An adverb tells you how something happens, like quickly and slowly. Find out more including adverbs examples in this Bitesize Primary KS2 English guide.

5) The purple adverb. There are adverbs that don’t just clutter your prose, or indicate a weak verb, they make your prose look more purple. “He smiled thinly” is a good example of that.

Compound modifiers can be adverbs, too. Often, these compound adverbs come after the verb: ... AP’s explanations, exceptions, special circumstances and examples go on for about 900 words, ...