What is an adverb? General Overview

An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. They provide additional information about how, when, where, why, or to what extent an action is performed.

Adverbs can also sometimes modify phrases, clauses, and even whole sentences. 

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even a whole sentence.

Let's cut to the chase, here are some examples:

• Adverbs modify adjectives: It was a very easy game.
• Adverbs modify verbs: They speak clearly.
• Adverbs modify other adverbs: She speaks incredibly fast.
• Adverbs modify entire sentences: Luckily, we didn’t miss the flight.

Adverbs answer questions such as:

• How? (-She sings angrily; - Of course it is a death metal band.)
• When? (They will have arrived by tomorrow.)
• Where? (They looked everywhere and could not find a good shawarma.)
• To what extent? (They were completely surprised.)