Types, Placement and Formation of ADVERBS

The Five Types of Adverbs and their Placement in Sentences

Adverbs of Manner: Adverbs of manner provide information on how someone does something.

                         and are placed after the verb or entire expression (at the end of the sentence).

 Jack drives very carefully. 

Adverbs of Time: Adverbs of time provide information on when something happens.

are placed after the verb or entire expression (at the end of the sentence).
We'll let you know our decision next week.

Adverbs of Frequency: Adverbs of frequency provide information on how often something happens.

 are placed before the main verb (not the auxiliary verb).
They usually get to work at eight o'clock.

Adverbs of Degree: Adverbs of degree provide information concerning how much of something is done. 

are placed after the verb or entire expression (at the end of the sentence).
They like playing golf a lot.
She'll attend the meeting as well.

Adverbs of Comment: Adverbs of comment provide a comment, or opinion about a situation.

are placed at the beginning of a sentence.
Fortunately, there were enough seats left for the concert.

Adverb Formation

• Adverbs are usually formed by adding '-ly' to an adjective.

quiet - quietly, careful - carefully, careless - carelessly

• Adjectives ending in '-le' change to '-ly'.

possible - possibly, probable - probably, incredible - incredibly

• Adjectives ending in '-y' change to '-ily'.

lucky - luckily, happy - happily, angry - angrily

• Adjectives ending in '-ic' change to '-ically'.

basic - basically, ironic - ironically, scientific - scientifically

• Some adjectives are irregular. 

The most common are: good - well, hard - hard, fast -fast