example: My passport is  here  in my bag. Place Example Upstairs The children were playing upstairs. In London The people demonstrated in London. Outside The children were playing outside...

Adverbs of Degree Adverbs of degree tell us the strength or intensity of something that happens. Many adverbs are gradable, that is, we can intensify them. Basically they answer the sort of question that asks How much ...? or How little...? Adverbs of degree include; adequately, almost, entirely, extremely, greatly, highly, hugely, immensely, moderately, partially, perfectly, practically, profoundly, strongly, totally, tremendously, very, virtually etc. For example:- The man drove badly . =   The man drove  really  badly. -   In this sentence   really  shows us just how badly he drove. They enjoyed the film. = They enjoyed the film  immensely. -  In this sentence  immensely  shows us how much they enjoyed the film. These intensifiers are not gradable though, you cannot say  The man drove extremely very badly. Adverbs of Duration Adverbs of duration tell us how long something happened. They include; briefly, forever, long, shortly, p...