An adverb is a word that describes how something happens or how something is.
If I say : "Come quickly!", the listener will understand more than if I just say: "Come!".
The same thing if I say :" It rained heavily".
Most adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding "-ly" But not all adverbs:
- Slow => slowly : The car was moving slowly.
- Bad => badly: The football player was badly injured.
- Rare =>rarely: I rarely see him sad.
-Usual => usually: I usually wake up early.
-Easy => She can travel to other countries easily.
# Not all adverbs end in "-ly":
Always: He always comes late.
Sometimes: I drink coffee sometimes.
# Some adverbs are the same as their adjectives:
Fast: Compare:
- The car is fast (adjective).
- The car was going fast. (= was going quickly).
but we can not say: The car was going quick.
Early: Compare:
- I go to bed early. (adverb.)
- The meeting was early.
Note:
- Some adverbs are completely different from their adjectives; for example, 'well' is the adverb of 'good':
- Lisa speaks French very well. ( not very goodly).
- The students understood the lesson very well.
- Sometimes, there can be two adverbs in one sentence:
- They lived extremely happily.
Spelling rule:-
When an adjective ends in '-y', the 'y' changes into an 'i' & then '-ly' is added.
Examples:
- Easy => easily.
- Happy => happily.
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