Adverbs of Place and Manner

Los adverbios son palabras o frases que modifican o nos informan más detalles de los verbos, adjetivos o de otro adverbio.

Hay diferentes tipos de adverbios, como de frecuencia, lugar, modo, tiempo, propósito, etc.

Aquí revisaremos más en cuanto a los adverbios de modo (manner) y lugar (place).

• Adverbs of Manner

An adverb of manner will explain how an action is carried out. Very often adverbs of manner are adjectives with -ly added to the end, but this is certainly not always the case. In fact, some adverbs of manner will have the same spelling as the adjective form.

Examples:

carefully, fast, slowly, loudly, early, angrily, in a hurry, secretly, quietly, etc.

Adverbs of manner answer the question ‘How’.

• Adverbs of Place/Location

Anadverb of place, will help explain where an action happens. Adverbs of place will be associated with the action of the verb in a sentence, providing context for direction, distance and position.

Examples:

at, by, in, here, there, above, everywhere, anywhere, somewhere, inside, outside, towards, far, near, out, etc.

Adverbs of place answer the question ‘Where’.

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- Adverbs of Frequency

always, never, sometimes, once a week, hourly, etc.

These adverbs answer the question ‘How often’.

- Adverbs of Purpose / Purpose clauses

to, for, because, so, in order to, so that, in case, etc.

Adverbs of purpose answer the question ‘Why’.

Order of Adverbs

Adverb order is important and it has clear rules. It’s already mentioned that some adverbs will act to modify another, but how do you decide the structure of a sentence with several adverbs? Thankfully, there is a simple set of rules to follow, called the order of adverbs.

The order of adverbs, can help us determine sentence structure too. In short, the adverbs get preference (are placed first) in the following order:

1. Adverbs of manner.

2. Adverbs of place.

3. Adverbs of frequency.

4. Adverbs of time.

5. Adverbs of purpose.

While it is good to remember the order of adverbs, there is always flexibility with language, and we have already mentioned that adverbs of time and frequency can be placed at the start of a sentence to change the emphasis.