The adverb which tells how often the action occurs

Adverb of Frequency:

        The adverb which tells how often the action occurs is called adverb of frequency. It also tells us how many times something happens/ does not happen.

            Example:

i)  I never tell lies.

ii) We should always respect our elders.

iii)            Our school has won the trophy twice.

·        The table below shows the four types of adverbs. We can ask these questions to get the four types of adverbs.

           

Question	Adverb
How? (to ask about the way something is done)	swiftly slowly lazily clearly	adverbs of manner
Where? ( to ask about a place)	in the park downstairs here on this island	adverbs of place
When? ( to ask about time )	in the evening at 7 o’clock tomorrow before	adverbs of time
How many times?	often                                               adverbs of frequency never                                                  repeatedly                                 sometimes	adverbs of frequency

Formation of Adverbs

é        Most adverbs are formed from adjective.

1.         By adding ‘ly’ to the adjective.

Adjective	Adverb
clever	cleverly
kind	kindly
quick	quickly
foolish	foolishly
easy	easily