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.
! F2 T/ N, T+ Y7 y# S* l9 X副詞是用作修飾句子裡的動詞、形容詞或另一個副詞。

/ G4 q  Z2 Z4 \! bFor example 例如:
- h( J( m9 f+ H3 e' VThe old woman is walking slowly.
("slowly" modifies the verb "is walking"；"slowly" 修飾動詞 "is walking")
The ice cream is really tasty.
$ S7 W" O: `. Q7 U  r("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" )

1 u: N+ H. N" K(2) The Suffix of Adverbs　副詞的後綴
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Usually, 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。
+ [# j* F/ D8 j6 p% j5 t! oFor example　例如:
+ O; L8 C/ Z4 P1 qbad  >  badly
easy  >  easily
slow  >  slowly

# {/ k$ H; b0 t; }6 H) O(3) Types of Adverbs　副詞的類別 :
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(a) Adverbs of Time (時間副詞)
4 b% W: S8 v% p( r: lTo describe "the time" that the action starts or finishes.
( ^, V- y! E+ M/ ?' X8 ~時間副詞是描述動詞發生或完成的時間。
For example 例如:
# `% O8 i( e' v5 y. o2 {9 LI do the homework today.
My auntie visited us two weeks ago.
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  c" o0 m- v' R7 T* U# u9 j$ T0 C(b) Adverbs of Place (地方副詞)
3 {) V2 V3 }: ^( R+ c0 ?( LTo describe "the place" that the action happens.
% V" [& ~! |7 E/ d7 _( B+ u8 [) U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.

(c) Adverbs of Frequency/Number (頻率/數目副詞)
To talk about "how often" or the "number of times" that the action happens.
數目副詞是形容動作發生的次數。
For example 例如:
) D: B$ x  o% N# D0 u4 vI cut my hair once a month.
We seldom eat at fast food shops.

8 G5 ~) z* }; t9 }0 ?. k7 E(d) Adverbs of Manner (態度副詞)
To describe "how" the action happens.
態度副詞是形容動作如何進行。
. Y+ ^7 @2 H$ NFor example 例如:
, d1 [7 E7 u9 i  |! X+ TMy grandma walks slowly.
The baby is sleeping quietly.
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! x/ A  J7 I: G+ G(e) Adverbs of Degree (程度副詞)
4 J- Y% f4 n, _7 _1 g6 STo describe the degree or extent that the action happens.
% D* u+ u7 i. }$ p/ Y: z程度副詞是形容動作的程度或影響限度是怎樣的。
For example 例如:
Miss Hong Kong of this year is really beautiful.
What did you enjoy doing most?
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/ ~7 s. M4 I' v4 ^5 y3 k+ G(f) Interrogative Adverbs (疑問副詞)
These are adverbs that we use in a question.
$ }0 Z1 Q! Z* p: a- G2 N; J疑問副詞是用在問題裡的副詞。
8 e' k. v* k0 N* vFor example 例如:
How are you?
1 g% {  Z4 i8 @  X# tWhen will you have your final Chinese test?