¿Qué es un adverbio?

Un adverbio es una parte del discurso que se usa para describir un verbo, un adjetivo u otro adverbio. Simplemente les dice a los hablantes cómo, dónde, cuándo o el grado en que se hizo algo. Por ejemplo:

They drive fast.

The architects are very smart.

The horse ran very slowly.

 Tipos de adverbios

– Adverbios de manera, indican cómo se produce la acción:

The lawyer explained the case clearly.

The accountant was working hard.

– Adverbios de lugar, indican dónde ocurre la acción:

The farmers lived there for five years.

The fishermen sold the fish here.

– Adverbios de tiempo, indican cuándo ocurre la acción:

The actress performs here tonight.

The engineers could meet yesterday.

– Adverbios de frecuencia, indican con qué frecuencia ocurre una acción:

The clerks always come on time.

The homemaker is never sleeping.

– Adverbios de certeza, indican qué tan cierta es una acción:

Sarah certainly defended against the accusations.

The bricklayer obviously set that wall in one day.

– Adverbios de grado, indican la intensidad de una acción, un adjetivo u otro adverbio:

The boy hardly got to the top of the mountain.

The tailor seemed very focused on the job.

The receptionist wrote very slowly.

Los adverbios interrogativos y relativos son los mismos (cómo, dónde, cuándo,

por qué, de quién) pero se usan de diferentes maneras:

This is how the pilot had to land the plane.

How did the pilot land the plane?

That was the office where the secretary worked.

Where did the secretary work?