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Adverbs are words or groups of words which tell time, place, frequency or manner. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs..
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| I went to Bethlehem yesterday. |
I performed Hajj last year. |
| She came here. | They went downtown. |
| Prepositions are usually followed by objects in prepositional phrases. They can also be used to indicate time, place, frequency, duration, reason, manner, or to show contrast. |
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| I climbed the mountain at noon. | I ate in the restaurant. |
| We went to the market. | They walked into the mosque. |
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| *Do not use adverbs as objects of prepositions. |
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Incorrect:
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Correct:
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| They went to somewhere. | They went somewhere. |
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I was working at last night. | I was working last night. |
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Sami works in downtown. | Sami works downtown. |
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Ahmad came to home on yesterday. | Ahmad came home yesterday. |
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| Be careful with words such as home, downtown, today, next/last week, etc. which are sometimes used as adverbs and sometimes used as nouns. |
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As nouns
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| I will go back tomorrow. | Tomorrow is another day. |
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She went home last night. | They built a home in Oregon. |
| Next week, I will travel to Iowa. | Next week is my vacation. |