Your dog got into my yard in addition, he dug up my petunias. I like you a lot in fact, I think we should be best friends. She went into the store however, she didn’t find anything she wanted to buy. Jeremy kept talking in class therefore, he got in trouble. Most adverbs are formed by adding - ly to an adjective ( quaintly, awkwardly, honestly), but there are many common adverbs that do not end in - ly, including again, also, just, never, often, soon, today, too, very, and well. The conjunctive adverbs in the following examples are in bold for easy identification. When they begin a question, as they do above, when, where, and how (in addition to why) are also adverbs!
( Constantly is an adverb answering the question ‘how often does it rain?’) ( Fabulously is an adverb answering the question ‘how are you two getting along?’) ( Locally is an adverb answering ‘where do you like to shop?’) ( Soon is an adverb answering ‘when does the train arrive?’) It may be helpful to think of adverbs as words that answer certain questions a reader or listener might have. “ Unfortunately, it’s supposed to rain on Friday.” ( Unfortunately is an adverb modifying the entire sentence) “She stopped by the store briefly to pick up a few things.” ( Briefly is an adverb modifying the phrase stopped by the store) “Cheetahs can run incredibly fast.” ( Incredibly is an adverb modifying the adverb fast) “I’m not quite finished.” ( Quite is an adverb modifying the adjective finished) However, adverbs can also modify adjectives, other adverbs, phrases, and even entire sentences. “To boldly go where no one has gone before.” ( Boldly is an adverb modifying the verb go) “My stomach hurt so I ran slowly.” ( Slowly is an adverb modifying the verb ran) “The cat crept quietly down the street.” ( Quietly is an adverb modifying the verb crept) Adverbs are often thought of as words that modify verbs, and this is indeed the role they usually have in a sentence.
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