副詞(Adverb)是指在句子中表示行為或狀態特徵的詞，用以修飾動詞、形容詞、其他副詞或全句，表示時間、地點、程度、方式等概念。副詞可分為：時間副詞、頻率副詞、地點副詞、方式副詞、程度副詞、疑問副詞、連線副詞、關係副詞、表順序的副詞。下面是本站小編收集的關於副詞的知識點，有興趣的朋友們可以看看。
1. 副詞的用法：
(1)修飾動詞： He works hard. He speaks slowly.
(2)修飾形容詞： The flower is very beautiful.
(3)修飾其他副詞： He works very hard.
(4)修飾名詞： Even a child (or Even he)can do it.
(5)修飾全句： Probably he will come back.
(6)修飾副詞片語： He came exactly at two o‘clock.
(7)修飾副詞子句： He started soon after we came.
2. 副詞的位置
(1)副詞修飾形容詞、副詞(片語或子句)時，通常放在前面。
The mountain is very beautiful.
He came long before the appointed time.
(2)修飾動詞的副詞
不及物動詞 + 副詞 She speaks well.
及物動詞 + 受詞 + 副詞 She speaks English well.
(3)表確定時間或場所的副詞， 通常放在句首或句末， 放在句首時語氣較強。
She was born in Taipei in 1948.
(4)always， never， often， sometimes， usually等頻率副詞的位置。
(A)在一般動詞前： They always say so.
(B)有動詞be時，在be動詞後： I am always busy.
(C)有助動詞時， 在助動詞和本動詞間： This job will never be finished.
(5)置於句首修飾全句： Fortunately he succeeded in the examination.
(6)同類兩個以上的副詞須依 (單位較小者 + 單位較大者)的順序排列。
He lives at Taichung， in Taiwan， Republic of China.
(7)有兩個以上不同種類的副詞修飾語時， 其順序為： 地點+狀態+次數+時間。
She arrived there safely the other day.
3. 時間副詞
(1)Time“時候”： 可以用作when的答語， 如： late ( = at a late time)， now ( = at this time)， presently (= at the present time)， then ( = at that time)， just， nowadays， today， etc.
I’ve just heard that you are leaving us. ( = at this very moment)
Nowadays， many teenagers have long hair. ( = at the present time)
注： 兩個以上表時間的副詞須依“單位小的時間+單位大的時間”排列。
I‘ll see you at nine on Monday.
(2)Duration“期間” ： 用來作how long的答語，如：
momentarily， temporarily， for many weeks， long， from May till August， etc.
Has he been ill long? Yes， he has been ill since the end of May.
He was away from school (for)four or five weeks.
(3)Frequency“頻率”： 用來作how often的答語，可分兩種：
(A)非限定頻率：always， usually， often， sometimes， seldom， ever， etc.
The sun always rises in the east. My brother rarely writes to me.
(B)限定頻率：daily， hourly， monthly， annually， twice， everyday， once， etc.
I have been in Singapore once.
We have English lessons every other day.
注：以上三種時間副詞在一起時，其順序為“期間+頻率+時間”。
I was there for a day or so every year during my childhood.
注： Seldom， rarely， never等有否定意義的頻率副詞置於句首，要將助動詞或be動詞放在主詞之前。
Seldom do we hear such fine singing from school choirs.
4.地方副詞： 表示where?的副詞，也包括“動態方向”的副詞，如：
below， by， down， elsewhere， far， here， home， in， locally， near， off， opposite， out， around， away， back， outward(s)， right， sideway(s)， upward(s)， etc.
(1)地方副詞通常置於句尾，加強語氣時可放在句首。
He lives in a small village. They are not there.
(2)兩個地放副詞並列時，地方確定的副詞在後面，地方不確定的副詞在前面。
The children running around upstairs.
(3)兩個以上的`地方副詞須依“小地方+大地方”的順序排列。
Many people eat in restaurants in London.
5. 幾個特殊副詞的用法：
(1)enough， too，
(A)enough放在所修飾的形容詞和副詞後面; too放在形容詞和副詞前面。
She’s old enough to do some work.
She‘s too old to do any work.
(B)too…to + 動詞“太…而不能”， enough to + 動詞“足夠可以”(= so…that)
I am too poor to afford such extravagance.
= I am so poor that I cannot afford such extravagance.
You are rich enough to keep a maid.
= You are so rich that you can keep a maid.
(2)very， much，
(A)very修飾形容詞，副詞; much (或very much)修飾動詞。
He spoke very carefully.
It is much talked about these days.
(B)Very修飾原級形容詞及副詞;much修飾比較級，最高階的形容詞及副詞。
our work is very good.
This is much better.
This is much (by far)the best.
(3)already， yet， still，
(A)Already用於肯定句，作“已經”解; yet用於否定句，作“還”解，用於疑問句作“已經”解。
I already like him. (= I have by this time come to like him.)
He can’t drive yet. (= He can‘t drive up to this time.)
注：Already用在疑問句或否定句時，表驚訝。
Have you already seen him? (= That was quick.)
(B)Still表動作或狀態的持續，作“仍然”解。
I still like him. (= I continue to like him.)
注：Still放在動詞前後，有時句意不同。
He is still standing. (continue to stand)
He is standing still. (= standing motionless)
(4)only和 also常隨句中位置的變動，句意和語氣也會改變。
Only John phoned Mary today.
John phoned only Mary today.
John phoned Mary only today (today only)。
(5)just， merely， purely， simply等字放在所修飾的詞語之前; alone則放在其後。
You can get a B grade just (merely， purely， simply)for that answer.
You can get a B grade for that answer alone.
6.副詞應注意的事項：
(1)有些字可當形容詞又可當副詞， 例如： early; past; half; long; straight; fast; hard; quick; deep; slow; pretty; awful; wrong; right; high; late; hourly; early; weekly; etc.
We had an early breakfast. (形容詞)
We went by a fast train. (形容詞)
We had breakfast early. (副詞)
Don’t speak so fast. (副詞)
(2)above; then; after; up; down; away; home等地方或時間副詞亦可作形容詞。
The above statement (= the statement which is above)
(3)有些形容詞變為副詞， 可在字尾加ly， 也可以不加， 不過在字義上不同。
(A)easy“安適地”; easily“容易地”;
Stand easy!
He‘s not easily satisfied.
(B)clear ( = completely“完全地”; clearly“顯然地”)
The bullet went clear through the door.
The thieves got clearly away.
(C)high“高”; highly“很; 非常”
The birds are flying high.
He was highly praised for his work.
(D)Slow和slowly當副詞時同義， 但slow比slowly語氣強。
I told the driver to go slow(er)。
Drive slowly round these bends in the road.
(E)hard“辛苦地”; hardly“幾乎不”
He works hard. (= He is a hard worker.)
He hardly does anything nowadays. (= He does very little nowadays.)
(F)just“剛才; 僅”; justly“公正地”
I’ve just seen him.
He was justly punished.
(G)late“遲”; lately (= recently)“最近地”
He went to bed late.
I haven‘t seen Mr. Green lately.
(H)Pretty (= fairly， moderately)“十分， 頗”; prettily (= in a pretty way， attractively)“漂亮地”
The situation seems pretty hopeless.
She was prettily dressed.
(I)near“接近地”; nearly“幾乎”
The time for the examination is drawing near.
I nearly missed my train.
注：formally和formerly是分別由形容詞formal“正式的”， former“以前的”加ly形成的副詞。
