Adverbs

An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or the entire sentence. Its purpose in a sentence is to describe an action by adding more information about it. With the words ending in “ly,” you can easily identify adverbs in a sentence.

Here is an example to better understand how adverbs function in a sentence:

• She looked up swiftly when her name was called.

The adverb in this sentence is “swiftly,” and it modifies the verb phrase “looked up.” However, to form the adverb, “ly” was added to the adjective “swift.”

So, let us look at some adjectives and provide examples of how they can be used as adjectives and adverbs in sentences:

• Quick
• Sudden
• Careful
• Easy
• Happy

Here are some examples:

• Adjective: She is quick when writing.
• Adverb: She writes quickly.
• Adjective: The disruption was sudden.
• Adverb: The disruption came suddenly.
• Adjective: You should be careful when you walk around there.
• Adverb: Walk carefully around there.
• Adjective: Making pasta is easy for me.
• Adverb: I can easily make pasta.
• Adjective: He seems happy when reading.
• Adverb: He reads happily.