Adverbs of manner in English
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Sign up for freeIn this chapter the adverbs of manner in English will be explained. Adverbs of manner tell us the way in which an action is performed.
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The English adverbs of manner express the way an action takes place. They are usually placed after the main verb, or after the object.
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Adverbs of manner examples:
- She sings well.
- The boy ran quickly.
- She coughed loudly because she is sick.
- My mother plays the piano beautifully.
How to form the adverb of manner?
The adverbs of manner are formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective. Take a look at the chapter about the English adverbs to understand the rules.
| Adjective | Adverb |
|---|---|
| Easy | They were easily entertained. |
| Soft | The teacher spoke softly to her students. |
| Happy | She ran happily into his arms. |
| Roughly | They picked up the dog roughly. |
| Beautiful | You play the piano beautifully. |
| Patient | I waited patiently for her to arrive. |
| Loud | The girl spoke loudly. |
| Angry | She looked at her boyfriend angrily. |
| Happy | They lived happily ever after. |
| Generous | The boy gave her the money generously. |
| Quiet | They appeared in the classroom quietly. |
| Quick | The cat runs quickly. |
| Gentle | He was petting the cat gently. |
| Slow | She walks slowly towards the door. |
| Enthousiastic | They talked enthousiastically about the upcoming party. |
| Terrible | You drive the car terribly. |
| True | That story is truly unbelievable. |
List of irregular adverbs of manner
Some adverbs can not be modified, they either change completely or are the same as the adjective.
| Adjective | Adverb |
|---|---|
| Fast | The car drives fast. |
| Good | She did her job as a doctor well. |
| Daily | The son changed his mind about studying abroad daily. |
| Hard | They worked hard on their assignments. |
| Late | My mother usually arrives late at parties. |
| Early | She wakes up early in the morning. |
| Straight | You could not walk straight any more. |
| Wrong | I completed the exercises wrong. / I was wrongly accused of cheating on the exam. |
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