How can you remember what adverb means?

Answer 1

This one should be easy. Adverb contains the word verb. This tips you off that an adverb does something to a verb.

"I run" says something. "I run quickly" says a bit more. Quickly is an adverb, marked by the fact that it ends in -ly. Most English adverbs do.

If you are learning french, most of their adverbs end in -ment .

Answer 2

One way to remember what an adverb is, is to think of it as adding more information about a verb. Adverbs typically describe how, when, or where an action is done. For example, in the sentence "She ran quickly," the adverb "quickly" tells us how she ran at that moment.