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Adverbs of manner (slowly) – or adjectives (slow)?

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Exercise 1
Choose adjectives or adverbs of manner to complete the follwing sentences.

 
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1 Peter is a careful   driver. He drives very carefully   .

➪ We use adjectives before the noun (careful driver), and we use adverbs after the verb (drives carefully).

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2 Turtles walk slowly   because they are slow   animals.

➪ We use adverbs after the verb (walk slowly) and we use adjectives before the noun (slow animals).

3 A cautious   person usually speaks cautiously   .

➪ We use adjectives before the noun (cautious person), and we use adverbs after the verb (speaks cautiously).

4 They are quiet   ; they are speaking quietly   .

➪ We use adjectives after the verb be (are quiet), and we use adverbs after the verb (speaking quietly).

5 Gordon plays very well   . He is a good   player.

➪ We use adverbs after the verb (plays very well) and we use adjectives before the noun (good player).

6 He did a brilliant   exam. He passed the exam brilliantly   .

➪ We use adjectives before the noun (brilliant exam), and we use adverbs after the verb or verb + object (passed the exam
brilliantly).

7 We had heavy   snow yesterday. It snowed heavily   .

➪ We use adjectives before the noun (heavy snow), and we use adverbs after the verb (snowed heavily).

8 He looked at me angry   . He has a very angrily   look.

Correct answer: angrily/angry

➪ We use adverbs after the verb or verb + object (looked at me angrily) and we use adjectives before the noun (angry look).

9 We slept comfortably   in our comfortable   bed.

➪ We use adverbs after the verb (slept comfortably) and we use adjectives before the noun (comfortable bed).

10 He plays badly   because he is a bad   player.

➪ We use adverbs after the verb (plays badly) and we use adjectives before the noun (bad player).

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