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 |  Subject: Adverbs  Wed 17 Nov - 20:28 | |
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- Adverbs tell how (“eagerly”), when (“lately,” “often”), where (“there,” “outside”), how much (“very,” “too”), and why (“therefore”).
- Adverbs usually modify verbs, other adverbs, or adjectives.
Bob drives carefully . (“Carefully” modifies theverb “drives.”)Bob drives very carefully. (“Very” modifies theadverb “carefully.”)Bob is quite tall. (“Quite” modifies the adjective“tall.”)
- Adverbs are often “adjective + -ly”:
patient--patientlycareless--carelesslyexpensive--expensivelyprobable--probablycertain--certainlyhappy--happilyhonest--honestlypersonal--personallyreal--reallydirect--directlyfair-fairlyserious--seriously
- But not all adverbs end in –ly:
again, ago, all, almost, also, always, any, anyhow, anymore,anyplace, anytime, anyway, anywhere, better, best, enough, far, farther, fast, further,furthest, here, how, inside, just, later, maybe, more, most, much, never, next,now, often, once, outside, quite, rather, slow (also slowly), so, some,somehow, sometime, sometimes, somewhat, still, straight, there, therefore, too,very, well, what, whatever, when, whence, whenever, where, whereby, wherein,wherever, yet.
- Not all words that end in -ly are automatically adverbs;
“friendly,” “likely,” “lonely,” and “lovely” areadjectives. “Early” can be an adjective OR an adverb.
- “Fast,” “slow,” “quick,” “early,” and “straight” are examples of other words that can be adjectives AND adverbs, BUT have the same meaning:
Sara walks fast. (adverb) = Sara is a fastwalker. (adjective). The early bus (adjective) = the bus that arrives early(adverb).
- Most adverbs, like adjectives, can be compared using “more” and “most”: sharply--more sharply--most sharply. One- syllable adverbs are compared using “-er” and “-est”: straight--straighter--straightest.
Some adverbs are irregular: well--better--best, badly (ill)--worse--worst, much--more--most, little--less--least, far--farther (further)--farthest (furthest).TOPIC : Adverbs SOURCE : Linguistic Studies ** http://languages.forumactif.org/ |
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