Adverb 副詞

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(1) What is an adverb? 甚麼是「副詞」？
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An adverb is a word which modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
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.
9 q3 l) w- n1 k4 [" D("slowly" modifies the verb "is walking"；"slowly" 修飾動詞 "is walking")
The ice cream is really tasty.
$ I( m- x/ S1 v) F("really" modifies the adjective "tasty"；"really" 修飾形容詞 "tasty" )
John eats very slowly.
: |3 x. d8 f9 m9 F  j! T("very" modifies the adverb "slowly"；"very" 修飾副詞 "slowly" )
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( a% ]+ _5 ]6 C# x(2) The Suffix of Adverbs　副詞的後綴
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Usually, an adverb has the letters "ly" at the end of an adjective.
( f3 Z2 b. g% }- q6 g  A一般來說，副詞是把 "ly" 兩個字母加在形容詞的最尾。
9 l; L. l% X' _7 yFor example　例如:
bad  >  badly
easy  >  easily
" \' O: ~1 e; C: r- L5 Y0 X1 lslow  >  slowly

(3) Types of Adverbs　副詞的類別 :

5 r$ P" T' O! }6 m: J(a) Adverbs of Time (時間副詞)
To describe "the time" that the action starts or finishes.
! R: o* v' g; v( ^; ~時間副詞是描述動詞發生或完成的時間。
2 f8 _( G! e/ TFor example 例如:
I do the homework today.
+ y2 K) r% A1 u7 O& c! PMy auntie visited us two weeks ago.

+ y5 ]2 \- x: g/ g: l(b) Adverbs of Place (地方副詞)
' g* T- s/ J, P- ~$ bTo describe "the place" that the action happens.
地方副詞是描述動作進行的地點。
For example 例如:
6 V' m1 x; b. r, @0 q; AThe bus stops here.
They live there.

(c) Adverbs of Frequency/Number (頻率/數目副詞)
2 R& x0 ~" [. e- `/ o+ _/ pTo 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。
/ p8 V1 J  e8 ~  d; UFor example 例如:
* v9 d7 I) `8 G6 ?$ @I cut my hair once a month.
We seldom eat at fast food shops.

( m; Q/ a7 v* P5 K6 M7 {+ ^(d) Adverbs of Manner (態度副詞)
To describe "how" the action happens.
態度副詞是形容動作如何進行。
9 l; u  W& a+ A5 M  K9 f0 aFor example 例如:
" ]5 w- Y" G1 S: A0 A9 [9 W/ m& CMy grandma walks slowly.
& f, B9 Z& G2 ~9 I4 YThe baby is sleeping quietly.

+ u- u3 V, G0 O$ V& t  }(e) Adverbs of Degree (程度副詞)
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?

(f) Interrogative Adverbs (疑問副詞)
9 t3 z( n( g+ W: S9 _8 \These are adverbs that we use in a question.
# q& V/ `+ P: V3 O) \疑問副詞是用在問題裡的副詞。
6 P0 f! b9 u3 P8 TFor example 例如:
4 q4 _; [; H4 T4 \, K! F8 H1 EHow are you?
/ g: q$ O- n7 dWhen will you have your final Chinese test?