Identify Adverbs Part 1

The job, or function, of a word is what gives the label for its part of speech. English has eight parts of speech which are:

 

1. Noun

2. Pronoun

3. Verb

4. Adjective

5. Adverb

6. Preposition

7. Conjunction    

8. Interjection

 

An adverb is a word which modifies the meaning of a verb. They tell how, when, and where an action was performed.
 

She sang beautifully. [how]
She sang here. [where]
She sang yesterday. [when]