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  • Adverbs are words that describe or modify the verb, adjective or another adverb in a sentence.

    Examples:

    1. The boy walked slowly.

    Adverb 'slowly' shows how the boy 'walked' (verb).

    2. The teacher spoke very rudely.

    Adverb 'very' tells more about adverb 'rudely'.

    3. The queen is really kind.

    Adverb 'really' tells more about adjective 'kind'.

    Adverbs also have degrees of comparison same like the adjectives.

    • There are seven major types of adverbs.

      They are:

      Types