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.
* Q% D) X1 ^5 t7 F2 E2 C1 o副詞是用作修飾句子裡的動詞、形容詞或另一個副詞。
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For example 例如:
The old woman is walking slowly.
("slowly" modifies the verb "is walking"；"slowly" 修飾動詞 "is walking")
4 q- f7 Z( T% L! S9 KThe ice cream is really tasty.
8 [! C' E; s  |("really" modifies the adjective "tasty"；"really" 修飾形容詞 "tasty" )
6 q/ b1 i2 Y  Z, bJohn eats very slowly.
! l& q  K. F# C# C% Y("very" modifies the adverb "slowly"；"very" 修飾副詞 "slowly" )
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(2) The Suffix of Adverbs　副詞的後綴

3 z( M" p. f. C& B; H8 c; F/ w3 `) \: EUsually, an adverb has the letters "ly" at the end of an adjective.
( I- p1 E5 ^( M# P! P/ C: m一般來說，副詞是把 "ly" 兩個字母加在形容詞的最尾。
For example　例如:
bad  >  badly
easy  >  easily
slow  >  slowly
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: b$ o1 H2 ]6 h, }(3) Types of Adverbs　副詞的類別 :

(a) Adverbs of Time (時間副詞)
To describe "the time" that the action starts or finishes.
* E2 E  P/ s7 K7 ]6 {時間副詞是描述動詞發生或完成的時間。
% R& E# t& v  @. y/ \' Q2 rFor example 例如:
6 X+ a( s9 v0 c1 V! K- FI do the homework today.
6 |0 u: D( G4 Y! ~# ^5 OMy auntie visited us two weeks ago.
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(b) Adverbs of Place (地方副詞)
To describe "the place" that the action happens.
地方副詞是描述動作進行的地點。
For example 例如:
The bus stops here.
They live there.
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( }( r- M# g' U5 L3 v+ r(c) Adverbs of Frequency/Number (頻率/數目副詞)
& }- G' m4 {+ w/ V- NTo talk about "how often" or the "number of times" that the action happens.
' B. U5 r7 W: N# }" N' p  F數目副詞是形容動作發生的次數。
For example 例如:
  R' m+ {+ r2 ?+ W7 xI cut my hair once a month.
We seldom eat at fast food shops.
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(d) Adverbs of Manner (態度副詞)
3 K1 a/ a2 q9 l6 U2 X) VTo describe "how" the action happens.
態度副詞是形容動作如何進行。
' a5 s1 j2 ~, b- _) Y+ S3 J9 }For example 例如:
/ j) q# g2 ]) P. s, N# L& E7 uMy grandma walks slowly.
2 U6 S& O+ ^+ S) S9 G/ t0 pThe baby is sleeping quietly.
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(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。
9 |7 j, w8 W' c" hFor example 例如:
Miss Hong Kong of this year is really beautiful.
' R; b% ^/ k. M1 zWhat did you enjoy doing most?
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2 s( E2 r) M% w3 \% f9 `(f) Interrogative Adverbs (疑問副詞)
- B6 K/ @& `1 U! o- l6 c' k( g! dThese are adverbs that we use in a question.
疑問副詞是用在問題裡的副詞。
% M$ v- [8 G; y9 j  DFor example 例如:
How are you?
2 P  W" p* i, S8 o. D6 Z8 Y/ OWhen will you have your final Chinese test?