JKBOSE 9th Class English Grammar Adverbs
JKBOSE 9th Class English Grammar Adverbs
JKBOSE 9th Class English Grammar Adverbs
Jammu & Kashmir State Board JKBOSE 9th Class English Grammar
Jammu & Kashmir State Board class 9th English Grammar
J&K State Board class 9 English Grammar
1. An Adverb usually qualifies a Verb, an Adjective or another Adverb.
1. He ran slowly. (Qualifying the Verb)
2. I am very happy. (Qualifying the Adjective)
3. Ram played extremely well. (Qualifying the Adverb)
2. Sometimes an Adverb is used to qualify a Preposition also; as,
1. He came long before others.
2. It happened entirely through your mistake.
3. The bird flew exactly over my head.
3. As a general rule, Adverbs do not qualify Nouns or Pronouns. This is done Adjectives. But an Adverb qualifies a Noun in such sentences as given below :
1. Even my father did not like his behaviour.
2. Only you can tell the truth.
3. The then king was very cruel.
4. The above formula is used here.
4. Usually, the word which is got as an answer to questions —How ? When ? or Where? shows the Adverb in the given sentence.
KINDS OF ADVERB
The main kinds of Adverb are:
5. Adverbs of Time :
Soon, already, since, immediately, presently, afterwards, etc.
1. My brother came early.
2. He fell ill yesterday.
3. Please do it immediately.
4. He has just gone out.
6. Adverbs of Place :
Here, there, in, out, above, below, inside, outside, far, near, backward, forward, hither, thither, within, without, etc.
1. He is coming here today.
2. He was walking up and down.
3. He was sitting outside in the sun.
4. It is raining. Let us go inside.
7. Adverbs of Number :
Once, twice, thrice, always, never, seldom, often, sometimes, firstly, secondly, thirdly, etc.
1. I always speak the truth.
2. She never tells a lie.
3. He came here once.
4. Mohan often remained absent.
8. Adverbs of Degree :
Very, much, too, quite, almost, little, a little, half, partly, wholly, rather, somewhat, etc.
1. He is very old now.
2. He behaved too rudely.
3. She was almost dead.
4. I am a little tired.
9. Adverbs of Manner :
Thus, so, well, ill, badly, slowly, certainly, sincerely, etc.
1. He acted thus.
2. She behaved foolishly.
3. We played well.
4. Mohan fell ill.
10. Adverbs of Affirmation / Denial :
Yes, by all means; No, not, not at all, etc.
1. He did not come after that.
2. Did he come ?
Yes, he did come.
3. No, I can’t accompany you at this late hour.
4. May I have your bicycle ?
By all means.
11. Interrogative Adverbs :
When, what, where, why, how, how long, how much, how many, how far, how often, etc.
1. When did he come ?
2. Where has he gone ?
3. Why is she absent ?
4. How did you reach here ?
5. How often do you take tea daily ?
12. Relative Adverbs :
These are the same in form as Interrogative Adverbs, but instead of asking questions, they combine two sentences together.
Hence a Relative Adverb is a double part of speech-an Adverb and a Conjunction combined.
1. This is the place where we live.
2. I shall tell you why he failed.
3. I remember the day when he was born.
4. We know how you did it.
THE USE OF SOME ADVERBS
13. Very is used with Positive Degree. Much is used with Comparative Degree.
1. She is very happy now.
2. She is much happier now.
14. Very is used with Present Participle (V₁-ing). Much is used with Past Participle (V3).
1. This book is very interesting.
2. I am not much interested in Botany.
15. Too denotes some kind of excess.
It means ‘more than enough’, something, that goes beyond the desired limit.
Very should never be used in the sense of too.
1. He works very hard.
2. He works too hard; it is not good for his health.
16. Too and Enough are opposite in their meaning.
Too is used before the word it qualifies. Enough (as Adverb) is used after the word it qualifies.
1. He is too weak to walk.
2. He is too late for the train.
3. He i is rich enough to buy a car.
4. This money is sufficiently enough for
17. Too is sometimes used in the sense of ‘also’.
1. He played and worked too.
2. He abused Sohan and beat him too.
18. ( Little = ‘not much’.
It is used in the Negative sense.
A little = ‘some at least’.
It is used in the Affirmative sense.
1. I little expected that he would pass.
2. He was a little tired.
19. Since — ‘From then’, from some time in the past up to now’.
Ago — As an Adjective, it follows it’s Noun.
As an Adverb, it is used in the expression ‘long ago’.
Before — It is an Adverb of Times. It signifies ‘formerly’.
Already — It denotes that something has happened prior to the time mentioned or thought of :
1. He met me two years ago. (Adjective)
2. He met me long ago. (Adverb)
3. I have not seen him ever since.
4. I saw him only once before.
5. I have met him already.
20. Yes is used to give an answer in the Affirmative. It is followed by an Affirmative Verb.
No is used to give an answer in the Negative.
It is followed by a Negative Verb.
1. Did he work hard ?
Yes, he worked hard.
No, he did not work hard.
2. Did he not work hard ?
Yes, he did work hard.
No, he did not work hard.
21. Else should always be followed by but’. Other should be followed by ‘than’.
1. It is nothing else but greed.
2. I could not do it other than hurriedly.
22. Never. This word can’t be used with verbs indicating a special point of time, and can’t take the place of ‘do not’ or ‘did not’ in such sentences.
1. I never remember having met her. (Incorrect)
2. I do not remember ever having met her. (Correct)
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