Adverb 副詞

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(1) What is an adverb? 甚麼是「副詞」？
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; w/ _- X. S4 A/ S; ~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。
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For example 例如:
The old woman is walking slowly.
# B' b/ \' W4 ]("slowly" modifies the verb "is walking"；"slowly" 修飾動詞 "is walking")
4 v, ]% F6 v; G3 P2 X; @The ice cream is really tasty.
("really" modifies the adjective "tasty"；"really" 修飾形容詞 "tasty" )
John eats very slowly.
( w! w) h2 b" V("very" modifies the adverb "slowly"；"very" 修飾副詞 "slowly" )

6 F' n. |+ h. @( K, v& Z6 t(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:
% _1 ^" |2 w7 b- r  {$ y  e( |0 Mbad  >  badly
easy  >  easily
0 T( J5 S* |1 P: Sslow  >  slowly
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(3) Types of Adverbs　副詞的類別 :
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9 c$ n( q+ M, f7 k(a) Adverbs of Time (時間副詞)
To describe "the time" that the action starts or finishes.
5 O8 w$ I: T. r6 b5 x" f; g時間副詞是描述動詞發生或完成的時間。
For example 例如:
. K2 c: E* ?5 e' ~I do the homework today.
; f* [# N# Z7 @/ B! tMy auntie visited us two weeks ago.
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) E. k3 \$ Z6 R) [/ E2 w2 g. M  Q3 R(b) Adverbs of Place (地方副詞)
To describe "the place" that the action happens.
; D$ f! V; P7 Q- S+ @6 |9 c! {地方副詞是描述動作進行的地點。
5 u1 [7 S$ S$ |+ C7 {7 xFor example 例如:
4 w" v- v/ d( u. K+ lThe bus stops here.
They live there.
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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.
, x$ {3 X3 e$ w/ S+ e* P( r- W數目副詞是形容動作發生的次數。
( _1 f9 E/ M% B" h/ YFor example 例如:
0 `' M( [- d3 z! r1 uI cut my hair once a month.
* E0 U3 J. e4 l6 }0 f! ^8 s! vWe seldom eat at fast food shops.

(d) Adverbs of Manner (態度副詞)
; N) }0 I: O* E9 ATo describe "how" the action happens.
7 {2 X; w7 t, }) F. \態度副詞是形容動作如何進行。
0 @  U; K) i$ w1 O: ?For example 例如:
My grandma walks slowly.
The baby is sleeping quietly.

! I4 V: U5 W9 }$ y: z(e) Adverbs of Degree (程度副詞)
, \/ @) W3 @. qTo describe the degree or extent that the action happens.
' }  I+ l5 V/ @$ b" ~& B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)
These are adverbs that we use in a question.
7 T) u  U- _, O" ?1 V( J6 j3 j疑問副詞是用在問題裡的副詞。
: Z2 j1 z& ?3 h3 G  oFor example 例如:
! U4 Z$ N$ X  P" u9 F" [How are you?
2 H+ N# [- r5 v  ^" |5 b+ c8 G; `When will you have your final Chinese test?
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