i.  An adverb tells us more about a verb,an adjective or another adverbs
We can use an adverb:
Examples:
My mother usually goes to the wet market on Sundays.
The boy always screams if he does’ get what he wants.

ii. After a verb
Examples:
The old beggar ate greedily the food given by the woman.
My father drives carefully especially when it rains.

iii. At the end of a sentence.
Examples:
The dancer in the dancing troupe danced gracefully.
The thieves crept quietly.

Types of adverbs

1. Adverbs of manner tell us how an action is done.They answer to the question’How’.
Examples:
The girls dressed neatly for school.
Zainab walked slowly as she was feeling dizzy.

2. Adverbs of time tell us when an action is done.They answer to the question’When’.
Examples:
I could hear bird chirping merrily this morning.
He heard people talking behind his house last night.

3. Adverbs of place tell us where an action is done.They answer to the question’where’.
Examples:
The boys were caught playing truant this morning.
We have sports practice this evening.

4. Adverbs of frequency tell us how often an action is done.
Examples:
They often play tennis during the weekends.
Yasmin sometimes goes jogging at Bukit Jalil Park.

5. Adverbs of degree tell us the extent of an action.
Examples:
Aliah,who studied very hard for UPSR,scored straight A’s.
Solehah is extremely thrifty in her daily spending.

6. Adverbs of interrogations asks questions.
Examples:
What is wrong with your bicycle?
When will you be coming over to my house?

Resource: Didik 2010