Adverb: An adverb is a word that modifies:

• A verb – The boy ran "slowly".
• An adjective – She rode a "very" slow car.
• Another adverb – The boy rode "quite" slowly up the hill.

The prefix "ad" means ‘in addition to’, so an adverb means an addition to the verb. An adverb may answer these questions:

When?

Where?

How?

In what manner?

To what extent?

To what degree?

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