What is an Adverb

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ADVERBS
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What is an adverb?

• An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective,
  another adverb, a phrase, or a clause.

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• An adverb indicates manner, time, place, cause,
  or degree and answers questions such as "how,"
  "when," "where," "how much".

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• He performed beautifully.
• (O, gösterisini güzel bir sekilde sundu.)
• He has been living alone.
• (O, yalniz yasiyor.)
• It is a high mountain.
• (O, yüksek bir dagdir.)

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• Adverbs frequently end in -ly
• gently, happily, slowly, carefully, suddenly
• (kibarca, mutluca, yavasça, dikkatlice,
  birdenbire)

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• however, an -ly ending is not a guarantee that a
  word is an adverb.
• lovely, friendly, lately, shortly
• (sevimli, arkadas canlisi, son zamanlarda,
  kisaca)

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ADVERBS OF MANNER

• Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens.
  
• They are usually placed after the main verb or
  after the object.

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• I can understand you perfectly.
• (Seni çok iyi anlayabiliyorum.)
• It snows heavily there.
• (Orada yogun kar yagar.)
• He plays the flute beautifully.
• (Çok iyi flüt çalar.)

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ADVERBS OF PLACE

• Adverbs of place tell us where something happens.
• They are usually placed after the main
  verb or after the object

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• The test will be given downstairs.
• (Sinav asagi katta verilecek.)
• I looked for it everywhere.
• (Onu her yerde aradim.)
• He is walking towards the door.
• (Kapiya dogru yürüyor.)

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ADVERBS OF TIME

• Adverbs of time tell us when an action happened,
  but also for how long, and how often.

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• Ill meet you on Thursday.
• (Persembe günü seninle bulusacagim.)
• I dont love you any more.
• (Artik seni sevmiyorum.)
• My mother lived in France for a year.
• (Annem Fransada bir yil kaldi.)

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ADVERBS OF CERTAINTY

• These adverbs express how certain or sure we feel
  about an action or event.
• Common adverbs of certainty
• certainly, probably, surely, definitely,
  undoubtedly

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• He is probably in the park.
• (Parkta olabilir.)
• He has certainly forgotten the meeting.
• (Toplantiyi kesinlikle unuttu.)
• Undoubtedly, he was a great teacher.
• (Hiç süphesiz mükemmel bir ögretmendi.)

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ADVERBS OF DEGREE

• Adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity or
  degree of an action, an adjective or another
  adverb.
• Common adverbs of degree
• Almost, nearly, quite, just, too, enough,
  completely, very, extremely.

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• I am too tired to go out tonight.
• (Bu gece disari çikamayacak kadar yorgunum)
• We have enough bread.
• (Yeterli ekmegimiz var.)
• It was a fairly interesting film.
• (Oldukça ilginç bir filmdi.)

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INTERROGATIVE ADVERBS

• These are
• why, where, how, when
• They are usually placed at the beginning of a
  question.

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• Where is my passport?
• (Pasaportum nerede?)
• How often do you go to London?
• (Londraya ne siklikla gidersin?)
• How did you make this sauce?(Bu sosu nasil
  hazirladin?)

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RELATIVE ADVERBS

• The following adverbs can be used to join
  sentences or clauses.
• where, why, when

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• I remember the day when we first
  met.(Tanistigimiz ilk günü hatirliyorum.)
• Tell me why you were late home.(Eve neden geç
  kaldigini söyle.)
• It's the cafe where we met for the first time.
• (O, ilk karsilastigimiz kafe.)

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ADVERBS OF SENTENCES

• There are some adverbs and adverbial expressions
  which tell us about the speaker's viewpoint or
  opinion about an action, or make some comment on
  the action.

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• Common adverbs of sentence
• Actually, evidently, of course, naturally,
  maybe, honestly, definitely
• (Gerçekten, açikçasi, tabiî ki, dogal olarak,
  belki, dürüstçe, kesinlikle)

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• They certainly work hard.
• (Kesinlikle siki çalisirlar.)
• He is obviously intelligent.
• (Zeki oldugu ortada.)
• He probably wont come early.
• (Muhtemelen erken gelmeyecek.)