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To learn more about how to correctly use adverbs in sentences, keep <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-read/">reading</a> the current article.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="whats-an-adverb"></span>What’s an adverb?<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p><em>The Cambridge Dictionary</em> adverb definition as:</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p><em>A word that describes or gives more information about a <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-a-verb/">verb</a>, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective/">adjective</a>, adverb, or phrase: In the phrase “the house <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/was-vs-were/">was</a> </em><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spotlessly"><em>spotlessly</em></a><em> clean”, the word “</em><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spotlessly"><em>spotlessly</em></a><em>” is an adverb. </em>(<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adverb">Cambridge Dictionary</a>)</p></blockquote> <p>Adverbs help modify verbs, other adverbs, and occasionally are <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/used-to/">used to</a> modify adjectives. Adverbs are descriptive words that provide more information in a <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-a-sentence/">sentence</a> about the action or event taking place.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" src="https://images.surferseo.art/06231898-afa0-40c0-8a3a-a478f8cae92a.png" alt="Adverb example"/><figcaption>Adverb example.</figcaption></figure></div> <p>Most likely, you’re familiar with a whole lot of them without even realizing.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-see/">See</a> a video lesson</strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-video aligncenter"><video controls src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Adverb.mp4"></video><figcaption>Click to play.</figcaption></figure> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p>See a few examples of adverbs used in sentences.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>See the adverb examples used in the following sentences:</strong></h4> <ol class="wp-block-list"><li><em>I thought the movie ended </em><strong><em>abruptly.</em></strong></li><li><em>Her outfit showcased her </em><strong><em>delightfully</em></strong><em> quirky personality.</em></li><li><em>She </em><strong><em>lightly</em></strong><em> dusted the brownies with a layer of powdered sugar before serving.</em></li><li><em>She </em><strong><em>truthfully</em></strong><em> answered the police officer’s questions.</em></li><li><strong><em>Quickly</em></strong><em> finish the grocery shopping so we <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/may-vs-can/">can</a> get to the party in time.</em></li></ol> <p>Adverbs help answer questions: <em>how</em>, <em>when</em>, <em><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/where-vs-were/">where</a></em>, <em>why</em>, or <em>to what extent</em>—<em>how often</em> or <em>how much</em> (e.g., <em>daily</em>, <em>infrequently, etc.</em>) Each of these questions makes up its own category of adverb.</p> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Reference</strong></td><td><strong>Example adverb</strong></td></tr><tr><td>When</td><td>After, yesterday, now, later, soon, early</td></tr><tr><td>Where</td><td>Inside, outside, here, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/there-their-theyre/">there</a>, away, near</td></tr><tr><td>How</td><td>Quickly, slowly, sadly, loudly, easily, happily</td></tr><tr><td>How often</td><td>Always, sometimes, never, often</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <p><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/lets-or-lets/">Let’s</a> quick<em>ly </em>(see what I did there?) <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-the-past-participle-of-go/">go</a> over the main types of adverbs, for brevity’s sake.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="adverb-order"></span>Adverb order<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ol class="wp-block-list"><li><strong>Adverbs of manner</strong><em> (e.g., She smiled </em><strong><em>cheerfully</em></strong><em>.)</em></li><li><strong><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbs-of-frequency/">Adverbs of frequency</a></strong><em> (e.g., We </em><strong><em>usually</em></strong><em> <u>go</u> to the cinema on Saturdays.)</em></li><li><strong>Flat adverbs</strong></li><li><strong>Sentence adverb</strong></li><li><strong>Adverbs of time</strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/superlatives-and-comparatives/">Comparative</a> adverbs/superlative adverbs</strong></li></ol> <p>Each adverb category name relates to its meaning, the specific information the adverb describes, and the question it answers (<em>i.e.</em>, <em>how</em>, <em>when</em>, <em>where</em>, and so forth.)</p> <p>Before going into each type, remember that adverbs come in <strong>two main forms</strong>, either as <strong>individual words</strong>, or as a <strong>basic set of words</strong> known as an <strong><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbial-clause/">adverbial clause</a></strong> or phrase. More on that to come.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" src="https://images.surferseo.art/f4642e65-0e07-4e92-a109-da26761f98f9.png" alt="Adverb example"/><figcaption>Adverb example.</figcaption></figure></div> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Flat adverbs</h4> <p>In <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-grammar/">grammar</a>, flat adverbs or <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_adverb">simple adverbs</a> take on the same form as corresponding adjective form. These kinds of adverbs do not usually end in the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/suffix/">suffix</a> –<strong><em>ly</em></strong><em>.</em></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The following words that are examples of flat adverbs includes:</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>drive <em>slow</em></li><li>drive <em>fast</em></li><li>dress <em>smart</em></li><li>sleep <em>tight</em></li><li>surf <em>safe</em></li></ul> <p>Most flat adverbs can be adapted to the –<strong><em>ly </em></strong>ending like other adverbs. For example, <em>slowly</em>, <em>tightly</em>, <em>quickly</em>, <em>etc.</em>; however, not all simple adverbs can take on the suffix <strong><em>ly </em></strong>at the end of the word.</p> <p>Words that are flat adverbs that <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/cannot-or-can-not/">cannot</a> end in <strong><em>ly </em></strong>includes: <em>fast</em>, <em>straight</em>, <em>tough</em>, <em>far</em>, <em>low.</em></p> <p>Flat adverbs used to be much more commonly used, and nowadays they are <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/less-vs-fewer/">less</a> commonly used in writing.</p> <p>Some words that end in <strong><em>ly</em></strong> are only adjectives, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-before-such-as/">such as</a> <em>lonely</em><strong>; </strong>whereas others, like <em>friendly</em>, can perform as both an adjective and an adverb.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Quick Tip!</h4> <p>The flat adverb <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/has-vs-have/">has</a> been a source of contention amongst grammarians and writers. Some disagree with its use in writing.</p> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Phrase </strong></td><td><strong>Adverb reference</strong></td></tr><tr><td>The chef cooked <strong>happily.</strong></td><td>How a verb was done</td></tr><tr><td>The chef cooked <strong>daily.</strong></td><td>How often the verb happened</td></tr><tr><td>The chef cooked <strong>outside.</strong></td><td>Where the verb happened</td></tr><tr><td>The chef cooked <strong>yesterday.</strong></td><td>When a verb happened</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Adverbs of manner</h4> <p>Adverbs of manner tell us <em>how</em> an action is done, and in what way or manner:</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The following sentences are examples of adverbs of manner:</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>Beth </em><strong><em>lightly</em></strong><em> dusted the brownies with a layer of powdered sugar before serving.</em></li><li><em>She </em><strong><em>truthfully</em></strong><em> answered the police officer’s questions.</em></li><li><em><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/john-and-i-or-john-and-me/">John</a> plays the flute </em><strong><em>beautifully</em></strong><em>.</em></li><li><em>He spoke </em><strong><em>cautiously</em></strong><em> in front of his in-laws.</em></li><li><em>Some elderly people drive </em><strong><em>slowly</em></strong><em>.</em></li><li><em>Mr. Legree walked slowly to the front of the room and spoke to the children </em><strong><em>softly</em></strong><em> but </em><strong><em>firmly</em></strong><em>.</em></li><li><em>He </em><strong><em>calmly </em></strong><em>explained his point of view.</em></li><li><em>It rained </em><strong><em>heavily</em></strong><em> all <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/threw-vs-through/">through</a> the night.</em></li><li><em>My brother drives very </em><strong><em>fast</em></strong><em> and </em><strong><em>aggressively</em></strong><em>.</em></li><li><em>A car </em><strong><em>suddenly</em></strong><em> came round the corner and </em><strong><em>nearly</em></strong><em> hit us!</em></li><li><em>Brenda </em><strong><em>tearfully</em></strong><em> said goodbye to her boyfriend.</em></li></ul> <p>Most adverbs of manner end with –<strong><em>ly</em></strong>; and this ending makes it easy to identify adverbs of manner in most sentences. Keep in mind, not all words that end with the suffix –<strong><em>ly </em></strong>are adverbs, some are adjectives (like <em>friendly</em>.)</p> <p>In the sentences above showcasing adverbs of <em>manner</em>, see how the adverb in each sentence answers <em>how</em> something is done; or in what fashion the action of the sentence was done:</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" src="https://images.surferseo.art/772f2291-a446-4b95-8c7a-ba02513dcd0f.png" alt="Adverb example"/><figcaption>Adverb example.</figcaption></figure></div> <p>In the first sentence, ‘<em>Beth </em><strong><em>lightly </em></strong><em>dusted the brownies with a layer of powdered sugar before serving</em>,’ the adverb ‘<em>lightly</em>‘ tells us in what <em>style</em> or way Beth went about doing the action, she layered the powdered sugar <em>lightly</em>. If this sounds like a trivial detail, it’s not.</p> <p>The fact that Beth layered the powdered sugar <em>lightly </em>says <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/alot-vs-a-lot/">a lot</a> about Beth as a person: she’s the kind of person that takes the time to <em>lightly</em> powder sugar on top of brownies.</p> <p>Beth could just as easily <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-have/">have</a> layered the sugar <em>hurriedly</em>, <em>quickly</em>, <em>hastily</em> or <em>carelessly</em>; each of <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-before-which/">which</a> is also an adverb of manner.</p> <p>Likewise, in the third example, the adverb <em>beautifully</em>answers the question, ‘<em>how</em> does John play the flute?’ The second example tells us <em>how</em> she answered the police, <em>truthfully</em>. The fourth example, he spoke <em>cautiously</em>, and so forth.</p> <p>Simply put, adverbs that fill in the <em><u>how</u></em> of a sentence are adverbs of manner, and many adverbs <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-fall/">fall</a> under this category.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" src="https://images.surferseo.art/ce07423c-13d8-42cc-baf0-23d105f56956.png" alt="Adverb example"/><figcaption>Adverb example.</figcaption></figure></div> <p>These details can <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/affect-vs-effect/">affect</a> the entire sentences meaning, though they are not necessarily sentence adverbs. That said, this offers a natural segue to a different adverb type—next up.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Sentence adverbial phrases</h4> <p>When an adverb modifies or affects the meaning of entire sentences, they are known as <em>sentence adverbs, sentence adverbials, </em>or <em>disjuncts</em>.</p> <p>Usually, they are the first word to appear in the sentence, and they emphasize emotion, and the personal attitude/tone of the writer.</p> <p>Most adverbs end in –<strong><em>ly</em></strong>, and are followed <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/bye-vs-by/">by</a> a <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/oxford-comma-serial-comma/">comma</a>. Words like ‘fortunately,’ and ‘obviously,’ are examples of sentence adverbials, and create the context for the whole sentence.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" src="https://images.surferseo.art/eeed4134-52d4-45e2-be79-5a7a48836673.png" alt="Adverb example"/><figcaption>Adverb example.</figcaption></figure></div> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">See these example sentences using <em>disjuncts</em>:</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>“<strong><em>Apparently</em></strong> there is nothing that cannot happen today.” -Mark Twain</li><li>“<strong><em>Basically</em></strong> my wife was immature. I’d be at home in the bath and she’d come in and sink my boats.” – Woody Allen</li><li>“They’re <em>plainly</em> both skilled at concealing their real selves from the world, and they’ve <strong><em>presumably</em></strong> managed to keep their respective secrets from each other,” (Frayn, 2009).</li><li>“It rarely adds anything to say, ‘In my opinion’—not even modesty. <strong><em>Naturally</em></strong><em>,</em> a sentence is only your opinion; and <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">you</a> are not the Pope,” (Paul Goodman 1966).</li></ul> <p>(Quotes are from <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/sentence-adverb-1692084" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Definition and Examples of Sentence Adverbs in English</a> on <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/sentence-adverb-1692084" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>ThoughtCo</em></a>)</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Other Examples of sentence adverbs include words like:</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>actually</li><li>apparently</li><li>basically</li><li>briefly</li><li>clearly</li><li>ideally</li><li>indeed</li><li>similarly,</li><li>hopefully,</li><li>luckily</li><li>incidentally,</li><li>interestingly,</li><li>predictably,</li><li>presumably,</li><li>strangely,</li><li>surprisingly</li><li>obviously</li></ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="adverb-modifying-adverbs"></span>Adverb modifying adverbs<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-think/">Think</a>, adverb-<em>ception </em>(the second attempt at a <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/bad-vs-badly/">bad</a> grammar joke from a previous article which used, quote-<em>ception</em>.) In some sentences, an adverb modifies another adverb.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="adverbial-phrases-verb-phrases"></span>Adverbial phrases & verb phrases<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Adverbs can also take the form of a group of words or clause in a sentence. As a group or phrase, they help express emphasis or specificity in or around the sentence verb.</p> <p>An adverbial phrase is a group of words that function as an adverb and modifies other <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parts-of-speech/">parts of speech</a>.</p> <p>Examples of adverbial clauses and phrases include:</p> <ol class="wp-block-list"><li><em>The carpenter hit the nail </em><strong><em>with a hammer</em></strong><em>.</em></li><li><em>Jodie buys two CDs </em><strong><em>every month</em></strong><em>.</em></li><li><em>The woman who <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/lives-or-lifes/">lives</a> </em><strong><em>next door</em></strong><em> is a doctor.</em></li></ol> <p>See in the sentences above how adverb clauses describe or modify adjectives, events and actions by saying more about them.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Frequency/infrequency adverbs</h4> <p>Adverbs of frequency and infrequency tell us how often the action or event occurs. Such adverbs respond to questions like, ‘<em>how often.</em>‘</p> <p>The six main adverbs of frequency are: <em>always, usually (</em>or<em> normally), often, sometimes, rarely, </em>and<em> never.</em></p> <p>By seeing these words in action in various sentences, it’s clearer how the words function to display a range or degree of frequency/infrequency.</p> <p>See the following sentences that use temporal adverbs as an example:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>Sara </em><strong><em>always</em></strong><em> goes out on Saturday evenings.</em></li><li><em>Jane’s boyfriend </em><strong><em>usually</em></strong><em> picks her up,</em> and they drive into the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/village-vs-town/">city</a> center.</li><li>Ben and Emma often go for lunch together.</li><li>In the winter Sara sometimes goes Skiing in France.</li><li>James and Stephen rarely go to the cinema in the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/are-seasons-capitalized/">summer</a> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/is-because-a-conjunction/">because</a> they prefer to stay outside.</li><li>As Marta is so busy,<em> she </em><strong><em>never</em></strong><em> gets home from work before 7</em></li></ul> <p>Example sentences are from <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/adverb-of-time-grammar-1692460#:~:text=An%20adverb%20of%20time%20is,be%20called%20a%20temporal%20adverb.">ThoughtCo</a>‘s, “<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/adverb-of-time-grammar-1692460#:~:text=An%20adverb%20of%20time%20is,be%20called%20a%20temporal%20adverb.">What is an adverb of time</a>?”</p> <p>Adverbs that illustrate definite frequency are words like <em>weekly</em>, <em>daily</em>, <em>monthly</em>, and <em>bi-weekly</em>. They refer to a definite or set <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/when-to-use-periods/">period</a> of time, and are unambiguous. For example:</p> <p>We swim weekly at the community center; we attend the golf club events monthly.</p> <p>Indefinite frequency adverbs, on the other hand, do not point to a specific or set timeframe. Examples of these words includes <em>usually</em>, <em>sometimes</em>, <em>rarely</em>, <em>occasionally, frequently, infrequently,</em> and so on.</p> <p>Adverbs of time can refer to either a definite time (<em>i.e.</em>, ‘<em>I’ll do it </em><strong><em>next <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/are-days-of-the-week-capitalized/">Monday</a></em></strong>,’) or an indefinite time, (<em>i.e.</em>, ‘<em>We </em><strong><em>usually</em></strong><em> go to Rome around sprin</em>g.’)</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Common adverbs of frequency includes:</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>always,</li><li>constantly,</li><li>infrequently,</li><li>generally,</li><li>hardly ever,</li><li>never,</li><li>normally,</li><li>occasionally,</li><li>often,</li><li>rarely,</li><li>regularly,</li><li>sometimes and</li><li>usually.</li></ul> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Place adverb or adverb of place</h4> <p><em>Adverbs of place</em>, sometimes referred to as <em>spatial adverbs</em> describe where actions occur. They help answer the adverb question, ‘<em>where?’</em></p> <p><em>Place adverbs</em> give information about the position of an action, (north, south, east, southeast,) direction; and distance. These adverbs are extremely common in English.</p> <p>Here are a few examples of adverbs that modify verbs, (<em>i.e.</em>, spatial adverbs) includes: <em>above</em>, <em>anywhere</em>, <em>behind</em>, <em>below</em>, <em>downward</em>, <em>everywhere</em>, <em>forward</em>, <em>here</em>, <em>in</em>, <em>inside</em>, <em>left</em>, <em>near</em>, <em>outside</em>, <em>over</em> <em>there</em>, <em>sideways</em>, <em>underneath</em>, and <em>upward</em>.</p> <p>In sentences, <em>place adverbs</em> appear directly after the verb or action they modify (or contextualize.)</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">See these sentences as examples where <em>place adverbs</em> modify verbs:</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>Matt searched </em><strong><em>around</em></strong><em> his house, but he still couldn’t find his glasses.</em></li><li><em>Come </em><strong><em>over here</em></strong><em> and look at what I found!</em></li><li><em>I searched </em><strong><em>everywhere</em></strong><em> I could think of.</em></li><li><em>Television programs produced in New York and Hollywood are <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/seen-vs-saw/">seen</a> worldwide.</em></li><li><em>I <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-hear/">heard</a> a nightingale singing </em><strong><em>somewhere not far away</em></strong><em>.</em></li><li><em>“Just picture a penthouse</em><strong><em> way up in the sky</em></strong><em>,<br>With hinges on chimneys, for clouds to go by.”(</em>Val Burton and <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/would-vs-will/">Will</a> Jason<em>, “When We’re Alone”)</em></li><li><em>“Emerging from the wood, she skirted </em><strong><em><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/passed-vs-past/">past</a></em></strong><em> the far side of the bowling green and walked </em><strong><em>down</em></strong><em> the steps of the sunken rose garden and </em><strong><em>out</em></strong><em> the other side.”</em><br>(Alison Prince, “The Water Mill.” <em>The Young Oxford Book of Nightmares</em>. Oxford University Press, 2000)</li></ul> <p>Example sentences are from <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/adverb-of-place-1691512">ThoughtCo</a>‘s <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/adverb-of-place-1691512">article</a>.</p> <p>The adverbs tell us where the action happens. Many adverbial phrases are made up of a spatial adverb and a preposition; for example, ‘<em>What are you doing </em><strong><em>up there</em></strong><em>?’</em></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="auxiliary-verbs-and-helping-verbs"></span>Auxiliary verbs and helping verbs<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_verb">Wikipedia</a> defines the auxiliary verb as “A verb that adds functional or grammatical meaning to the clause in which it occurs, so as to express tense, aspect, <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_aspect">aspect</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_modality">modality</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_(grammar)">voice</a>, emphasis, etc.)”</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Origin of the word adverb</h5> <p>The word <strong><em>adverb</em></strong> derives from the Latin phrase, <em>adverbial</em>. The term is called adverbs as a truncated or shortened version or the original Latin phrase.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Check out another article</h4> <p>Is there a <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://grammarbrain.com/oxford-comma-serial-comma/"><u>comma</u></a> before while? When does the word <strong>“while” </strong>have a comma before it?</p> <p>What’s an <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://grammarbrain.com/oxford-comma-serial-comma/"><u>Oxford comma</u></a> (serial comma)? When is it necessary to use, and when not to use it?</p> <p>Curious to know <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/weather-whether-wether/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>whether</u></a> it’s <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/full-proof-or-foolproof/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>fullproof, full proof or fullproof</u></a>? What about <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/beckon-call-or-beck-and-call/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>beckon call or beck and call</u></a>? Learn the difference and master the art of English prose.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="positive-adverbs-list"></span>Positive adverbs list<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <ol class="wp-block-list"><li>boldly</li><li>bravely</li><li>brightly</li><li>cheerfully</li><li>deftly</li><li>devotedly</li><li>eagerly</li><li>elegantly</li><li>faithfully</li><li>fortunately</li><li>gleefully</li><li>gracefully</li><li>happily</li><li>honestly</li><li>innocently</li><li>kindly</li><li>merrily</li><li>obediently</li><li>perfectly</li><li>politely</li><li>powerfully</li><li>safely</li><li>victoriously</li><li>warmly</li><li>vivaciously</li></ol> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="negative-adverbs-list"></span>Negative adverbs list<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <ol class="wp-block-list"><li>achingly</li><li>angrily</li><li>annoyingly</li><li>anxiously</li><li>badly</li><li>boastfully</li><li>dejectedly</li><li>enviously</li><li>foolishly</li><li>hopelessly</li><li>irritably</li><li>jealously</li><li>joylessly</li><li>lazily</li><li>miserably</li><li>morosely</li><li>obnoxiously</li><li>painfully</li><li>poorly</li><li>rudely</li><li>sadly</li><li>selfishly</li><li>terribly</li><li>unhappily</li><li>wearily</li></ol> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="grammar-rules-in-review"></span>Grammar rules in review<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Adverbs perform various responsibilities in language and grammar. Adverbs modify adjectives, verbs, phrases, and other adverbs, adverbs tell us key information and details about actions and other parts of speech.</p> <p>Adverbs can be single words or a group of words or phrase.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">What about exceptions to the rules?</h4> <p>As always with English grammar, there are many exceptions to to the rules of adverbs.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="795" height="793" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-10.14.44-AM.png" alt="Adverb infographic" class="wp-image-3178" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-10.14.44-AM.png 795w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-10.14.44-AM-300x300.png 300w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-10.14.44-AM-768x766.png 768w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-10.14.44-AM-551x550.png 551w" sizes="(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px" /><figcaption>Adverb infographic</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="glossary-and-sources"></span>Glossary and Sources<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <ol class="wp-block-list"><li><em>Adverb: A word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase: In the phrase “the house was </em><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spotlessly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>spotlessly</em></a><em> clean”, the word “</em><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spotlessly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>spotlessly</em></a><em>” is an adverb. </em>(<a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adverb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cambridge Dictionary</a><em>.</em>)</li><li><em>Adverbial phrases: </em>“<em>its </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>syntactic function</em></a><em> is to modify other expressions, including </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>verbs</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>adjectives</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>adverbs</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverbial" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>adverbials</em></a><em>, and </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_(linguistics)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>sentences</em></a><em>. Adverbial phrases can be divided into two types: </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complement_(linguistics)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>complement</em></a><em> adverbs and </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_modifier" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>modifier</em></a><em> adverbs (Wikipedia).</em> Also see Wikipedia on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverbial" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Adverbials</em></a>: is a word (an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">adverb</a>) or a group of words (an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverbial_clause" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">adverbial clause</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverbial_phrase" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">adverbial phrase</a>) that modifies or more closely defines the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_(linguistics)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sentence</a> or the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">verb</a></li><li><em>Sentence adverbial: “an adverb that limits or describes the meaning of an entire statement rather than just a single word or phrase “Similarly” and “hopefully” often function as sentence adverbs.” </em>From <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentence%20adverb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentence%20adverb</a></li><li><em>Disjunct: “a </em><strong><em>disjunct</em></strong><em> is a type of </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverbial" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>adverbial</em></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjunct_(grammar)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em> adjunct</em></a><em> that expresses information that is not considered essential to the sentence it appears in, but which is considered to be the speaker’s or writer’s attitude <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/toward-or-towards/">towards</a>, or descriptive statement of, the </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposition" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>propositional</em></a><em> content of the sentence, “expressing, for example, the speaker’s degree of truthfulness or his manner of speaking.</em>” (Wikipedia, on <em>disjunct, </em>from Brinton, Laurel J. and Brinton, Donna,<em>The Linguistic Structure of Modern English</em> John Benjamins Publishing Company, 29 Jul 2010, p. 219.<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3uY9Ie0jWgC&pg=PA219&dq=disjunct+adverb&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kT8TT-D-EoH28QPxn4zPCA&ved=0CFsQ6AEwBg#" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[1]</a></li><li><em>Locative adverb: “A </em><strong><em>locative adverb</em></strong><em> is a type of </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>adverb</em></a><em> that refers to a location or to a combination of a location and a relation to that location.” (</em>On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locative_adverb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a>)</li><li><em>Adverbs of time: “</em><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-adverb-1689070" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>adverb</em></a><em> (such as soon or tomorrow) that describes when the action of a </em><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/verb-definition-1692592" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>verb</em></a><em> is carried out. It can also be called a temporal adverb.</em>” (from ThoughtCo’s “What is an adverb of time?”)</li><li><em>Adverbs of frequency: from “How <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-to-teach/">to teach</a> adverbs of frequency in English” as seen on, <a href="https://www.wallstreetenglish.com/blog/how-to-teach-adverbs-of-frequency-in-english">https://www.wallstreetenglish.com/blog/how-to-teach-adverbs-of-frequency-in-english</a></em></li><li><em>Auxiliary verbs: “adds functional or grammatical meaning to the clause in which it occurs, so as to express tense, aspect, modality, voice, emphasis, etc. Auxiliary verbs usually accompany an <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inifitives/">infinitive</a> verb or a <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/participle/">participle</a>, which respectively provide the main semantic content of the clause.” (as defined on Wikipedia, cited The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, defines an auxiliary verb as “a verb used to form the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/verb-tenses/">tenses</a>, [grammatical mood/moods], [grammatical voice/voices], etc. of other verbs.” OED Second Edition, 1989. Entry for auxiliary).</em></li><li><em>Flat adverbs: “a flat adverb, bare adverb, or simple adverb[1] is an adverb that has the same form as the corresponding adjective,[2] so it usually does not end in -ly, e.g., “drive slow,” “drive fast,” “dress smart,” etc. The term includes words that naturally end in -ly in both forms, e.g. “drive friendly.” (from Wikipedia, O’Conner, P.T.; Kellerman, S. (2009). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2Ju-Vu0v6GQC&pg=PA30" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language</a>. Random House Publishing Group. p. 30. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ISBN</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781588368560" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">9781588368560</a>; Garner’s Modern American Usage, p. 897; “Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs” with Emily Brewster, part of the “Ask the Editor” series at <a href="http://Merriam-Webster.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Merriam-Webster.com</a>)</em></li><li><em>Definition of adverb: </em><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adverb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adverb</em></a></li><li><em>Example quotes</em>: <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/sentence-adverb-1692084" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">thoughtco.com/sentence-adverb-1692084</a></li><li><em>Spatial adverbs examples: </em><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/adverb-of-place-1691512" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>thoughtco.com/adverb-of-place-1691512</em></a></li><li><em>Auxiliary verb: </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_verb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_verb</em></a></li></ol> <div id="ez-toc-container" class="ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction"> <div class="ez-toc-title-container"> <p class="ez-toc-title" style="cursor:inherit">Inside this article</p> <span class="ez-toc-title-toggle"></span></div> <nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1" href="#whats-an-adverb" title="What’s an adverb?">What’s an adverb?</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2" href="#adverb-order" title="Adverb order">Adverb order</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3" href="#adverb-modifying-adverbs" title="Adverb modifying adverbs">Adverb modifying adverbs</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4" href="#adverbial-phrases-verb-phrases" title="Adverbial phrases & verb phrases">Adverbial phrases & verb phrases</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5" href="#auxiliary-verbs-and-helping-verbs" title="Auxiliary verbs and helping verbs">Auxiliary verbs and helping verbs</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6" href="#positive-adverbs-list" title="Positive adverbs list">Positive adverbs list</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7" href="#negative-adverbs-list" title="Negative adverbs list">Negative adverbs list</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8" href="#grammar-rules-in-review" title="Grammar rules in review">Grammar rules in review</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9" href="#glossary-and-sources" title="Glossary and Sources">Glossary and Sources</a></li></ul></nav></div> </div> <div bind="a45688e5-b9eb-987e-b87a-877b363b714a" class="tags w-clearfix"> <div bind="3c46d1e8-cfca-93f8-1f0b-132651db81b5"><span bind="e3af2ae6-d86a-f810-ba70-8a062949eb9d" class="text-span-3">Tags:</span></div> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/tag/adverbs/" class="bold-text-4"><strong bind="9bd9671a-c4c5-f296-a149-d2e552ddbe4f" class="bold-text-5">Adverbs</strong></a> </div>  <div class="fact-checked w-clearfix"><img src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/themes/grammarbrain/images/correct.png" loading="lazy" width="35" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/themes/grammarbrain/images/correct-p-500.png 500w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/themes/grammarbrain/images/correct.png 512w" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 27vw, 35px" alt="" class="image-6" style="margin-right:20px;"> <p bind="a6b1dcf4-d86a-ecf2-05e3-b91db5a16e6e" class="fact"><strong bind="a6b1dcf4-d86a-ecf2-05e3-b91db5a16e6f">Fact checked:</strong><br>Content is rigorously reviewed by a team of qualified and experienced fact checkers. 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href="https://grammarbrain.com/antonym/">Antonym</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/active-sentence/">Active Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbs/">Adverb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective/">Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/allegory/">Allegory</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/alliteration/">Alliteration</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-clause/">Adjective Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-phrase/">Adjective Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/ampersand/">Ampersand</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/anastrophe/">Anastrophe</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbial-clause/">Adverbial Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/appositive-phrase/">Appositive Phrase</a></li> </ul> <strong>B:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/base-form/">Base Form</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/body-paragraph/">Body Paragraph</a></li> </ul> <strong>C:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/clauses/">Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-adjective/">Compound Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/complex-sentence/">Complex Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-words/">Compound Words</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-predicate/">Compound Predicate</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-noun/">Common Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comparative-adjective/">Comparative Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/superlatives-and-comparatives/">Comparative and Superlative</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-noun/">Compound Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-subject/">Compound Subject</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-sentence/">Compound Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/copular-verb/">Copular Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/collective-noun/">Collective Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/colloquialism/">Colloquialism</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conciseness/">Conciseness</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/consonance/">Consonance</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conditionals/">Conditional</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/concrete-nouns/">Concrete Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjunctions/">Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjugation/">Conjugation</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conditional-sentence-if-clause/">Conditional Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-splice/">Comma Splice</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/correlative-conjunction/">Correlative Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/coordinating-conjunction/">Coordinating Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/coordinating-adjectives/">Coordinate Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/cumulative-adjective/">Cumulative Adjective</a></li> </ul> <strong>D:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/dative-case/">Dative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/determiners/">Determiner</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-sentences/">Declarative Sentence</a> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-statement/">Declarative Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-object-pronouns/">Direct Object Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-object/">Direct Object</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/types-of-diction/">Diction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/diphthong/">Diphthong</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/dangling-modifier/">Dangling Modifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/demonstrative-pronouns/">Demonstrative Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/demonstrative-adjective/">Demonstrative Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-characterization/">Direct Characterization</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/definite-article/">Definite Article</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/doublespeak/">Doublespeak</a></li> </ul> <strong>E:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/equivocation-fallacy/">Equivocation Fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/en-dash/">En Dash</a></li> </ul> <strong>F:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/false-dilemma-fallacy/">False Dilemma Fallacy</a> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect-progressive/">Future Perfect Progressive</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-simple/">Future Simple</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect-continuous/">Future Perfect Continuous</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect/">Future Perfect</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/first-conditional/">First Conditional</a></li> </ul> <strong>G:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund/">Gerund</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund-phrase/">Gerund Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/genitive-case/">Genitive Case</a></li> </ul> <strong>H:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homophones/">Homophone</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homonym/">Homonym</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/helping-verbs/">Helping Verb</a></li> </ul> <strong>I:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-adjectives/">Irregular Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-verbs/">Irregular Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/imperative-sentence/">Imperative Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-article/">Indefinite Article</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intransitive-verbs/">Intransitive Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/introductory-phrases/">Introductory Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-pronouns/">Indefinite Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indirect-characterization/">Indirect Characterization</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/interrogative-sentence/">Interrogative Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intensive-pronoun/">Intensive Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inanimate-object/">Inanimate Object</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-tense/">Indefinite Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/infinitive-phrase/">Infinitive Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/interjection/">Interjection</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intensifier/">Intensifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inifitives/">Infinitive</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indicative-mood/">Indicative Mood</a></li> </ul> <strong>J:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/juxtaposition/">Juxtaposition</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <strong>L:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/linking-verbs/">Linking Verb</a></li> </ul> <strong>M:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/modal-verb/">Modal Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/modifier/">Modifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/misplaced-modifier/">Misplaced Modifier</a></li> </ul> <strong>N:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/nominative-case/">Nominative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/noun/">Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-as-noun/">Noun Adjective</a></li> </ul> <strong>O:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/oxymoron/">Oxymoron</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-pronouns/">Object Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-complement/">Object Complement</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/order-of-adjectives/">Order of Adjectives</a></li> </ul> <strong>P:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/participle/">Participle</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parallelism/">Parallelism</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositional-phrases/">Prepositional Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-simple-tense/">Past Simple Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-continuous-tense/">Past Continuous Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-perfect-tense/">Past Perfect Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-progressive-tense/">Past Progressive Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-simple-tense/">Present Simple Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-perfect-tense/">Present Perfect Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">Personal Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personification/">Personification</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/persuasive-writing/">Persuasive Writing</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parallel-structure/">Parallel Structure</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/phrasal-verbs/">Phrasal Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/predicate-adjective/">Predicate Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/predicate-nominative/">Predicate Nominative</a></li> <li><a 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