Adverbs
Adverbs are expressions that function as modifiers of other elements of the clause. They can provide a wide range of information.
Those used to provide information about the way (how) something is done are called Adverbs of Manner.
Adverbs of Manner always comes after a verb and can be used with words like very or too.
Common Adverbs of Manner are as follows:
| ADJECTIVE | ADVERB OF MANNER |
| Bad | Badly |
| Exact | Exactly |
| Loud | Loudly |
| Nice | Nicely |
| Polite | Politely |
Some of them are irregular and don’t follow the same rule or simply maintain the same form of the adjective, for example:
| ADJECTIVE | ADVERB OF MANNER |
| Fast | Fast |
| Good | Well |
| Hard | Hard |
| Late | Late |
| Straight | Straight |
- He was very badly hurt in the accident.
- She didn’t know exactly what happened.
- She told them that she had headache but they continued talking too loudly.
- She combed her hair nicely.
- She went to the Social Welfare and asked politely for help.
- He answered my question late.
- You said it well.
Adverbs of Manner are used to tell us the way or how something is done.
Adverbs are important as they modify other elements in a sentence. Adverbs can give information about the way (how) something is done and these are called Adverbs of Manner.
The structure for regular Adverbs of Manner are as follows:
Adjective + -ly.
Some Adverbs of Manner are irregular, they maintain the same formula of Adjectives.
For example:
— “He quickly kissed the girl on the cheek.” =
— “He very quickly kissed the girl on the cheek.” =
— “Walk straight, Chinese restaurant is there.” = ”
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