adverb

A line such as this one, from Carrickfergus, a traditional ballad Shane admired, says more about state of mind than any sentence loaded with adjectives and adverbs.

The bound words were nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs that always existed with markers indicating a relation to other objects, events or states.

She then asked whether the word “structure” was a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

Reading her articles aloud, Ms. Rubin said, helps her cut superfluous adverbs like “very” and “really” — or break up long paragraphs that provide context but can quickly become unwieldy.

For them, it is just an adverb or verb they use calmly and constantly.