Adverbs of Manner

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January 25th, 2021

INDEX

• Reading
• Speaking
• Writing
• Review (much/many)
• Adverbs of Manner
• Exercise 1
• Activity 1
• Thank you...

WRITING PRACTICE

PLACE YOUR BET

Read the sentences on the worksheet (some contain errors in the use of quantifiers).

If you think a sentence is right, put a check mark in the first column. If you think a sentence is wrong, put a cross and correct the mistake.

Bet on your answers, depending on how confident you are about your decisions, bet between 10 and 100 points for each sentence.

ADVERBS

An adverb is a word that describes how, where, or with what frequency we do an action (or ‘verb’).

She works here. (Adverbs of Place)

She often translates emails for her colleagues. (Adverbs of Frequency)

She types very quickly. (Adverbs of Manner)

ADVERBS of manner

An adverb of manner describes howyou do an action.

They dress elegantly.

Some elderly people drive slowly.

Misael and Gina work very hard.

How to

Quick + ly = QuicklyAdecuate + ly = Adecuately Gentle + ly = Gently

When an adjective ends in -y we change the -y to -i then add -ly.

Greedy > ily = GreedilyHappy > ily = Happily Easy > ily = Easily

IRREGULAR Adverbs

GOOD = WELLHARD = HARD FAST = FAST LATE = LATE STRAIGHT = STRAIGHT FAST = FAST

Where do they go?

In most cases, adverbs of manner come after a verb.

We dress casually on Fridays.The students are listening attentively.

Sometimes however, the adverb is put before the verb to add emphasis to the meaning.

She hurriedly opened the present.They sadly left before we arrived. I quickly ran to the shops.

If there are two verbs in the sentence, the position of the adverb can change the meaning.

They accepted the offer immediately and moved out. They accepted the offer and moved out immediately.

As you can see from this example, you can’t separate a verb and its object.

They accepted the offer immediately. NOT They accepted immediately the offer.

Thank you for your attention!