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.
/ N0 K, x/ f2 k. C6 R8 i副詞是用作修飾句子裡的動詞、形容詞或另一個副詞。

For example 例如:
The old woman is walking slowly.
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The ice cream is really tasty.
("really" modifies the adjective "tasty"；"really" 修飾形容詞 "tasty" )
John eats very slowly.
9 p& Y: l1 C  F$ l+ f("very" modifies the adverb "slowly"；"very" 修飾副詞 "slowly" )

# L4 t: b4 \5 _  R/ {9 s(2) The Suffix of Adverbs　副詞的後綴

Usually, an adverb has the letters "ly" at the end of an adjective.
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For example　例如:
bad  >  badly
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slow  >  slowly
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(3) Types of Adverbs　副詞的類別 :
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, t$ ^" P' q5 q! R4 r  Y) h(a) Adverbs of Time (時間副詞)
To describe "the time" that the action starts or finishes.
時間副詞是描述動詞發生或完成的時間。
For example 例如:
I do the homework today.
My auntie visited us two weeks ago.

(b) Adverbs of Place (地方副詞)
To describe "the place" that the action happens.
: J8 }! a- R$ F地方副詞是描述動作進行的地點。
For example 例如:
$ r) k6 W+ t" y% yThe bus stops here.
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(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。
0 t8 \& Z' _) i6 k% lFor example 例如:
8 q2 k- M& O6 t+ jI cut my hair once a month.
) M2 n1 Z1 X' \1 ZWe seldom eat at fast food shops.
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; }6 y6 X$ ^. Y! v6 }" {0 r& ^(d) Adverbs of Manner (態度副詞)
! [( s9 b; ~+ U) [; {" ^$ \To describe "how" the action happens.
' a" J8 ^8 K5 V! t態度副詞是形容動作如何進行。
For example 例如:
My grandma walks slowly.
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, T( k% m4 R, [(e) Adverbs of Degree (程度副詞)
! `$ b% `6 j7 B* ]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。
For example 例如:
Miss Hong Kong of this year is really beautiful.
What did you enjoy doing most?
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(f) Interrogative Adverbs (疑問副詞)
2 O* r, Y' N+ X5 |+ IThese are adverbs that we use in a question.
  ], u" c( _2 T, l疑問副詞是用在問題裡的副詞。
For example 例如:
2 ?0 f+ D/ I  v9 CHow are you?
5 q, v9 u0 u0 ^+ T) j  uWhen will you have your final Chinese test?
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