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y This week has passed incredibly slowly.

y Esha cleans her desk quite often. (qualifying the adverbs slowly and often)

Kinds of Adverbs

Read these sentences.

y The choir sang sweetly.
y The artist painted beautifully.

y Please cross the road carefully.

The highlighted words tell us how an action happens.

Adverbs that tell us the manner in which an action takes place are called adverbs
of manner.

Read these sentences.

y Stay here.

y The puppy follows the lady everywhere.
y Go and sit there.

The highlighted words tell us where an action happens.

Adverbs that tell us where an action takes place are called adverbs of place.

Now, read these sentences.

y The party will begin soon.
y Sahil was absent yesterday.

The highlighted words tell us when an action happens.

Adverbs that tell us the time when an action takes place are called adverbs
of time.

Now, read these sentences.
y This magazine is published fortnightly.

y She is always late for practice.

The highlighted words tell us how often an action happens.

Adverbs that tell us the frequency of an action are called adverbs of frequency.

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