Adverb 副詞

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(1) What is an adverb? 甚麼是「副詞」？

An adverb is a word which modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
副詞是用作修飾句子裡的動詞、形容詞或另一個副詞。

For example 例如:
The old woman is walking slowly.
' f  {* }) l7 L5 ^0 I; Y6 c& y+ z("slowly" modifies the verb "is walking"；"slowly" 修飾動詞 "is walking")
+ _6 m/ B* K" s3 h8 H2 d" xThe ice cream is really tasty.
8 [. h; H# b6 o("really" modifies the adjective "tasty"；"really" 修飾形容詞 "tasty" )
John eats very slowly.
("very" modifies the adverb "slowly"；"very" 修飾副詞 "slowly" )

( {7 Y9 {* h5 _1 s- a(2) The Suffix of Adverbs　副詞的後綴

1 y+ n# P* o  gUsually, an adverb has the letters "ly" at the end of an adjective.
一般來說，副詞是把 "ly" 兩個字母加在形容詞的最尾。
5 O1 Y  E$ x. fFor example　例如:
bad  >  badly
easy  >  easily
slow  >  slowly
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' _1 L+ ?" R3 @(3) Types of Adverbs　副詞的類別 :

, b( N" f% u0 L(a) Adverbs of Time (時間副詞)
To describe "the time" that the action starts or finishes.
- ~% Z; e  c# K3 z% B2 w時間副詞是描述動詞發生或完成的時間。
For example 例如:
I do the homework today.
My auntie visited us two weeks ago.

(b) Adverbs of Place (地方副詞)
7 A' }9 n' S) qTo describe "the place" that the action happens.
$ r! G0 c8 ?3 q# A$ E! f地方副詞是描述動作進行的地點。
3 w' q2 c  F- C/ KFor example 例如:
: \$ h; E) M" d3 T) D* M) q9 TThe bus stops here.
They live there.
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4 ~# P; M* [4 d2 p1 g1 o(c) Adverbs of Frequency/Number (頻率/數目副詞)
) f) f' b. B) s4 ]/ p+ Z' `% FTo talk about "how often" or the "number of times" that the action happens.
* P# c, G4 Q6 `- S* y6 j數目副詞是形容動作發生的次數。
' F( P. C, Y  B; k6 ~) ~7 OFor example 例如:
I cut my hair once a month.
We seldom eat at fast food shops.

' w: x  L+ s( k! n(d) Adverbs of Manner (態度副詞)
% N! Y; L  L) A- eTo describe "how" the action happens.
態度副詞是形容動作如何進行。
2 f% ]( u! j, t# m5 j& x, J. mFor example 例如:
My grandma walks slowly.
/ i) J3 q/ _5 H& }) E9 r  bThe baby is sleeping quietly.

(e) Adverbs of Degree (程度副詞)
To describe the degree or extent that the action happens.
程度副詞是形容動作的程度或影響限度是怎樣的。
! t& @% k* k5 ]/ }$ P# f' MFor example 例如:
& l4 s9 D/ B7 r; X0 ?Miss Hong Kong of this year is really beautiful.
What did you enjoy doing most?
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3 ?  [0 y6 R" Q( {(f) Interrogative Adverbs (疑問副詞)
' y  V* u/ X7 ~; B/ ^, y% aThese are adverbs that we use in a question.
! j4 ]$ I/ u: j  X8 j疑問副詞是用在問題裡的副詞。
9 Z) ~) j0 t* @# C6 i: K9 zFor example 例如:
* U! |2 _" o$ r1 e1 s! F7 xHow are you?
* d% k. g0 O- Y& ^  Y* }When will you have your final Chinese test?