ADVERB OF MANNERS

A word that describes the manner of an action is

called adverb of manner. It answers the question –
How is the action carried out?

Examples :
 well

He swims well.

He swam well despite being tired.

 quickly

He ran quickly.

The town grew quickly after 1997.

 softly

She spoke softly.

 loudly

James coughed loudly to attract her attention.

  beautiful

He plays the flute beautifully. (after the direct object)

 greedily

He ate the chocolate cake greedily. (after the direct object)

He greedily ate the chocolate cake.

 generously

He gave us the money generously.

He generously gave us the money.

 happily

The child ran happily towards his mother.

The child ran towards his mother happily.

 patiently

He waited patiently for his mother to arrive.

 hard

The rain fell hard during the storm.

 quietly

He quietly asked me to leave the house.

He asked me quietly to leave the house.

He asked me to leave the house quietly.

 gently
He gently woke the sleeping woman.

 angrily

She angrily slammed the door.

 fast

Drive the car fast if you want to catch the flight.

 slowly

Drive the car slowly unless you want to die.

 busy

He always keeps himself busy.

 loudly

He does not talk loudly to the person he respects.

 gently

Alisha always behaves gently with her elders.

 hurriedly

I opened the door hurriedly.

 exhaustingly

I saw you standing there exhaustingly.

 badly

You needed someone badly to hold your hand.

  worried

I ran to you as I was so worried.

 tightly

I held your hand so tightly that you could not be depressed

anymore.

 fully

Robin is fully prepared for the test.

 completely

He wants to completely devote all his effort to batting.

 strongly

He has the ability to come back strongly.

 wonderfully

When he stays in good form, he plays wonderfully.

 poorly

Though sometimes he gets out poorly, he deeply regrets that.

 ability

He works hard to push his ability towards perfection.

 naturally

He plays well naturally when he finds a tough opposition.

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Submitted by:
John Daniel Q. Dandan