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ad·verb
 adverb
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An adverb is a certain kind of word in a sentence. When a word is an adverb, it often describes how or when or where we do things. Words like "tomorrow," "here," "there," "slowly," and "usually" are adverbs. Adverbs also go in front of other adverbs or adjectives to describe those words. If we say "This is very good cake," "good" is an adjective that tells us about the cake, and "very" is an adverb that tells us how good the cake is.
Many adverbs end in "-ly," but many don't. "Really," "sadly," and "badly," are adverbs, but "very," "well," and "yet" are adverbs too. In the sentence "He ate really fast," the words "really" and "fast" are both adverbs. |
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