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副词(Adverb):是指在句子中表示行为或状态特征的词,用以修饰动词、形容词等。
一、副词的分类
1, 时间副词,如:
today, now, ago, soon等;
2, 频率副词,如:
frequently, seldom, never, often, always等;
3, 地点副词,如:
here, there, somewhere, inside, outside等;
4, 方式副词,如:
carefully, suddenly, calmly, politely, proudly等;
5, 程度副词,如:
much, little, very, so, quite, slightly等;
6, 疑问副词,如:
how, when, where, why等;
7, 关系副词,如:
when, where, why等;
8, 连接副词,如:
therefore, however, otherwise等;
9, 顺序副词,如:
firstly, then, next, after that, finally等;
二、副词的构成
副词一般由形容词+ly构成,如:politely, quickly, safely……,拼写规则如下。
1, 以e结尾不省略e+ly,如:
nice-nicely, wide-widely,
strange-strangely, complete-completely
例外:true-truly, whole-wholly
2, 以辅音字母+y结尾,变y为i再+ly,如:
easy-easily, lucky-luckily,angry-angrily,
happy-happily, heavy-heavily
3, 以le结尾,变le为ly,如:
simple-simply, possible-possibly,
comfortable-comfortably, terrible-terribly
4, 以ic结尾,变ic为ically,如:
dramatic-dramatically, specific-specifically,
automatic-automatically, scientific-scientifically
三、副词的用法
1.形容词修饰名词,副词修饰动词,如:
Tim is a careful driver.
Tim always drives carefully.
Susan is a good pianist.
Susan plays the piano well.
The man was angry.
The man ate angrily.
The children were happy.
The children played happily.
2, 副词也修饰形容词或副词,如:
Her daughter is very beautiful.
Her daughter studies very hard.
The examination was surprisingly easy.
Jack learns language incredibly quickly.
四、副词的比较级和最高级的变化规则
1, 一般情况+er、est,以e结尾+r、st,如:
late-later-latest; fast-faster-fastest;
hard-harder-hardest; soon-sooner-soonest.
I will study harder than before.
2, 以ly结尾的副词,一般+more、most,如:
wisely-more wisely-most wisely;
clearly-more clearly-most clearly.
He speaks English more clearly than I.
例外:early-earlier-earliest
He arrived earlier than usual.
3, 不规则变化情况,如:
well-better-best, badly-worse-worst;
He swims better than I do.