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Adverb A word is called an adverb when it is used to tell how something is done, or where it is done, or when. An adverb is one of the parts of speech. A part of speech is a kind of word that has a par­ticular duty when you say it or write it. These are the duties of the adverb: If you say, "The choir sings," you tell what the choir does. If you say, "The choir sings clearly," you tell how the choir does it. The word clearly is an ad­verb that tells how.