Adverbs 3 - Adverbs that Modify Adjectives

From these examples you can see how adverbs which modify adjectives are useful. Now, let us look at three more sentences:

‘Our team won MOST OFTEN.'
‘The children awoke UNUSUALLY EARLY.’
‘I will PROBABLY NEVER forget you.’

In each of these sentences both the words in capitals are adverbs. The first word is an adverb that modifies the second word which is also an adverb. The use of the adverb to modify another adverb adds some more meaning to the sentence. In the second example the sentence tells us that the children do not usually awake early and this time was an exception. The use of UNUSUALLY gives us a hint as to the waking habits of children!

In the third sentence the use of the adverb PROBABLY to qualify the adverb NEVER indicates that there is a chance that I may forget you but more chances that I will not forget you.

Adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs are a must in a person’s vocabulary to ensure communication is rendered more meaningful. In the quiz that follows, you will learn about adverbs that modify adjectives.