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ADVERBS OF MANNER

Adverbs of manner are used to tell us the way


or how something is done.
An adverb can be added to a verb to modify its
meaning.
"She plays piano." - An adverb of manner can be
added to the verb (play) to modify its meaning
and give us more information on how she plays
piano.
"She plays piano beautifully."
"She plays piano softly."
"She plays piano terribly."
Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the
main verb or after the object.
“The rain fell heavily.”
 "He left the room quickly."
It can also be used before the verb. 
“She easily passed the test.”

Adverbs of manner are usually formed


from adjectives by adding –ly:
bad > badly; quiet > quietly; sudden
> suddenly
but there are sometimes changes in spelling:
easy > easily; gentle > gently
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.
A few adverbs of manner have the same form
as the adjective:
They all worked hard.
She usually arrives late.
I hate driving fast.
Note: hardly and lately have different
meanings:
He could hardly walk = It
was difficult for him to walk.
I haven’t seen John lately = I haven’t seen
John recently.
LIST OF ADVERBS OF MANNER

accidentally neatly
angrily nervously
anxiously noisily
awkwardly obediently
badly openly
beautifully
painfully
blindly

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