Interrogative Adverbs for beginners

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Interrogative adverbs are words such as 'why' and 'where' that are used to ask questions. In this lesson, we will learn more about them.

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Interrogative Adverbs in the English Grammar

What Are Interrogative Adverbs?

We use interrogative adverbs to ask questions about different things.

Interrogative adverbs in English are:

Interrogative Adverbs	Asks about:
Where	place
When	time
Why	reason
How	manner

When Do We Use Interrogative Adverbs?

Interrogative adverbs are used at the beginning of a question to ask about something. When using an interrogative adverb, the verb comes before the subject, meaning that the subject and verb must be inverted.

I am leaving at noon. → When are you leaving?

I am going to school. → Where are you going?

I am crying because I am sad. → Why are you crying?

It's M-I-K-E. → How do you spell your name?

Using 'How' to Ask Questions

We can use 'how' in four different ways:

By itself
With adjectives
With 'much' and 'many'
With adverbs

1. We can use 'how' alone to ask questions about the manner of an action or event.

How can I help you?

How are you?

2. We can use 'how' with adjectives such as 'tall, old, etc.' to ask questions about those adjectives:

How old are you?

How tall is he?

3. We can use 'how many' and 'how much' to ask questions about the quantity or amount of something:

How many brothers do you have?

How much money do you need?

4. We can use 'how' with other adverbs such as 'often, fast, etc.' to ask questions:

How fast can this car go?

How often do you exercise?

Adverbs of Movement and Direction

Adverb of movement or directions shows an action toward a place or points to a particular direction. In this lesson, we will learn about them.

Demonstrative Adverbs

Demonstrative adverbs emphasize the location of something in relation to the speaker. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.

Relative Adverbs

Relative adverbs are words that give us more description for nouns, the people, places, or things being discussed. Let's get to know them better.

Conjunctive Adverbs

As their name requires, conjunctive adverbs are used to connect two clauses. They can be moved around in the sentence. So, read the article to learn the rules.

Viewpoint and Commenting Adverbs

A viewpoint and commenting adverbs is a type of adverb that modifies a sentence as a whole. In this lesson, we will discuss it in detail.

Intensifiers and Mitigators

Intensifiers and mitigators are two kinds of adverbs of degree. We use them to make words and expressions stronger or weaker.

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