The Adverb in English

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The adverbs in English Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing. Adjectives can modify nouns or pronouns. Adjective | Adverb | Mandy is a careful girl. | Mandy drives carefully. | Mandy is a careful driver. This sentence is about Mandy, the driver, so use the adjective. Mandy drives carefully. This sentence is about her way of driving, so use the adverb. Form Adjective + -ly Adjective | Adverb | Dangerous | dangerously | Careful | carefully | irregular forms | Good | well | Fast | fast | If the adjective ends in -le, the adverb ends in -ly. Example: terrible - terribly If the adjective ends in -e, then add -ly. Example: safe - safely Tip: Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs. adjectives ending in -ly: friendly, silly, lonely, ugly nouns, ending in -ly: ally, bully, Italy, melancholy verbs, ending in -ly: apply, rely, supply There is no adverb for an andjective ending in -ly. Types of adverbs 1) Adverbs of manner quickly kindly 2) Adverbs of degree very rather 3) Adverbs of frequency often sometimes 4) Adverbs of time now today 5) Adverbs of place here nowhere A - Comparison with -er/-est hard - harder - (the) hardest We use -er/-est with the following adverbs: 1) all adverbs with one syllable Fast | faster | fastest | High | higher | highest | B - Comparison with more - most carefully - more carefully - (the) most carefully adverbs ending on -ly (not: early) C - Irregular adverbs Well | better | best | Badly | worse | worst | ATTENTION! In informal English some adverbs are used without -ly (e.g. cheap, loud, quick). There are two forms of comparison possible, depending on the form af the adverb: cheaply - more cheaply - most cheaply cheap - cheaper - cheapest The
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