KD LIVE 296 Class Notes : ADVERB

ADVERB 18
Adverb qualifies the nearest word especially Verb, Adjective or
Adverb. (Adverb निकटतम शब्द के निए प्रयु क्त होता है खास कर निया, निशेषण ि
नियानिशेषण के निए।)

1. I work hard. Hard qualifies work

Adv Verb
Very qualifies hard
2. I work very hard.
Adv. Adv.

Very qualifies smart

3. He is very smart. Adv. Adj.

4. Sadly, all were dead. Sadly qualifies the whole sentence

Adv.

POSITION OF ADVERB

• Adverb comes near the word that it qualifies. (Adverb उस शब्द के नजदीक आता
है जजसके लरए वह प्रमक्
ु त हुआ हो।)
1. He only died a week ago.

2. Mother Teresa always asked for a building where she could take the
homeless and orphans.

3. He only works when he has nothing to eat.

4. Only an idle man will preach and will do nothing.

5. He only plays a subsidiary role in the management.

6. Even in fact insects communicate.

7. A soldier is never taught to fight in a cowardly manner.

KD LIVE 297 Class Notes : ADVERB

8. He only married her for her money. 8. Ans.– (2)
(1) He married her for her money only. We place ‘only’ before the word it
(2) He married her only for her money. modifies.
(3) No improvement Here ‘only’ is modifying ‘money’ so
it should be placed just before
(4) Only for her money he married her.
‘money’.
(SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi Police Hence the sentence should read as
SI Exam, 30.08.2015 TF No. 4039770) ...
He married her only for her money.

Answers

1. 'Only' will come before 'a week ago'.

2. 'Always' will come before 'take'.
3. 'Only' will come before 'when'.
4. 'Only' will come before 'preach'.
5. 'Only' will come before 'a subsidiary role'.
6. 'Even' will come before 'insects'.
7. 'Never' will come before 'to fight'.
• In the given sentences, the position of Adverb is very important. If the
Adverb is not used at the right place, the meaning that comes out will be
wrong. (ऊऩय ददए गमे वाक्मों भें , Adverb के position का कापी भहत्व है। अगय Adverb सही
स्थान ऩय ना हो, तो वाक्म का अथथ गरत ननकरेगा।)

KD LIVE 298 Class Notes : ADVERB

 Kinds of Adverb
1. Adverb of Time yesterday, ago, now, before etc.
2. Adverb of Frequency seldom, usually, rarely, always etc.
3. Adverb of Place Here, there, everywhere, near etc.
4. Adverb of Manner politely, honestly, sincerely, hard etc.
5. Adverb of Affirmation and Negation certainly, obviously, not etc.
6. Adverb of Degree Almost, enough, quite, too etc.
7. Interrogative Adverb when, where, why, how.
8. Relative Adverb where, why, how

Position of Adverb

1. ADVERB OF MANNER — Comes after the Intransitive verb but can come
before the Transitive verb or after the object. (Adverb of Manner
Intransitive verb के फाद आता है रेककन Transitive verb के ऩहरे मा object के फाद आ
सकता है।)
Adverb of Manner is formed by adding ‘ly’ to Adjective of quality.
Adverb of Manner का ननभाथण Adjective of quality भें 'ly' जोड़ने से होता है।

Answers
Examples
1. Arrived is Intransitive verb.
1. The police arrived immediately. Adverb of Manner follows the
Intransitive verb.
2. He slept soundly. 2. Soundly (Adverb of Manner) follows
Intransitive verb (slept).
3. He expressed his ideas
delightfully. 3 & 4. 'Delightfully' can come before
and after the Transitive verb.
4. He delightfully expressed what Adverb of manner comes before
he had seen in the circus. the ‘verb’ if the object is too long.

KD LIVE 299 Class Notes : ADVERB

• Place the Adverb of Manner given in the bracket at the most appropriate
place:-
Answers
Examples
1. After 'works'.
1. He works (hard)
2. After 'puzzle'.
2. They solved the puzzle (easily)
3. Before 'explained'.
3. The witness explained what he had
seen at the scene of crime (vividly) 4. After 'behaved'.
4. He behaved (badly) 5. After 'killed'.
5. He was killed (mercilessly)

1. We need to surround ourselves with (1)/ caring people particular loved ones
who (2)/ bring hope and support to our hearts and minds and with whom we
can communicate. (3)/ No error (4)/
(SSC Multi-Tasking Staff Exam. 24.03.2013, Ist Sitting)

2. The doctor asked his patient to regularly take his medicine.

(1) asked his patient
(2) to regularly take his medicine.
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam, 25.10.2015, TF No. 2148789)
(3) No error
(4) The doctor
3. A borrower must have sufficiently collateral if he wants to take loan from
any bank.
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam,
4. Listen attention to what I say. 25.10.2015, TF No. 2148789)
(1) attentively (2) attend
(3) attentive (4) No improvement
5. Sunil was acting strange when I saw him.
(1) strangely (2) stranger (SSC CGL Tier-II Exam. 12.04.2015
Kolkata Region, TF No. 315 RI 3)
(3) more strange (4) No improvement
6. I want you to clearly understand that excuses will not do.
(1) you clearly to understand
(2) to clearly understand you
(SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC Exam.
(3) you to understand clearly 16.11.2014, IInd Sitting TF No. 545 QP 6)

(4) No improvement

KD LIVE 300 Class Notes : ADVERB

7. Suraj looked at Sunil with a question.
(1) questioningly
(2) questionably (SSC GL Tier-I Exam. 19.10.2014)
(3) wistfully
(4) No improvement
8. The warden told the boys to quickly clean their rooms.
(1) clean their rooms hastily (SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam, 30.08.2015)

(2) clean their rooms quickly

(3) cleanse their rooms quickly
(4) No improvement

Answers

1. (2) Replace ‘particular’ with ‘particularly’. An adverb is needed to qualify

an adjective (loved)
particular loved ones

Adv Adj Noun

2. (2) Adverb ‘regularly’ should be used at the end of the sentence. Hence
the last part of the sentence should read ‘to take his medicine
regularly’.

3. Change sufficiently into sufficient as we need an Adjective to qualify a

noun collateral.

4. (1) Replace ‘attention’ with ‘attentively’. Listen (a verb) will take ‘Adverb
of Manner’ (attentively) to qualify it.

5. (1) Replace ‘strange’ (adjective) with ‘strangely’ (adverb).

6. (3) Replace ‘you to clearly understand’ with ‘you to understand clearly’.

Adverbs of manners are placed after the Intransitive verb.

7. (1) ‘questioningly’ means ‘in a questioning manner’. We need an adverb

here.

8. (2) Here ‘clean their room quickly’ should be used.

KD LIVE 301 Class Notes : ADVERB

 Adverb of Frequency
ADVERB OF FREQUENCY – Adverb of frequency describes how often an action
happens. It comes before the Main Verb and after the Helping Verb. (Adverb of
Frequency Main Verb के ऩहरे Helping Verb के फाद प्रमक्
ु त हैं। मे कामथ की आवनृ त दशाथता है।)
1. I often come to meet him. 4. I sometimes surf.
M.V M.V
2. She has never come late. 5. Pankaj has rarely paid the fee on
H.V M.V time. H.V M.V
3. People occasionally go to beaches.
M.V
If we use is, am, are, was and were which are forms of 'be‘, Adverb of Frequency
comes after them, no matter whether it is used as Helping verb or Main verb.
(अगय verb 'be' के forms का प्रमोग हो, तो Adverb of Frequency 'be' के forms के फाद आएगा
चाहे 'be' Helping verb हो मा Main verb')
1. He is always late.
M.V
2. He is always scolded.
H.V M.V

Adverb of Time
ADVERB OF TIME – Often works best when placed at the end of the
sentence. (Adverb of time का सवाथधधक उऩमक्
ु त स्थान वाक्म के अंत भें होता है।)
1. I am going to clean my house tomorrow.
2. He came to meet me yesterday.
3. They will arrive today night. (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator
(1) at night (2) tonight & LDC Exam. 1.10.2012 (Ist Sitting)
(3) at night today (4) No improvement
Answer 3. (2) ‘tonight’ is correct usage’.

Always (हभेशा), Often (अक्सय), Already, Just, Never, Ever, Sometimes (कबी -
कबी), Still (अबी बी), Frequently, Generally (साभान्मतः), Recently (हार-कपरहार),
Usually (अक्सय), Seldom (कबी-कबाय), Hardly (भुजककर से), Rarely (कबी-कबाय) and
Normally (साभान्मतः) are generally placed before the verb they modify.
(उऩयोक्त ददए गमे Adverbs उन verbs के ऩहरे आते हैं जजनको वे modify कयते हैं।)

1. It is still raining.
Examples
2. He is never late.
3. He was already late.

Note:- 'Is' takes Adverb after it no matter it is used as Helping Verb or

Main Verb.

KD LIVE 302 Class Notes : ADVERB

3. The Beatles (1)/ will ever be my favourite Answers
(2)/ pop group. (3)/ No error (4)
(SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi
3. (2) Replace ‘ever’ with
Police SI Exam. 22.06.2014) ‘always’ or ‘forever ’.

4. He has just reached the station. Explanation of 6:- Note:-

H.V Adv. M.V
'Is, am, are, was, were' take the Adverbs
5. She never comes late. given above after it no matter it comes as
Helping verb or Main verb.
Adv. M.V ('Is, am, are, was, were' का प्रमोग वाक्म भें
Helping verb के रूऩ भें, हो मा Main verb के रूऩ भें,
6. Sheela is rarely late to school. ददए गमे Adverbs 'be' के form के फाद ही आएंगे
M.V Adv. (sentence 6 दे ख)ें

Adverb of Degree
ADVERB OF DEGREE – Tells us the extent to which something happens.
(Adverb of Degree ककसी कामथ के स्तय को फताता है) Eg.– Too, Much, Very, Completely,
Almost.
Adverb of Degree is placed before the Adjective, Adverb or Verb that they
modify. (Adverb of Degree उस Adjective, Adverb अथवा Verb के ऩहरे आता है जजसे वह
qualify कय यहा हो।)
Answers
1. He is very tall.
3. Ans — (3)
Adv Adj Adverb is used to
2. She is too talkative. qualify an adjective and
Adv Adj it is generally placed
before an adjective that
3. Thank you, (1)/I am fine (2)/ completely. (3)/ No
it qualifies.
error (4) (FCI Assistant Grade-II Exam. 22.01.2012 Paper-I)
Hence place completely
(adv.) before fine
Note: She is tall enough. (Enough is an exception) (adjective).
Adj Adv
Adverb of Place
• ADVERB OF PLACE – Talks about the location where the action is being
carried out. (Adverb of Place कामथ होने का स्थान फताता है।)
Eg.– Here, There, Everywhere.
• Adverb of Place comes after the Main verb (in case of Intransitive verb) or the
object (in case of Intransitive verb). (Adverb of Place Main verb मा object के फाद
आता है।)
1. He went far away.
Examples
Sub Verb Adv of Place
2. I looked for it everywhere.
Sub Phrasal Obj Adv of
verb place

KD LIVE 303 Class Notes : ADVERB

 Adverb of Affirmation & Negation

• The word that declares that something is true or negates the sentence is
called Adverb of Affirmation/ Negation. (जो शब्द ककसी फात को सच साबफत कयने हे तु
जोय दे ता है मा फात को नकायात्भक अथथ दे ता है वह Adverb of Affirmation एवं Negation
कहराता है।)
Examples Not, never, surely, certainly, definitely,
exactly, doubtlessly etc.
• This type of Adverb comes after Helping Verb and before the Main verb.
(मे Helping verb के फाद व Main verb के ऩहरे आते है।)
Examples 1. He will certainly do it. 2. You will definitely succeed.
Note:- 1. She is not coming.
2. He is indeed a fool. (Exceptional case of 'is, am, are, was, were')

Adverb:- Interrogative & Relative Adverbs

• INTERROGATIVE ADVERB & RELATIVE ADVERB – These are 'wh family'
that we have already discussed in Pronoun. (सबी Wh family एक साथ Pronoun
भें वर्णथत हैं)

Relative Pronoun Who, Whom, Whose, Which and That

Interrogative Pronoun Who, Whom, Which, What, Whose

Relative Adverbs When, Where & Why

Interrogative Adverb Why, Where, how and when

KD LIVE 304 Class Notes : ADVERB

KD LIVE 305 Class Notes : ADVERB