Useful grammatical terms

Abstract

adverb a word that tells more about (or modifies) verbs, adjectives or adverbs by telling how, how much, how often, when, where, or to what extent Adverbs can modify whole sentences, too. Examples: Modifying Verbs: Tom slowly read his letter. (how) Yesterday I went to the movies. (when) The students looked everywhere. (where) The baby usually eats bananas. (how often) Modifying Adjectives: I am really upset. (to what extent) Modifying Adverbs: She speaks very quickly. (how) Modifying Sentences: Surprisingly they had returned. (opinion)