What is an Adverb?
adverb (noun): a word that
modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb, expressing manner,
place, time or degree; a word that can modify a phrase, clause or
sentence
An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb. It "qualifies" or "modifies" a verb (The man ran quickly). In the following examples, the adverb is in bold and the verb that it modifies is in