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.
5 z& u2 d& ~, }% ]+ 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.
("slowly" modifies the verb "is walking"；"slowly" 修飾動詞 "is walking")
The ice cream is really tasty.
("really" modifies the adjective "tasty"；"really" 修飾形容詞 "tasty" )
John eats very slowly.
("very" modifies the adverb "slowly"；"very" 修飾副詞 "slowly" )
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(2) The Suffix of Adverbs　副詞的後綴

Usually, an adverb has the letters "ly" at the end of an adjective.
一般來說，副詞是把 "ly" 兩個字母加在形容詞的最尾。
For example　例如:
bad  >  badly
$ m" N: Z. P3 S  ^! qeasy  >  easily
3 c5 z  h  p/ Qslow  >  slowly
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/ P" `: U0 d$ N; M$ _0 v( a: T% I  O(3) Types of Adverbs　副詞的類別 :

# ]7 d' S6 ~* ?# U(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。
0 ]9 h4 F! `9 G" WFor example 例如:
I do the homework today.
My auntie visited us two weeks ago.

* ]/ Y) }! d1 r) H9 I& k! G, @% j(b) Adverbs of Place (地方副詞)
6 L; G! c( ^2 z7 l$ `+ CTo 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:
The bus stops here.
3 m1 A; u& D3 R) w$ b4 t+ MThey live there.
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9 P* N4 z& c# {; t(c) Adverbs of Frequency/Number (頻率/數目副詞)
  f7 X% r: \( r1 wTo talk about "how often" or the "number of times" that the action happens.
  I/ _) {9 V' z. T2 u3 {. b1 ?數目副詞是形容動作發生的次數。
For example 例如:
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- s0 O. L' ^" x% l' x0 zWe seldom eat at fast food shops.

/ Q6 T8 c) b/ |5 j(d) Adverbs of Manner (態度副詞)
9 {% A% g( M7 q7 WTo describe "how" the action happens.
態度副詞是形容動作如何進行。
For example 例如:
My grandma walks slowly.
# b' _& g8 u4 \" ]3 DThe baby is sleeping quietly.

(e) Adverbs of Degree (程度副詞)
To describe the degree or extent that the action happens.
8 n) f# a- V1 g7 C$ L! I6 \7 Y7 U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:
, e! M0 d4 r9 n6 \% I( _Miss Hong Kong of this year is really beautiful.
( j  Q4 Q; h6 s6 \& \0 E5 WWhat did you enjoy doing most?
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(f) Interrogative Adverbs (疑問副詞)
7 |8 k5 o2 S* D9 {' j! w5 S& u2 QThese are adverbs that we use in a question.
疑問副詞是用在問題裡的副詞。
- \  i4 x( N% L/ K9 CFor example 例如:
- {- W9 y% K8 {: M0 @How are you?
When will you have your final Chinese test?