2. Definition
Modify a verb to describe the way the action is done. These answer the question how?
They are usually placed after the main verb or after the object.
Example:
He swims well. (after the main verb)
He plays the flute beautifully. (after the object)
• We use adverbs of manner to describe how something happens
3. • We usually form adverbs of manner by adding –ly to the adjective.
smart - smartly
careful - carefully
• If the adjective ends in –e , take off the –e.
gentle – gently
simple – simply
reasonable – reasonably
• If the adjective ends in –y, we usually change the –y to –i.
angry – angrily
noisy – nosily
busy – busily
but shy - shyly
4. • If the adjectives ends in –ic, we add –ally.
dramatic – dramatically
tragic – tragically
• Some adjectives end in –ly :
friendly, lonely, lovely, silly, ugly, deadly, lively
Some adverbs are the same as the adjectives:
early fast hard high late low right wrong
5. • well is the adverb from good
“Sleep well.”
“He plays football well.”
• well can also be an adjective. It means healthy.
“My teacher was not at school today. He is not
well.”
6. • Adverbs of manner can come before or after a verb.
“He drove carefully because the weather was bad.
“She quietly went upstairs.”
• But they must come after an object if there is one.
“You speak English well.”
7. When a sentence consists of :
verb + preposition + object
we can put the adverb before the preposition or after the object.
“She listened to me carefully.”
“She listened carefully to me.”
8. • When we use a passive form, the adverb goes before the past
participle.
“He was badly injured.”
“The CD was slightly damaged in the post but still
worked.”
