Adverbs
Adverbs modify a
verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
An adverb tells more about a verb in the sentence.
- The fire engine runs fast.
- Listen to his speech carefully.
- I browse the web frequently.
- It rained hard.
An adverb
describes more about an adjective in the sentence.
- The news is very surprising!
- The coffee is extremely hot,
so be careful.
- Nature is really amazing!
An adverb
modifies another adverb in the sentence.
- It rains very hard.
- Computers run much faster
these days.
- I clean my room less frequently
because I am busy.
Commonly,
adjectives can be changed to adverbs by adding 'ly'.
- slow slowly
- quick quickly
- comfortable comfortably
- loud loudly
- clear clearly
To change
adjectives ending in 'y' into adverbs, change the 'y' to 'i' and add 'ly'.
- happy happily
- easy easily
[Quiz 9.1]
Choose the correct word form in the following sentences.
1) I spoke to you (careful, carefully) last time.
2) We talked about it (clear, clearly).
3) I sat on the (comfortable, comfortably) sofa.
4) My dog runs very (fast, faster).
5) Lets install the new program (quick, quickly).
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[9.1]
1) carefully
2) clearly
3) comfortable
4) fast
5) quickly
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