An adverb is a word that can modify or describe a verb, adjective, another adverb, or entire sentence. Adverbs are usually formed by adding -ly to the end of an adjective quick----------------quickly slow------------------slowly terrible--------------terribly easy----------------easily heavy-------------heavily An adverb is a word that describes a verb,an adjective or another adverb. There are five types of adverbs.
Definition of a Verb The Oxford Learners’ Dictionary defines a ‘verb’ as “a word or group of words that express an action (such as eat ), an event (such as happen ) or a state (such as exist )”. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a ‘verb’ is defined as “a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience”. The Collins Dictionary provides a much more elaborate definition of a verb. According to them, “A verb is a word such as ‘ sing’, ‘ feel’, or ‘ die’ which is used with a subject to say what someone or something does or what happens to them, or to give information about them”. Types of Verbs Verbs can be classified into numerous types according to their function or role in a sentence or context. Auxiliary Verbs/Helping Verbs Auxiliary verbs or helping verbs , as the name suggests, is a verb that is used to help another verb sound sensible and meaningful. It is used to change the other verb’s tense, mood or voice. So,...