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adverbs
adverbs
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.
For example:
Rita is a
careful driver. (Adjective)
Rita drives carefully. (Adverb)
Rita is a careful driver. This sentence is about Rita, the
driver, so use the adjective.
Rita drives carefully. This
sentence is about her way of driving, so use the adverb.
Form
Adjective + -ly
Adjective
Adverb
dangerous
dangerously
careful
carefully
nice
nicely
easy
easily
Irregular forms
good
well
fast
fast
hard
hard
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.
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
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