Adverbs can describe an action or modify adjectives or other adverbs. They can be one word or a phrase.
- Adverbs of manner describe how somebody does something. They usually go after the verb or verb phrase, however, with passive verbs they usually go in mid-position (before the main verb but after an auxiliary verb).
He walks very slowly
I speak French fluently
The driver was seriously injured in the accident
- Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb but after the verb to be.
I usually drink tap water
She´s always late for work
Sometimes, usually and normally can also be put at the beginning of the phrase.
- Adverbs of time and place usually go at the end of a sentence. Place adverbs go before time adverbs.
I will be there in ten minutes
- Adverbs of degree describe how much something is done, or modify an adjective.
- extremely, incredibly, very ... are used with adjectives and adverbs and go before them
- a lot and much are often used with verbs and go after the verb or verb phrase
- a little, a bit can be used with adjectives or verbs.
- Comment adverbs usually go at the beginning of a sentence (Fortunately, apparently, basically, eventually...).