Adverbs

​An adverb is a word or set of words that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Adverbs answer how, when, where, why, or to what extent—how often or how much (e.g., daily, completely).

• He speaks slowly (tells how)
• He speaks very slowly (the adverb very tells how slowly)
• She arrived today (tells when)
• She will arrive in an hour (this adverb phrase tells when)
• Let's go outside (tells where)
• We looked in the basement (this adverb phrase tells where)
• Bernie left to avoid trouble (this adverb phrase tells why)
• Jorge works out strenuously (tells to what extent)
• Jorge works out whenever possible (this adverb phrase tells to what extent)