Study the different kinds of sentences below which were taken from lines in the epic The Adarna Bird. Can you tell the difference among these sentences?

The children watched silently.

Adverbs are words that modify verbs and adjectives, or another adverb. There are also some clues that can point to adverbs. Adverbs can modify by telling how, when, or where.

Kinds of Adverb Question Example
Manner How Labang swayed drunkenly.
Time When Father told me to fetch my brother yesterday.
Place Where Leon and Maria sat far from Father.

Adverbs can also be formed by adding the suffix -ly to an adjective.

The following words are also commonly used as adverbs.

Adverb List
very slowly yesterday
really far extremely
today quickly slowly
soon eventually well
above proudly barely
below alone gradually