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Examples:
He bought an expensive car last week. - We describe a thing.
Her friend Zoe is a clever girl. - We describe a person.
They live in an old house. - How is the house? Asking for a thing.
Examples:
He talked nervously. - We describe an action.
It was extremely cold. - We describe a situation.
They always walk quickly. - How do they walk? Asking for an action.
Irregular forms
good well low low
fast fast straight straight
hard hard extra extra
long long doubtless doubtless
Double forms
hard hard hardly = barely
near near nearly = almost
late late lately = recently
Forms of to be (am, is, are, was, were, will be,...), seem, get, turn, grow, sound, feel, taste,
become, smell, remain, stay, look (in the meaning of look like)
Some of these verbs can be used with an adverb, but the meaning is different (e.g.: feel well,
taste well).
adjective adverb
Mandy is a careful driver. This sentence is about Mandy, the driver, so use
the adjective.
Mandy drives carefully. This sentence is about her way of driving, so use the adverb.
2. Form
Adjective + -ly
adjective adverb
dangerous dangerously
careful carefully
nice nicely
horrible horribly
adjective adverb
easy easily
electronic electronically
Irregular forms:
adjective adverb
good well
fast fast
hard hard
happy – happily
but:
shy – shyly
terrible – terribly
3. Use of adverbs
4. Types of adverbs
4.1. Adverbs of manner
quickly
kindly
very
rather
often
sometimes
now
today
here
nowhere
John is a careful driver. – In this sentences we say how John is – careful. If we want
to say that the careful John did not drive the usual way yesterday – we have to use
the adverb:
Both adjectives and adverbs may be used after look, smell and taste. Mind the change
in meaning.
adjective adverb