1. Adverbs of manner
Adverbs of manner are the largest group of adverbs. Most adverbs of manner are closely related to corresponding adjectives. Although some words can be used as either adjectives or adverbs, in most cases, adverbs of manner are formed by adding ly to the corresponding adjectives.
a. Spelling rules for adding ly
In most cases, ly is simply added to the positive form of the adjective. For example:
Adjective Adverb of Manner
bad badly
complete completely
normal normally
surprising surprisingly
i. Adjectives ending in ic
However, when the adjective ends in ic, the syllable al is usually added before the ly ending. For example:
Adjective Adverb of Manner
dramatic dramatically
scientific scientifically
specific specifically
ii. Adjectives ending in le
When the adjective ends in le preceded by a consonant, the final e is usually changed to y, to form the ly ending. For example:
Adjective Adverb of Manner
favorable favorably
humble humbly
simple simply
When the adjective ends in le preceded by a vowel, in most cases, ly is simply added to the positive form of the adjective. For example:
Adjective Adverb of Manner
agile agilely
sole solely
However, in the case of the adjective whole, the final e is removed before the ending ly is added:
Adjective Adverb of Manner
whole wholly
iii. Adjectives ending in ll
When the adjective ends in ll, only y is added. For example:
Adjective Adverb of Manner
dull dully
full fully
shrill shrilly
iv. Adjectives ending in ue
When the adjective ends in ue, the final e is usually omitted before the ending ly is added. For example:
Adjective Adverb of Manner
due duly
true truly
v. Adjectives ending in y
When the adjective ends in y preceded by a consonant, the y is usually changed to i before the ending ly is added. For example:
Adjective Adverb of Manner
busy busily
easy easily
happy happily
However, in the case of the adjectives shy and sly, ly is simply added to the positive form of the adjective:
Adjective Adverb of Manner
shy shyly
sly slyly
When the adjective ends in y preceded by a vowel, in most cases, ly is simply added to the positive form of the adjective. For example:
Adjective Adverb of Manner
coy coyly
grey greyly
However, in the case of the adjective gay, y is changed to i before the ending ly is added:
Adjective Adverb of Manner
gay gaily
See Exercise 1.
It should be noted that while most adverbs which end in ly are adverbs of manner, other types of adverb may also end in ly. For instance, consequently and subsequently are connecting adverbs. The following are adverbs of frequency which are formed by adding ly to the corresponding adjectives.
Adjective Adverb of Frequency
frequent frequently
rare rarely
usual usually
b. Adverbs which do not use the ending ly
The adverb of manner well appears unrelated to the corresponding adjective, good. Good and well both have the comparative form better and the superlative form best.
good well
It should be noted that in addition to being used as an adverb, the word well can also be used as an adjective with the meaning healthy. The adjective well is most often used as a predicate adjective.
e.g. Well used as an Adjective: I hope you are well.
Well used as an Adverb: He did well on the examination.
In the first example, well is a predicate adjective, modifying the pronoun you. In the second example, well is an adverb of manner, modifying the verb did.
The following table gives examples of adverbs of manner, location, time and frequency which have the same forms as the corresponding adjectives.
Adjective Adverb of Manner
fast fast
hard hard
little little
loud loud or loudly
much much
straight straight
Adjective Adverb of Location
far far
high high
low low
near near
wide wide
Adjective Adverb of Time
early early
first first
late late
long long
Adjective Adverb of Frequency
daily daily
monthly monthly
weekly weekly
yearly yearly
See Exercise 2.
It should also be noted that there are several adjectives ending in ly which have no corresponding adverbs:
friendly
likely
lively
lonely
silly
ugly
When it is desired to use one of these words to modify a verb, an adverb phrase of manner may be used. In the following examples, the adverb phrases are underlined.
e.g. He behaved in a friendly manner.
They acted in a silly way.
The following table gives examples of pairs of adverbs which are closely related, but which have different meanings.
Adverbs With and Without ly Endings
Adverb Meaning Adverb Meaning
hard with effort hardly scarcely
high opposite of low highly very; very well
late opposite of early lately recently
near opposite of far nearly almost
wide opposite of narrow widely commonly
The meanings of these adverbs are illustrated in the following examples.
e.g. I worked hard.
I have hardly enough time to finish.
He threw the ball high into the air.
He is highly successful in what he does.
The class began late.
The weather has been cold lately.
I held my breath as the squirrel crept near to get the nuts.
I have nearly finished reading the book.
I opened the door wide.
That theory is widely believed.
c. The differing functions of adjectives and adverbs
When an adverb differs in form from a corresponding adjective, it is necessary to distinguish between the functions of adjectives and adverbs in order to determine which form should be used in a given situation.
Whereas adjectives modify nouns, pronouns, and expressions which serve the same grammatical functions as nouns; adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
i. Adjectives which modify nouns compared with adverbs which modify verbs
The following examples illustrate the distinction which must be made between adjectives which modify nouns and adverbs which modify verbs. The adjectives and adverbs are printed in bold type, and the words which are modified are underlined.
e.g. Adjective: It has been a quiet afternoon.
Adverb: The afternoon passed quietly.
Adjective: She is a good musician.
Adverb: She plays the flute very well.
In the first pair of sentences, the adjective quiet modifies the noun afternoon, whereas the adverb quietly modifies the verb passed. In the second pair of sentences, the adjective good modifies the noun musician, whereas the adverb well modifies the verb plays.
In informal English, adjectives are sometimes used to modify verbs.
e.g. She plays good.
In this example, the adjective good is used to modify the verb plays. However, this use of adjectives is considered to be grammatically incorrect.
See Exercise 3.
ii. Adjectives which modify nouns compared with adverbs which modify adjectives
The following examples illustrate the distinction which must be made between adjectives which modify nouns and adverbs which modify adjectives.
e.g. Adjective: a large wooden building
Adverb: a largely wooden building
Adjective: conspicuous dark clouds
Adverb: conspicuously dark clouds
In the first pair of phrases, the adjective large modifies the noun building, and the adverb largely modifies the adjective wooden. Thus, the phrase a large wooden building has the meaning a big wooden building, whereas the phrase a largely wooden building has the meaning a building mostly made of wood.
In the second pair of phrases, the adjective conspicuous modifies the noun clouds, and the adverb conspicuously modifies the adjective dark. Thus, the phrase conspicuous dark clouds means that the clouds themselves are noticeable; whereas the phrase conspicuously dark clouds means that the darkness of the clouds is noticeable.
See Exercise 4.
iii. Predicate adjectives which modify the subjects of verbs compared with adverbs which modify verbs
As pointed out previously, certain verbs, called linking verbs, can be followed by predicate adjectives. A distinction must be made between predicate adjectives which modify the subjects of linking verbs, and adverbs which modify verbs.
A few linking verbs, such as the verb to be, can be followed by predicate adjectives, but cannot be modified by adverbs of manner. In the following examples using the verb to be, the nouns which are modified are underlined.
e.g. He is happy.
The wind was strong.
In these examples, the predicate adjectives happy and strong modify the subjects he and wind.
However, there are several verbs which can be used either as linking verbs followed by predicate adjectives, or as non-linking verbs modified by adverbs of manner. The following examples illustrate the use of the verb to appear as a linking verb and as a non-linking verb.
e.g. Linking Verb: His uncle appeared kind.
Non-linking Verb: His uncle appeared punctually at ten o'clock.
In the first example, kind is a predicate adjective which modifies the noun uncle. In the second example, punctually is an adverb of manner which modifies the verb appeared.
The verbs below can be used either as linking or non-linking verbs:
to appear to become
to feel to grow
to look to remain
to smell to sound
to taste to turn
If the subject of the verb is to be modified, a predicate adjective is required after such verbs; whereas if the verb is to be modified, an adverb is required. In the pairs of examples below, the verbs to grow, to look and to turn are used first as linking verbs followed by adjectives, and then as non-linking verbs modified by adverbs. The adjectives and adverbs are printed in bold type, and the words which are modified are underlined.
e.g. Adjective: As he became old, he grew slow at remembering dates.
Adverb: The tree grew slowly.
Adjective: They looked anxious.
Adverb: We looked anxiously up the street.
Adjective: The weather turned cold.
Adverb: She turned coldly away from the salesman.
In these examples, the predicate adjectives slow, anxious and cold modify the subjects he, they and weather; whereas the adverbs of manner slowly, anxiously and coldly modify the verbs grew, looked and turned.
See Exercise 5.
2. Adverbs used in comparisons
a. The formation of comparative and superlative forms of adverbs
It should be noted that many adverbs, such as sometimes, never, here, there, now, then, first, again, yesterday and daily have no comparative or superlative forms.
i. Adverbs used with More and Most
Most adverbs used in comparisons, including those formed from corresponding adjectives by adding the ending ly, form the comparative with the word more, and the superlative with the word most. For example:
Positive Form Comparative Form Superlative Form
carefully more carefully most carefully
easily more easily most easily
frequently more frequently most frequently
slowly more slowly most slowly
softly more softly most softly
ii. Adverbs used with the endings er and est
Adverbs which have the same positive forms as corresponding adjectives generally also have the same comparative and superlative forms as the corresponding adjectives. For example:
Positive Form Comparative Form Superlative Form
early earlier earliest
fast faster fastest
hard harder hardest
high higher highest
late later latest
long longer longest
low lower lowest
near nearer nearest
straight straighter straightest
The adverb of time soon also uses the endings er and est:
Positive Form Comparative Form Superlative Form
soon sooner soonest
It should be noted that adverbs formed by adding ly to one-syllable adjectives are sometimes used with the endings er and est.
e.g. We walked slower and slower.
They sang the softest.
However, in modern English, it is generally considered to be more correct to write:
We walked more and more slowly.
They sang the most softly.
iii. Irregular adverbs
The irregular adverbs have the same comparative and superlative forms as the corresponding irregular adjectives:
Positive Form Comparative Form Superlative Form
badly worse worst
far farther or further farthest or furthest
little less least
much more most
well better best
b. Positive forms of adverbs used in comparisons
The constructions employed when adverbs are used in comparisons are very similar to those employed when adjectives are used in comparisons.
i. The construction with As ... As
When used in making comparisons, the positive form of an adverb is usually preceded and followed by as. This construction is summarized below, followed by examples.
as + positive form + as
of adverb
I can run as fast as you can.
He moves as slowly as a snail.
Her eyes shone as brightly as stars.
If desired, an adverb may be placed before the first occurrence of as:
adverb + as + positive form + as
of adverb
I can run twice as fast as you can.
Her eyes shone almost as brightly as stars.
ii. Ellipsis
Ellipsis is often employed in comparisons using adverbs. For instance, in the second half of such comparisons, instead of repeating the verb, the first auxiliary may be used, or the verb may be omitted entirely. In the following examples, the words which would usually be omitted are enclosed in square brackets.
e.g. I can run as fast as you can [run].
He moves as slowly as a snail [moves].
Her eyes shone as brightly as stars [shine].
c. Comparative forms of adverbs used in comparisons
i. The construction with Than
When used in making comparisons, the comparative form of an adverb is usually followed by than. This construction is summarized below, followed by examples.
comparative form + than
of adverb
He can swim farther than I can.
She sings more beautifully than her sister does.
As is the case with comparisons using adjectives, comparisons using adverbs can be combined with phrases or clauses.
e.g. She performs better in front of an audience than she does in rehearsal.
They walked faster when they were on their way to school than they did
when they were on their way home.
In the first example, the two situations being compared are distinguished by the phrases in front of an audience and in rehearsal. In the second example, the two situations being compared are distinguished by the clauses when they were on their way to school and when they were on their way home. The use of ellipsis should be noted. In the first example, the auxiliary does is used instead of repeating the verb performs. In the second example, the auxiliary did is used instead of repeating the verb walked.
See Exercise 6.
ii. Progressive comparisons
The comparative forms of adverbs can be used in progressive comparisons. For adverbs with the ending er, the following construction is used:
comparative form + and + comparative form
of adverb of adverb
e.g. The plane flew higher and higher.
The team performed better and better.
The meanings expressed in these examples can also be expressed as follows:
e.g. The plane flew increasingly high.
The team performed increasingly well.
For adverbs which form the comparative with more, the following construction is used:
more + and + more + positive form
of adverb
He solved the problems more and more easily.
We visited them more and more frequently.
The meanings expressed in these examples can also be expressed as follows:
e.g. He solved the problems increasingly easily.
We visited them increasingly frequently.
iii. The construction with Less and Less
A similar construction, employing the expression less and less, can also be used. The expressions less and less and more and more have opposite meanings.
less + and + less + positive form
of adverb
He solved the problems less and less easily.
We visited them less and less frequently.
The meanings expressed in these examples can also be expressed as follows:
e.g. He solved the problems decreasingly easily.
We visited them decreasingly frequently.
See Exercise 7.
iv. The construction with The ..., the ...
Two clauses, each beginning with the, and each containing a comparative form of an adjective or adverb, can be used together in order to indicate a cause and effect relationship between two different things or events. This construction is summarized below, followed by examples.
comparative 1st part of comparative 2nd part of
The + form of adverb + comparison, + the + form of adverb + comparison
or adjective or adjective
The more they eat, the fatter they get.
The faster we skated, the warmer we felt.
The following are further examples of the use of this type of construction. In these examples, the comparative forms are underlined.
e.g. The more cleverly we hid the Easter eggs, the more enthusiastically the children searched for them.
The more I scold her, the worse she behaves.
As shown in the examples, in this type of construction the two clauses beginning with the must be separated by a comma.
d. Superlative forms of adverbs used in comparisons
i. The construction with The
When used in making comparisons, the superlative form of an adverb is usually preceded by the. This construction is summarized below, followed by examples.
the + superlative form
of adverb
He jumped the highest of all the boys in the class.
Our team plays the best of all the teams in the league.
They sing the most sweetly of all the choirs I have heard.
See Exercises 8 and 9.
In the case of adverbs which form the superlative with the ending est, the superlative is sometimes preceded by a possessive adjective, instead of by the definite article, the. In the following examples, the possessive adjectives are printed in bold type.
e.g. He ran his fastest.
I did my best.
ii. The construction with The Least
Adverbs may also be preceded by the expression the least. This construction is summarized below, followed by examples. The words least and most have opposite meanings.
the + least + positive form
of adverb
She speaks the least loudly of all the children.
This bus runs the least often.
Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of manner adalah adverbia yang menerangkan tentang cara atau bagaimana sesuatu terjadi. Umumnya adverbs of manner terletak setelah main verb atau setelah objek.
Contoh:
- He speaks English well.
- He ran quickly.
- She spoke softly.
- John coughed loudly to attract her attention.
- She plays the flute beautifully.
- He grabbed the bottle and drank greedily.
- I must study hard.
- He drives the car slowly.
- She moved slowly and spoke quietly.
Sebaiknya tidak meletakkan adverbia di antara verba dan objek:
- He ate greedily the chocolate cake. (salah)
- He ate the chocolate cake greedily. (benar)
Jika ada preposisi sebelum objek, misalnya: at, towards, etc., kita dapat meletakkan adverbia sebelum preposisi atau setelah objek.
- The child ran happily towards his mother.
- The child ran towards his mother happily.
Adakalanya adverbs of manner diletakkan sebelum verba dan objek untuk memberi penekanan pada adverbia tersebut:
- He gently woke the sleeping woman.
Adverbs of manner juga dapat diletakkan di awal kalimat untuk menarik perhatian dan rasa ingin tahu pembaca:
- Slowly she picked up the knife.
(Kata slowly di atas membuat kita ingin tahu apa yang terjadi, siapa yang melakukan itu, dan mengapa harus dilakukan dengan perlahan (slowly))
Sebaiknya, adverbia ini selalu diletakkan sesudah intransitive verbs (verba yang tidak memerlukan objek).
Contoh:
- The town grew quickly
- He waited patiently
Begitu juga dengan adverbia pada umumnya yang hampir selalu diletakkan setelah verba, misalnya: well, badly, hard, fast, etc.
Letak adverbia sangat penting ketika dalam sebuah kalimat ada lebih dari satu verba. Jika terletak setelah klause, maka adverbia itu akan menerangkan seluruh tindakan atau kejadian yang digambarkan pada klausa tersebut.
Perhatikan perbedaan arti diantara kalimat-kalimat di bawah ini:
- She quickly agreed to re-type the letter (=quickly menerangkan verba agreed)
- She agreed to re-type the letter quickly (=quickly menerangkan verba to re-type)
- He quietly asked me to leave the house (=quietly menerangkan verba asked)
- He asked me to leave the house quietly (=quietly menerangkan verba to leave)
March 18, 2009
Adverbs of Manner | Adverbs of Place | Adverbs of Time | Adverbs of Degree
Adverbs of Manner List
Alphabetical list of common single-word manner adverbs
Adverbs of manner form the largest group of adverbs. We make most of them simply by adding -ly to their corresponding adjective. This is an alphabetical list of 130 common single-word adverbs of manner. Adverbs of manner that do not end in -ly are shown in bold.
accidentally
angrily
anxiously
awkwardly
badly
beautifully
blindly
boldly
bravely
brightly
busily
calmly
carefully
carelessly
cautiously
cheerfully
clearly
closely
correctly
courageously
cruelly
daringly
deliberately
doubtfully
eagerly
easily
elegantly
enormously
enthusiastically
equally
eventually
exactly
faithfully
fast
fatally
fiercely
fondly
foolishly
fortunately
frankly
frantically
generously
gently
gladly
gracefully
greedily
happily
hard
hastily
healthily
honestly
hungrily
hurriedly
inadequately
ingeniously
innocently
inquisitively
irritably
joyously
justly
kindly
lazily
loosely
loudly
madly
mortally
mysteriously
neatly
nervously
noisily
obediently
openly
painfully
patiently
perfectly
politely
poorly
powerfully
promptly
punctually
quickly
quietly
rapidly
rarely
really
recklessly
regularly
reluctantly
repeatedly
rightfully
roughly
rudely
sadly
safely
selfishly
sensibly
seriously
sharply
shyly
silently
sleepily
slowly
smoothly
so
softly
solemnly
speedily
stealthily
sternly
straight
stupidly
successfully
suddenly
suspiciously
swiftly
tenderly
tensely
thoughtfully
tightly
truthfully
unexpectedly
victoriously
violently
vivaciously
warmly
weakly
wearily
well
wildly
wisely
See also: grammar of adverbs
verbs for Manner 1 (Word Forms)
Telling how something is done
An adjective versus an adverb for manner
AN ADJECTIVE AN ADVERB OF MANNER
Use an adjective to modify the quality or character of a noun.
Use an adverb to modify how a person performs an action or activity.
He is an excellent tennis player.
He plays tennis excellently.
He is a graceful athlete.
He moves gracefully.
He is a smart player.
He can easily outsmart his opponent.
He is a defensive player.
He will play defensively in tomorrow's game.
He is a professional athlete.
He appears professionally at fundraisers. appear – take part in a public event (dynamic verb)
He is an expert player.
He plays expertly.
He appears expertly. appear – seem (stative verb).
For word order, see: Adverb of Manner 2
Word Forms: Adjectives to Adverbs (suffixes)
ADJ. FORM + LY –Y to – ILY – LE to – LY – IC to – iCALLY
For most words, add -ly to the end of an adjective form to create an adverb word form.
For words with more than one syllable ending in -y, replace the -y with -ily.
For words with more than one syllable ending in -le, replace the -le with -ly.
For words ending in –ic, replace –ic with –ically.
late – lately
angry – angrily
able – ably
academic – academically
right – rightly
busy – busily
capable – capably
acoustic – acoustically
hopeful – hopefully
easy – easily
idle – idly
artistic – artistically
complete – completely
happy – happily
noble – nobly
classic – classically
real – really
lucky – luckily
possible – possibly
magic – magically
definite – definitely
ready – readily
probably – probably
politic – politically
mature – maturely
voluntary – voluntarily
tragic – tragically
EXCEPTIONS
true – truly
ONE SYLLABLE
dry – dryly (One syllable - no change.)
EXCEPTIONS
subtle – subtly – not easily noticed
EXCEPTIONS
public – publicly / publically
full – fully
coy – coyly
smile – smiley
whole – wholly
sly – slyly
hole – holey
shy – shyly
rule(?) – unruly "an unruly crowd"
Adverbs for Manner (just a few)
abnormally
calmly
deliberately
furiously
justly
miraculously
quickly
tastefully
accidentally
carefully
delightfully
gently
kindly
miserably
readily
tenderly
accurately
cautiously
desperately
gracefully
knowledgeably
musically
regretfully
terribly
affectionately
cheerfully
dependably
guiltily
lawfully
naturally
religiously
triumphantly
anxiously
clearly
distinctly
happily
leisurely
neatly
romantically
uniquely
artfully
cleverly
doubtfully
harshly
lifelessly
noisily
sadly
universally
awkwardly
colorfully
eagerly
helpfully
luckily
oddly
safely
untruthfully
awesomely
comfortably
easily
hurriedly
lovingly
officially
secretly
vocally
badly
competitively
extraordinarily
imaginatively
loyally
painfully
silently
voluntarily
beautifully
confidently
expertly
irresponsibly
magnificently
personally
skillfully
warmly
briskly
cowardly
famously
jealously
maturely
proudly
sleepily
watchfully
brutally
crazily
fashionably
jokingly
mechanically
punctually
steadily
weakly
busily
customarily
freely
joyfully
mindlessly
purposefully
suspiciously
willingly
External Resources: " Adverbs List". ESL Desk. http://www.esldesk.com/vocabulary/adverbs ;
LDOCE. (word definitions) http://www.ldoceonline.com (Note in most cases the adjective form appears in the dictionary with the adverb form entry at the bottom.)
Word Form Exceptions
UNCOMMON ADVERB FORMS SHIFT IN MEANING
In these words, the adjective and adverb word forms are the same, or already end in -ly.
In these words the adjective and adverb differ in meaning.
good–well
He is a good runner. (adj.)
He runs well. (adv.)
hard (tough) –hardly (barely)
A desk has a hard surface. (adj.)
I hardly have time to sleep. (adv.)
fast–fast
He is a fast runner. (adj.)
He runs fast. (adv.)
late (tardy) –lately (recently)
He arrived late to work. (adj.)
He hasn't been working lately. (adv.)
hard–hard
It was a hard game. (adj.)
They played hard. (adv.)
high (related to height) –highly (very much)
The picture is high on the wall. (adj.)
The picture is highly valuable. (adv.)
loud–loud or loudly
He is a loud speaker. (adj.)
He speaks loud / loudly. (adv.)
free (no cost) –freely (without restriction)
Water is free. (adj.)
You can speak freely. (adv.)
early – early (already ends in -ly)
daily – daily
It is the early/ daily edition of the newspaper. (adj.)
The newspaper arrives early/ daily. (adv.)
pretty (beautiful) –pretty (rather)
She is a pretty child. (adj.)
She is pretty difficult to manage. (adv.)
friendly – in a friendly manner
(Rephrase the adverb with manner or way.)
He is friendly. (adj.)
He behaves in a friendly manner / way. (adv.)
short (not tall) –shortly (soon)
The distance is short. (adj.)
We'll arrive there shortly. (adv.)
lovely – in a lovely way
(Rephrase the adverb with manner or way.)
Her dancing is lovely. (adj.)
She dances in a lovely manner / way. (adv.)
right (correct, direction) –right (exactly)
Your are right. (adj.)
The birds flew right over us. (informal) (adv.)
Common Mistakes 2
ERROR FIX
He was breathing hardly.
He was hardly breathing. (barely, not much – adv of degree)
He was breathing hard. (requiring a lot of strength or effort)
She arrived lately.
She arrived late. (She was not on time.)
She hasn't been here lately. (recently)
The car goes extremely fastly.
The car goes extremely fast. (The adverb form is fast.)
Adverbs of Manner
With Dynamic Verbs Only
Adverbs are used with dynamic verbs – watch out for look-alikes!
DYNAMIC VERB STATIVE VERB
Adverbs modiify the action of "dynamic verbs" (action verbs). Some dynamic verbs have an equivalent stative verb form which cannot be modified by an adverb.
An adverb cannot be used with a stative verb. There is no action happening.
Alberto is quietly looking at you. (to see with eyes focused)*
Alberto looks tired.(Alberto = tired.)
Alberto Benigni possibly is appearing on stage tonight. (is performing)
Alberto appears pleased. (Alberto = pleased.)
Alberto is rapidly becoming a good technician. (is working to become, self-actualizing)
Alberto becomes excited. (Alberto = excited.)
Robert DeNiro is proudly acting in this movie. (is performing)
Alberto acts strange. (Alberto behaves strangely.)
You are slowly getting better each day. (are improving in health or are taking action to improve)
BUT: Alberto gets angry easily. (Alberto becomes angry.)
Get is somewhere between stative and dynamic and is changing in language use. (informal)
Also see States of Being | Sensory States | Mental States | Possession States | Emotion States | Other States
Common Mistakes 1
ERROR FIX
He feels badly about the matter.
I feels bad. He is "not well" (Use an adjective with a state-of-being verb.)
He is regretful about the matter. See Sensory States for more examples with "feel".
He becomes happily when he sees her.
He becomes happy when he sees her. See States of Being
He will happily come to see you.
The crowd went wildly.
The crowd went wild. went (stative verb) – behaved, acted
The crowd went inside slowly. went (dynamic verb) – move in a direction
He is very successfully and earns a lot of money.
He is very successful and ... (Use an adjective after a stative verb [be].)
Golpher
An angry gopher
Practice
Using Adverbs in Sentences
Select the word order that best completes the sentence.
Then click the button on the right to check your answer.
# YOUR RESPONSE CHECK
1a. golfA golfer, James, hit his ball into the ninth hole.
golfer (n.) – a person who plays golf /gɒlf, gɔlf/
1b. James thought it was an shot. (a misdirected shot)
2a. Then an gopher pushed the ball out of the hole.
2b. The gopher pushed the ball out.
3a. The gopher complained .
3b. The gopher made a complaint. complaint (n.) – saying that someone is unhappy or unsatisfied
4a. The ball hit him on his head.
4b. James could believe that a gopher was making its home in the ninth hole.
5a. Normally, James has eyesight. eyesight (n.) – ability to see well
5b. However, he didn't see this time because his ball didn't land anywhere near the ninth hole.
6a. The gopher probably had a headache.
6b. The gopher blinked his eyes .
7a. The golfer, James, reached for his ball.
guilty (adj) – feeling ashamed or sad because you know that you have done something wrong
guiltily (adv) – doing something in a manner of being ashamed or sad because you know that you have done something wrong
7b. The golfer, James, reached for his ball .
8a. The gopher disappeared into his hole with the ball.
8b. James left the golfing green (the grassy golfing area) without his ball.
9a. James wore his glasses next time he played.
9b. GoferThe gopher found a new hole to live in. wise (adj) – smart
verbs for Manner 1 (Word Forms)
Telling how something is done
An adjective versus an adverb for manner
AN ADJECTIVE AN ADVERB OF MANNER
Use an adjective to modify the quality or character of a noun.
Use an adverb to modify how a person performs an action or activity.
He is an excellent tennis player.
He plays tennis excellently.
He is a graceful athlete.
He moves gracefully.
He is a smart player.
He can easily outsmart his opponent.
He is a defensive player.
He will play defensively in tomorrow's game.
He is a professional athlete.
He appears professionally at fundraisers. appear – take part in a public event (dynamic verb)
He is an expert player.
He plays expertly.
He appears expertly. appear – seem (stative verb).
For word order, see: Adverb of Manner 2
Word Forms: Adjectives to Adverbs (suffixes)
ADJ. FORM + LY –Y to – ILY – LE to – LY – IC to – iCALLY
For most words, add -ly to the end of an adjective form to create an adverb word form.
For words with more than one syllable ending in -y, replace the -y with -ily.
For words with more than one syllable ending in -le, replace the -le with -ly.
For words ending in –ic, replace –ic with –ically.
late – lately
angry – angrily
able – ably
academic – academically
right – rightly
busy – busily
capable – capably
acoustic – acoustically
hopeful – hopefully
easy – easily
idle – idly
artistic – artistically
complete – completely
happy – happily
noble – nobly
classic – classically
real – really
lucky – luckily
possible – possibly
magic – magically
definite – definitely
ready – readily
probably – probably
politic – politically
mature – maturely
voluntary – voluntarily
tragic – tragically
EXCEPTIONS
true – truly
ONE SYLLABLE
dry – dryly (One syllable - no change.)
EXCEPTIONS
subtle – subtly – not easily noticed
EXCEPTIONS
public – publicly / publically
full – fully
coy – coyly
smile – smiley
whole – wholly
sly – slyly
hole – holey
shy – shyly
rule(?) – unruly "an unruly crowd"
Adverbs for Manner (just a few)
abnormally
calmly
deliberately
furiously
justly
miraculously
quickly
tastefully
accidentally
carefully
delightfully
gently
kindly
miserably
readily
tenderly
accurately
cautiously
desperately
gracefully
knowledgeably
musically
regretfully
terribly
affectionately
cheerfully
dependably
guiltily
lawfully
naturally
religiously
triumphantly
anxiously
clearly
distinctly
happily
leisurely
neatly
romantically
uniquely
artfully
cleverly
doubtfully
harshly
lifelessly
noisily
sadly
universally
awkwardly
colorfully
eagerly
helpfully
luckily
oddly
safely
untruthfully
awesomely
comfortably
easily
hurriedly
lovingly
officially
secretly
vocally
badly
competitively
extraordinarily
imaginatively
loyally
painfully
silently
voluntarily
beautifully
confidently
expertly
irresponsibly
magnificently
personally
skillfully
warmly
briskly
cowardly
famously
jealously
maturely
proudly
sleepily
watchfully
brutally
crazily
fashionably
jokingly
mechanically
punctually
steadily
weakly
busily
customarily
freely
joyfully
mindlessly
purposefully
suspiciously
willingly
External Resources: " Adverbs List". ESL Desk. http://www.esldesk.com/vocabulary/adverbs ;
LDOCE. (word definitions) http://www.ldoceonline.com (Note in most cases the adjective form appears in the dictionary with the adverb form entry at the bottom.)
Word Form Exceptions
UNCOMMON ADVERB FORMS SHIFT IN MEANING
In these words, the adjective and adverb word forms are the same, or already end in -ly.
In these words the adjective and adverb differ in meaning.
good–well
He is a good runner. (adj.)
He runs well. (adv.)
hard (tough) –hardly (barely)
A desk has a hard surface. (adj.)
I hardly have time to sleep. (adv.)
fast–fast
He is a fast runner. (adj.)
He runs fast. (adv.)
late (tardy) –lately (recently)
He arrived late to work. (adj.)
He hasn't been working lately. (adv.)
hard–hard
It was a hard game. (adj.)
They played hard. (adv.)
high (related to height) –highly (very much)
The picture is high on the wall. (adj.)
The picture is highly valuable. (adv.)
loud–loud or loudly
He is a loud speaker. (adj.)
He speaks loud / loudly. (adv.)
free (no cost) –freely (without restriction)
Water is free. (adj.)
You can speak freely. (adv.)
early – early (already ends in -ly)
daily – daily
It is the early/ daily edition of the newspaper. (adj.)
The newspaper arrives early/ daily. (adv.)
pretty (beautiful) –pretty (rather)
She is a pretty child. (adj.)
She is pretty difficult to manage. (adv.)
friendly – in a friendly manner
(Rephrase the adverb with manner or way.)
He is friendly. (adj.)
He behaves in a friendly manner / way. (adv.)
short (not tall) –shortly (soon)
The distance is short. (adj.)
We'll arrive there shortly. (adv.)
lovely – in a lovely way
(Rephrase the adverb with manner or way.)
Her dancing is lovely. (adj.)
She dances in a lovely manner / way. (adv.)
right (correct, direction) –right (exactly)
Your are right. (adj.)
The birds flew right over us. (informal) (adv.)
Common Mistakes 2
ERROR FIX
He was breathing hardly.
He was hardly breathing. (barely, not much – adv of degree)
He was breathing hard. (requiring a lot of strength or effort)
She arrived lately.
She arrived late. (She was not on time.)
She hasn't been here lately. (recently)
The car goes extremely fastly.
The car goes extremely fast. (The adverb form is fast.)
Adverbs of Manner
With Dynamic Verbs Only
Adverbs are used with dynamic verbs – watch out for look-alikes!
DYNAMIC VERB STATIVE VERB
Adverbs modiify the action of "dynamic verbs" (action verbs). Some dynamic verbs have an equivalent stative verb form which cannot be modified by an adverb.
An adverb cannot be used with a stative verb. There is no action happening.
Alberto is quietly looking at you. (to see with eyes focused)*
Alberto looks tired.(Alberto = tired.)
Alberto Benigni possibly is appearing on stage tonight. (is performing)
Alberto appears pleased. (Alberto = pleased.)
Alberto is rapidly becoming a good technician. (is working to become, self-actualizing)
Alberto becomes excited. (Alberto = excited.)
Robert DeNiro is proudly acting in this movie. (is performing)
Alberto acts strange. (Alberto behaves strangely.)
You are slowly getting better each day. (are improving in health or are taking action to improve)
BUT: Alberto gets angry easily. (Alberto becomes angry.)
Get is somewhere between stative and dynamic and is changing in language use. (informal)
Also see States of Being | Sensory States | Mental States | Possession States | Emotion States | Other States
Common Mistakes 1
ERROR FIX
He feels badly about the matter.
I feels bad. He is "not well" (Use an adjective with a state-of-being verb.)
He is regretful about the matter. See Sensory States for more examples with "feel".
He becomes happily when he sees her.
He becomes happy when he sees her. See States of Being
He will happily come to see you.
The crowd went wildly.
The crowd went wild. went (stative verb) – behaved, acted
The crowd went inside slowly. went (dynamic verb) – move in a direction
He is very successfully and earns a lot of money.
He is very successful and ... (Use an adjective after a stative verb [be].)
Golpher
An angry gopher
Practice
Using Adverbs in Sentences
Select the word order that best completes the sentence.
Then click the button on the right to check your answer.
# YOUR RESPONSE CHECK
1a. golfA golfer, James, hit his ball into the ninth hole.
golfer (n.) – a person who plays golf /gɒlf, gɔlf/
1b. James thought it was an shot. (a misdirected shot)
2a. Then an gopher pushed the ball out of the hole.
2b. The gopher pushed the ball out.
3a. The gopher complained .
3b. The gopher made a complaint. complaint (n.) – saying that someone is unhappy or unsatisfied
4a. The ball hit him on his head.
4b. James could believe that a gopher was making its home in the ninth hole.
5a. Normally, James has eyesight. eyesight (n.) – ability to see well
5b. However, he didn't see this time because his ball didn't land anywhere near the ninth hole.
6a. The gopher probably had a headache.
6b. The gopher blinked his eyes .
7a. The golfer, James, reached for his ball.
guilty (adj) – feeling ashamed or sad because you know that you have done something wrong
guiltily (adv) – doing something in a manner of being ashamed or sad because you know that you have done something wrong
7b. The golfer, James, reached for his ball .
8a. The gopher disappeared into his hole with the ball.
8b. James left the golfing green (the grassy golfing area) without his ball.
9a. James wore his glasses next time he played.
9b. GoferThe gopher found a new hole to live in. wise (adj) – smart
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