Parts of Speech: Adverb An adverb modifies a verb, and adjective, another adverb, or a whole sentence. e Adverbs generally answer questions such as “Howe” “Whene” “Where?” “How often?” and “To what extent?” O The floodwaters receded very slowly. (how) Mt The coach walked away from the bench. (where) Rs, The tire is too worn to be safe. (to what extent) et oe My sister will visit me tomorrow. (when) Unfortunately, the game was canceled because of rain. (whole sentence) e Formation of adverbs: Most adverbs are formed by adding —ly to adjectives. Most common adverbs, however (almost, never, quite, soon, then, there, and too), lack —ly endings. Some words such as better, early, late, hard, little, near, only, straight, and wrong do double duty as either adjectives or adverbs. © I soon realized that pleasing my boss was impossible. Oo This movie is too gruesome for my taste. Oo WE must have taken a wrong turn. Oo Where did I go wrongr e Comparison with adverbs: Like adjectives, adverbs can show comparison. When two things are compared, adverbs add mote. When three or more things are compared, most is used. o Harold works more efficiently than Don. (adverb comparing two people) o Ofall of the people in the shop, Harold works the most efficiently. (adverb comparing more than two people) 14