Adverbs

ADVERBS

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USE

An adverb is used to:

• describe how an action happens;
• modify an adjective or another adverb
• show the speaker's opinion

• They speak slowly
• She is incredibly beautiful
• Luckily, he passed the exam

Adverbs of degree describe adverbs or adjectives (the degree of intensity) while adverbs of manner describe verbs (how an action is done)

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Form

SlowKind Rude Quick Loud

SlowLYKindLY RudeLY QuickLY LoudLY

To form an adverb all you have to do is to add -LY at the end of the adjective. You can also use Really, Very, Too, Quite, So, Extremely before the adjective

Irregularities

GOOD ---> WELL

Some adverbs don't change:- early -Far -Fast -Hard -Late -Straight -Wrong

NB Hardly e Lately hanno un significato differente Hardly ---> A malapena Lately ---> Ultimamente / Di recente

Irregularities

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COMPARATIVE ADVERBS

STRUCTURE: COMPARATIVE OF MAJORITY

More + Adverb + than

He eats more slowly than me

STRUCTURE: COMPARATIVE OF MAJORITY

Some adverbs are irregular

1. Badly
2. Well
3. Early
4. Long
5. Far
6. Fast
7. Hard
8. Late
9. Soon
10. Straight

1. Worse
2. Better
3. Earlier
4. Longer
5. Farther/ Further
6. Faster
7. Harder
8. Later
9. Sooner
10. Straighter

In order to avoid repetitions you can use alternative forms

We study harder than you do She sings better than me They can do worse

- Genially

1. You need to check your work a little (careful) for spelling mistakes. 2. Sorry, can you speak a bit (slow), please? 3. If you want to pass this exam, you'll have to study much (hard) . 4. These days I forget things far (often) than I used to. 5. Julie's guests arrived slightly (early) than she expected. 6. If I change jobs, I'll have to travel a lot (far) to get to work.

STRUCTURE: COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY

(Not) as....................as

I don't sing as well as you

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