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Adverb

An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb — telling us how, when, where or to what extent. "She sings beautifully", "a very good film", "he came yesterday". Most end in -ly, but not all. The exam's favourites are position (especially the word only), the pairs good/well and hard/hardly, and the ban on double negatives. This chapter builds the types first, then the rules that trip students up.एक क्रिया-विशेषण (adverb) किसी क्रिया, विशेषण या अन्य adverb का रूप बदलता है — बताता है कैसे, कब, कहाँ या कितना। "She sings beautifully", "a very good film", "he came yesterday"। अधिकांश -ly में समाप्त होते हैं, पर सभी नहीं। परीक्षा की पसंद हैं स्थिति (विशेषकर only), जोड़ी good/well और hard/hardly, और double negative पर रोक। यह अध्याय पहले प्रकार, फिर विद्यार्थियों को उलझाने वाले नियम बनाता है।
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Topic 01

Adverbs & Their Types

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  • Of time (when?) — today, yesterday, now, already, ago, soon. "I met him yesterday."समय (कब?) — today, yesterday, now, already, ago, soon। "I met him yesterday."
  • Of frequency (how often?) — always, often, seldom, never, once. "We seldom go out."बारंबारता (कितनी बार?) — always, often, seldom, never, once। "We seldom go out."
  • Of place (where?) — here, there, up, down, everywhere. "She sat down."स्थान (कहाँ?) — here, there, up, down, everywhere। "She sat down."
  • Of manner (how?) — mostly -ly words: quickly, bravely, well, fast. "The soldiers fought bravely."रीति (कैसे?) — अधिकतर -ly शब्द: quickly, bravely, well, fast। "The soldiers fought bravely."
  • Of degree/extent (how much?) — very, too, extremely, almost. "This dish is extremely good."मात्रा/सीमा (कितना?) — very, too, extremely, almost। "This dish is extremely good."
  • Of certainty — certainly, definitely, probably, clearly: "She will probably come."निश्चयवाचक — certainly, definitely, probably, clearly: "She will probably come."
📝 Self-testस्वयं-परीक्षण 4 MCQs

In "He came here yesterday", "yesterday" is an adverb of:"He came here yesterday" में "yesterday" किस प्रकार का adverb है:

  1. frequency
  2. time
  3. place
  4. manner
✔ B. It answers "when?" → adverb of time.✔ B. यह "कब?" बताता है → समय।

In "She sat down", "down" is an adverb of:"She sat down" में "down" किस प्रकार का adverb है:

  1. manner
  2. time
  3. degree
  4. place
✔ D. It answers "where?" → adverb of place.✔ D. यह "कहाँ?" बताता है → स्थान।

In "We seldom go out on Sundays", "seldom" is an adverb of:"We seldom go out on Sundays" में "seldom" किस प्रकार का adverb है:

  1. time
  2. frequency
  3. place
  4. manner
✔ B. It answers "how often?" → adverb of frequency.✔ B. यह "कितनी बार?" बताता है → बारंबारता।

In "The soldiers fought bravely", "bravely" is an adverb of:"The soldiers fought bravely" में "bravely" किस प्रकार का adverb है:

  1. frequency
  2. place
  3. manner
  4. time
✔ C. It answers "how?" → adverb of manner.✔ C. यह "कैसे?" बताता है → रीति।
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Topic 02

Position of Adverbs

  • An adverb of manner usually comes after the verb: He speaks clearly (not "He clearly speaks").रीति-adverb आमतौर पर क्रिया के बाद आता है: He speaks clearly।
  • When there is an object, the adverb comes after verb + object: I read the book quickly — never between the verb and its object (not "read quickly the book").कर्म होने पर adverb क्रिया + कर्म के बाद आता है: I read the book quickly — क्रिया और कर्म के बीच कभी नहीं।
  • only must sit immediately before the word it modifies: "I solved only two problems" vs "Only John solved it" — the meaning changes with its place.only जिस शब्द का रूप बदले ठीक उसके पहले आना चाहिए: "I solved only two problems" बनाम "Only John solved it" — स्थान से अर्थ बदल जाता है।
📝 Self-testस्वयं-परीक्षण 4 MCQs

Choose the correct sentence:सही वाक्य चुनें:

  1. He clearly speaks.
  2. Clearly he speak.
  3. He speaks clearly.
  4. He speaks clear.
✔ C. The adverb of manner follows the verb → "speaks clearly".✔ C. रीति-adverb क्रिया के बाद → "speaks clearly"।

Choose the correct sentence:सही वाक्य चुनें:

  1. I read the book quickly.
  2. I read quickly the book.
  3. Quickly the book I read.
  4. I quickly read book the.
✔ A. The adverb goes after verb + object, never between them.✔ A. adverb क्रिया + कर्म के बाद, बीच में कभी नहीं।

Choose the correct sentence (he solved just two):सही वाक्य चुनें (उसने केवल दो हल किए):

  1. I solved two only problems.
  2. I solved only two problems.
  3. Only I solved two problems.
  4. I only solved two problems.
✔ B. "only" sits right before "two problems", the words it limits.✔ B. "only" जिन शब्दों को सीमित करता है ("two problems") उनके ठीक पहले।

Choose the correct sentence (nobody except John could):सही वाक्य चुनें (John के अलावा कोई नहीं कर सका):

  1. John managed to solve only the problem.
  2. John managed only to solve the problem.
  3. John only managed to solve the problem.
  4. Only John managed to solve the problem.
✔ D. To limit the doer, "only" goes before "John".✔ D. कर्ता को सीमित करने हेतु "only" "John" से पहले।
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Topic 03

Confusable Adverbs

  • good / well — "good" is an adjective (a good boy); "well" is the adverb (he plays well).good / well — "good" विशेषण (a good boy); "well" adverb (he plays well)।
  • hard / hardly — "hard" = with great effort (I work hard); "hardly" = scarcely, very little (I hardly work).hard / hardly — "hard" = कठिन परिश्रम से (I work hard); "hardly" = मुश्किल से, बहुत कम (I hardly work)।
  • too / very — "too" = more than wanted (negative sense): "too poor to pay"; "very" = simple emphasis: "very intelligent".too / very — "too" = आवश्यकता से अधिक (नकारात्मक): "too poor to pay"; "very" = साधारण ज़ोर: "very intelligent"।
  • enough goes after the adjective/adverb it modifies: old enough, warm enough (but before a noun: "enough time").enough जिस विशेषण/adverb का रूप बदले उसके बाद आता है: old enough, warm enough (पर संज्ञा से पहले: "enough time")।
📝 Self-testस्वयं-परीक्षण 4 MCQs

Choose the correct sentence:सही वाक्य चुनें:

  1. Our team played well last week.
  2. Our team played goodly last week.
  3. Our team played good last week.
  4. Our team played wellly last week.
✔ A. To modify the verb "played", use the adverb "well".✔ A. क्रिया "played" के लिए adverb "well"।

Choose the correct sentence:सही वाक्य चुनें:

  1. She is old enough to earn a living.
  2. She is old to enough earn a living.
  3. She is enough to old earn a living.
  4. She is enough old to earn a living.
✔ A. "enough" comes after the adjective "old".✔ A. "enough" विशेषण "old" के बाद आता है।

Choose the correct sentence:सही वाक्य चुनें:

  1. This student is too intelligent.
  2. This student is enough intelligent.
  3. This student is very intelligent.
  4. This student is intelligent too.
✔ C. For plain emphasis use "very"; "too" carries a negative sense.✔ C. साधारण ज़ोर के लिए "very"; "too" नकारात्मक भाव देता है।

"He works ___ to support his family." (with great effort)"He works ___ to support his family." (कठिन परिश्रम से)

  1. harder ly
  2. hardly
  3. hardness
  4. hard
✔ D. "hard" = with effort; "hardly" would mean "scarcely".✔ D. "hard" = परिश्रम से; "hardly" का अर्थ "मुश्किल से" होता।
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Topic 04

Rules & Common Errors

  • No double negative. never, seldom, hardly, scarcely, rarely, barely, neither are already negative: hardly know nothing → hardly know anything.दोहरा नकार नहीं। never, seldom, hardly, scarcely, rarely, barely, neither पहले से नकारात्मक हैं: hardly know nothing → hardly know anything।
  • Use an adverb, not an adjective, to modify a verb: behaved very bad → behaved very badly.क्रिया के लिए adverb लें, विशेषण नहीं: behaved very bad → behaved very badly।
  • "as" follows regard, describe, define, treat, view, know: "I regard him as a friend." It is not used after consider, elect, call, appoint, name: "It is considered the worst" (no "as")."as" regard, describe, define, treat, view, know के बाद आता है: "I regard him as a friend." यह consider, elect, call, appoint, name के बाद नहीं आता: "It is considered the worst"।
  • "else" is followed by but, not "than": "nothing else but study"."else" के बाद but आता है, "than" नहीं: "nothing else but study"।
  • fast, late, hard are both adjective and adverb (no -ly for the adverb): "He runs fast."fast, late, hard विशेषण व adverb दोनों हैं (adverb के लिए -ly नहीं): "He runs fast."
📝 Self-testस्वयं-परीक्षण 4 MCQs

Choose the correct sentence:सही वाक्य चुनें:

  1. I don't hardly know nothing about this book.
  2. I hardly don't know anything about this book.
  3. I hardly know anything about this book.
  4. I hardly know nothing about this book.
✔ C. "hardly" is already negative → use "anything" (no double negative).✔ C. "hardly" पहले से नकारात्मक → "anything" लें (दोहरा नकार नहीं)।

Choose the correct sentence:सही वाक्य चुनें:

  1. He behaved very badly on the field trip.
  2. He behaved very badness on the field trip.
  3. He behaved bad very on the field trip.
  4. He behaved very bad on the field trip.
✔ A. To modify the verb "behaved", use the adverb "badly".✔ A. क्रिया "behaved" के लिए adverb "badly"।

Choose the correct sentence:सही वाक्य चुनें:

  1. I regard him my family member.
  2. I regard him to my family member.
  3. I regard him like my family member.
  4. I regard him as my family member.
✔ D. "regard" is followed by "as".✔ D. "regard" के बाद "as" आता है।

Choose the correct sentence:सही वाक्य चुनें:

  1. He did nothing else than study.
  2. He did nothing else but study.
  3. He did nothing else then study.
  4. He did nothing else as study.
✔ B. "else" is followed by "but", not "than".✔ B. "else" के बाद "but" आता है, "than" नहीं।

Test Yourself · Adverb

12 questions on adverb types, position, confusables and error rules. Tap an option to check, then read Why.

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