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English PT3 Chapter 1 Grammar Focus & Error Correction
Types of Adverbs Uses Examples

Adverb of time Tells when or how long an Freddie broke the 100m
action is done or happens record yesterday.

Adverb of manner Tells how something happens He dances gracefully.

Adverb of degree Tells about the intensity of It is quite difficult to keep
action, adjective or another track of the data.
Chapter 1 adverb

Adverb of frequency Tells how often something They always exercise here
happens in the evening.

Adverb of place Tells where something happens We’ve looked for it
everywhere.

Comparison of adverbs
Three degrees of comparison: positive degree, comparative degree and superlative
degree
Positive Comparative Superlative

short adverbs - add ‘-r’ or ‘-er’ add ‘-st’ or ‘-est’
late, high later, higher latest, highest
adverbs ending in ‘-ly’ use word ‘more’ use word ‘most’
urgently, loudly more urgently, more loudly most urgently, most loudly

Practice 1 Replace the underlined words in the sentences with an adverb
appropriately.

suddenly now biannually oddly coolly guardedly
weekly leisurely wholeheartedly recently boldly shortly

1. I can’t go shopping now as I am not free at the moment.
2. My mother goes to the market once a week and it is always on Saturday.

3. My friends and I took a stress-free and easy tour of the city last month.

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