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An '''adverb''' is a [[part of speech]] that modifies a [[verb]], an [[adjective]], another adverb, a [[phrase]], or a [[clause]].<ref>[http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/adverbs.html What Is an Adverb?]</ref> In [[English]], many adverbs are derived from adjectives by the suffix ''-ly,'' as seen in the following examples:
*''quickly'' from ''quick''
*''cheerily'' from ''cheery'' (note the orthographic change in the original adjective)
==References==
[[Category:Parts of Speech]]
*''quickly'' from ''quick''
*''cheerily'' from ''cheery'' (note the orthographic change in the original adjective)
==References==
[[Category:Parts of Speech]]