Adverbs

An adverb is the part of speech which changes or qualifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective or other adverb. For example, if we say that Robert drives, this is a simple statement which tells us about Robert’s skill or capability. However, if we say that Robert drives slowly, we are giving more information about his skill because of the adverb slowly. Sometimes by adding an adverb, we also add a crucial piece of information, e.g. I need to send this email immediately.

Below are some examples of sentences in which you can see adverbs modifying adjectives or other adverbs. In both cases, the adverb which modifies an adjective or an adverb comes first.