Adverbs of manner are usually formed from adjectives by
adding –ly:
bad > badly; quiet > quietly;
recent > recently; sudden > suddenly
but there are sometimes changes in spelling:
y > i
easy
> easily;
happy
> happily
But there are some
exceptions
Dry >dryly
Shy> shyly
Sly >slyly
le >ly
gentle
> gently
sensible>sensibly
possible>possibly
If an adjective ends in –ly we
use the phrase in a …. way to express manner:
Silly > He behaved in a silly way.
Friendly > She spoke in a friendly way.
Friendly > She spoke in a friendly way.
Pay attention!!!
complete>completely
attractive>attractively
but true>truly
al>ally
historical>historically
ic>ally
logic>logically
specific>specifically
l>ly
careful>carefully
punctual>punctually
·
These adverbs
follow the verb they refer to
I drive carefully
I drive my car carefully
I drive carefully my
car
·
They follow the
object
I speak English well
·
They are before
adverbs and expressions of time and place
He always sings loudly in the afternoon
A few adverbs of manner have the same form
as the adjective:
Early
Fast
Hard
High
Late
Long
Low
Near
Straight
Two adverbs may have a different meaning
He works really hard
I hardly know him
He never arrives late
I haven’t been to the cinema lately
He’s aiming
high I don’t think highly of her
Children can enter free He
spoke freely to me
We often use phrases with like as adverbials of manner:
She slept like a baby.
He ran like a rabbit.
He ran like a rabbit.
Adverbs of manner and link
verbs
We very often use adverbials with like after
link verbs:
Her hands felt like ice.
It smells like fresh bread.
It smells like fresh bread.
But we do not use other adverbials of
manner after link verbs. We use adjectives instead:
They looked happily happy.
That bread smellsdeliciously delicious.
That bread smells
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