Adverb 副詞

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(1) What is an adverb? 甚麼是「副詞」？
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6 v7 |2 }+ F; }8 X% n+ ?7 BAn 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。

9 v# C; Q' \# w! v4 M: ~  `' y$ Q3 VFor example 例如:
The old woman is walking slowly.
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The ice cream is really tasty.
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( w* N9 k2 C) CJohn eats very slowly.
("very" modifies the adverb "slowly"；"very" 修飾副詞 "slowly" )
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+ J' j0 ~+ h! ^$ X, @(2) The Suffix of Adverbs　副詞的後綴
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% p0 ~0 q& I  d/ O: r( j  jUsually, 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。
5 D: y9 r7 U; x4 l6 h1 CFor example　例如:
5 V" B1 a% L* h- vbad  >  badly
; E8 k, g0 i3 M0 }easy  >  easily
slow  >  slowly
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(3) Types of Adverbs　副詞的類別 :

(a) Adverbs of Time (時間副詞)
7 m  `' V; q% q0 [8 }+ Y$ dTo describe "the time" that the action starts or finishes.
5 W$ @6 ]/ P1 m, \# a時間副詞是描述動詞發生或完成的時間。
For example 例如:
I do the homework today.
/ b+ F7 c; b1 ?* H8 m1 cMy auntie visited us two weeks ago.
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* X% N) t' h9 S( h! n! M; e3 j(b) Adverbs of Place (地方副詞)
To 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:
1 q0 ]' N; I# r5 H9 d  n  lThe bus stops here.
They live there.
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" r6 C( u* r$ m9 M7 f# M1 u7 x(c) Adverbs of Frequency/Number (頻率/數目副詞)
* Z, K1 k+ e+ ?* k- {9 kTo 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。
, i; Q2 _- M4 B7 e) K( sFor example 例如:
' N+ v0 ?/ {0 X5 q1 GI cut my hair once a month.
We seldom eat at fast food shops.

% n: P( K' @  @) t: f  k. f$ `) K(d) Adverbs of Manner (態度副詞)
To describe "how" the action happens.
; @9 R- N5 e2 |5 o1 d. v7 F態度副詞是形容動作如何進行。
For example 例如:
' ~1 W( b/ E0 l5 |- N; mMy grandma walks slowly.
The baby is sleeping quietly.

(e) Adverbs of Degree (程度副詞)
To describe the degree or extent that the action happens.
! W' r2 Y& C. b1 C/ Q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:
$ J4 S, y. `1 M* K8 d! I) P0 _Miss Hong Kong of this year is really beautiful.
What did you enjoy doing most?
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. |, y& }1 q2 i$ o(f) Interrogative Adverbs (疑問副詞)
$ t5 ?7 D5 E* \) W* ?8 zThese are adverbs that we use in a question.
疑問副詞是用在問題裡的副詞。
For example 例如:
4 _& I; g, x. e' A' P" u. HHow are you?
When will you have your final Chinese test?
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