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The winner ranexceedingly fast.

The adverb ‘exceedingly’ modifies the adverb ‘fast’.

The ambulance camevery quickly.

The adverb ‘very’ modifies the other adverb ‘quickly’.

Adverbs can also be used with adjectives to modify them.

Iamextremely well, thank you.

The adverb ‘extremely’ modifies the adjective ‘well’.

Other adverbs used in this way are: too, much, more, how-
ever.

Classifying the adverbs

Some adverbs cannot be classified in the same way as those
above. Words like ‘yes’, ‘no’ and ‘not’ are sometimes classi-
fied as adverbs. So are words that suggest agreement or
uncertainty as in the following.

assuredly certainly maybe perhaps

probably surely

Certainly you can come with me.

Surely it’s going to be fine.

It’sprobably going to rain.

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