副词可用以修饰形容词，副词，动词以及整个句子。

副词可位于其修饰词的前或后。放在句末一般是要起强调作用。相反，句前起引导作用。例如：He put his horse at the last jump and it went over successfully.他策马跳跃最后一道障碍，马成功地跳了过去。