Types of Adverbs

Types of Adverbs

Although there are thousands of adverbs, each adverb can usually be categorised in one of the following groupings: 
Adverbs of Time 
 Press the button now.
('now' - adverb of time) 

 I have never been.
('never' - adverb of time) 

 I tell him daily.
('daily' - adverb of time) 
Adverbs of Place 
 Daisies grow everywhere.
('everywhere' - adverb of place) 

 I did not put it there.
('there' - adverb of place) 
Adverbs of Manner 
 He passed the re-sit easily.
('easily' - adverb of manner) 

 The lion crawled stealthily.
('stealthily' - adverb of manner) 
Adverbs of Degree 
 That is the farthest I have ever jumped.
('farthest' - adverb of degree) 

 He boxed more cleverly.
('more cleverly' - adverb of degree and manner.)
(This is covered more in the lesson Comparatives.) 
Adverbs Can Modify Adjectives and Other Adverbs
Although the term 'adverb' implies that they are only used with verbs, adverbs can also modify adjectives and other adverbs:

Examples:

 The heavenly blue light shone on the water.
(The adverb 'heavenly' modifies the adjective 'blue'.)

 Peter had an extremely ashen face.
(The adverb 'extremely' modifies the adjective 'ashen'.)

 Badly trained dogs that fail the test will become pets.
(The adverb 'badly' modifies the adjective 'trained'.)
('Trained' is an adjective formed from the verb 'to train' - see Participles.)

 She wore a beautifully designed dress.
(The adverb 'beautifully' modifies the adjective 'designed'.)

 Peter Jackson finished his assignment remarkably quickly.
(The adverb 'quickly' modifies the verb 'to finish'. The adverb 'remarkably'
modifies the adverb 'quickly