根據副詞在句子中所起的作用，我們可以把副詞分為：

1. 時間副詞，如：ago, ahead, before, behind, beside, below, soon, now, recently, sometime, today, tomorrow, tonight, then, yesterday等;此外，還有表示頻度的副詞，如：always, constantly, ever, frequently, hardly, never, occasionally, often, rarely, seldom, sometimes, twice, usually等。

2. 地點副詞，如：above, abroad, down, downstairs, everywhere, here, home, in, inside, out, outdoors, there, up, upstairs等。

3. 疑問副詞，如：how, when, where, why 等。

4. 方式副詞，如：angrily, badly, bravely, calmly, carefully, easily, fast, happily, hurriedly, loud, loudly, quickly, quietly, rapidly, slowly, slightly, suddenly, well 等。

5. 程度副詞，如：a little, almost, completely, deeply, enough, extremely, fairly, fine and, good and, greatly, hardly, just, much, nearly, partly, pretty, quite, rather, so, terribly, too, very, very much 等。

6. 關系副詞，如：when, where, why 等。

7. 連接副詞，如：if, how, however, nor, so, therefore, too, when, whenever, where, wherever, whether, why 等。

8. 句子副詞，如：fortunately, frankly, generally, luckily, maybe, obvious, officially, perhaps, possibly, probably unfortunately 等。

9. 關聯副詞，如：besides, furthermore, however, moreover, never the less, so, then, thus, therefore 等。