Adverbs are a part of speech used to modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even an entire clause.
Adverbs basically answer any of these four questions: how, when, where, or to what extent.
They can be one word like:
beautifully, wonderfully, honestly, smartly, gigantically, generally, etc.
examples:
"Ana sings beautifully."
The word "beautifully" is an adverb, and it modifies the verb “sings”. In this sentence, “beautifully” generally answers the question: How does Ana sing?
"Anita quickly runs towards the taxi."
The word "quickly" is an adverb that modifies the verb “runs” in this sentence. In this sentence, it answers the question "how?", "How does Ana run towards the taxi?".
Adverbs can be phrases too, and in this case, they are called adverbial phrases like:
very quickly, most importantly, so roughly, quite hastily, etc.
example:
"Mandy ate her lunch very swiftly so as not to be late."
'very swiftly" is an adverbial phrase. It answers the question "How did Mandy eat her lunch so as not to be late?".
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