Name the words in the following sentences that modify the verbs, that
show _how_, _when_ or _where_ actions were performed:—
1. The girls recited well.
2. The teacher often read a story.
3. I left my pencil there.
A word that is used to modify the meaning of a verb is called an
=adverb=.
An adverb may also modify the meaning of an adjective, as, He is _very_
quiet.
An adverb may also modify the meaning of another adverb; as, She writes
_more_ rapidly than you.
An =adverb= is a word that is used to modify the meaning of a verb, an
adjective or another adverb.