What is an adverb
word that limits or modifies the meaning of any part of speech except a noun or a pronoun
Circumstance adverbs
Modify verbs, giving details of circumstance. Eg adverbs of time and frequency, adverbs of place, adverbs of manner
Degree adverbs
Modify adjectives or adverbs eg very, fairly, too, quite
Sentence adverbs
Modify a whole sentence. Allows writers to comment on wha this being said eg once, twice, certainly, surely, perhaps, not