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How can you tell what each adverb is doing in a sentence about your day? Try: "I usually walk very slowly outside today." One ordinary routine, with several details tucked in. An adverb adds information, and one sentence can use several at once. Here's the key: sort each one by what it tells, not by how it ends. Notice, too, that "usually," "outside," and "today" don't end in "-ly." That's why endings alone can fool you. "Slowly" tells how I walk: manner. "Outside" tells where: place. "Today" tells when: time. "Usually" tells how often: frequency. And "very" tells how much, or to what extent; it strengthens "slowly," so it's degree. These are five common classroom types of adverbs, not the only way grammar books group them. For your own routine sentence, ask what each one tells: how, where, when, how often, or how much.