The referee had to stop the match when it began to rain heavily.Īn adverb of frequency tells us how often something is done or happens.It was too dark for us to find our way out of the cave.Words of adverb of degree are almost, much, nearly, quiet, really, so, too, very, etc. They had to act fast to save the others floating in the water.Īn adverb of degree tells us the level or extent that something is done or happens.The brothers were badly injured in the fight.Most adverbs of manner end in –ly such as badly, happily, sadly, slowly, quickly, and others that include well, hard, fast. The schoolboy was knocked over by a school bus.Īn adverb of manner tells us how something is done or happens.Adverbs of place include words such as above, below, here, outside, over there, there, under, upstairs. We use it after the verb, direct object or at the end of a sentence. His factory was burned down a few months agoĪn adverb of place tells us where something is done or happens.Adverbs of time include afterwards, already, always, immediately, last month, now, soon, then, and yesterday. We use it at the beginning or at the end of a sentence. Adverb of timeĪn adverb of time tells us when something is done or happens. The following are some of the common ones. There are different kinds of adverbs expressing different meaning. You shall not go out without my permission.Shall, should, will, would, may, might, can, could, must, ought and dare are called modal verbs. The following verbs are called Modal verbs: They have done very well in the examinations So, the verb “wake" is an intransitive verb.Ī verb which helps another verb to form its tense, voice or mood is called an Auxiliary verb. Here the verb “wake" does not need an object for completing itself. So, the verb “laugh" is an intransitive verb. In this sentence, the verb “laughed" does not need an object to complete the sentence. An uncivilized man killed John Kennedy.Īn intransitive verb is a verb which does not take an object.There are four types of verbsĪ transitive verb is the verb which takes an object.īy this sentence, Ms. The Students write their examination in the Lawtey hall.In that case that word “takes" is the verb. So, the action is denoted by the word “takes". The action she is doing is “taking" the class. A verb is a word that represents an action, an occurrence or conveys a state of being.