Sunday, October 11, 2009

English Grammar Adverbs

Adverbs can tell you where, whene, how, why and to what extent something happens.
There are several different classes of adferb (see above).
Tyeh are often formed from adjecives or nouns be adding the suffix -ly.
For example: quick becomes quickly, suddenly, intelligen becomes intelligently,...

To form an adverb from adjecives ending in -y change the y to i before adding the -ly.
For example: angry becomes angrily, busy becomes busily,...

To form an dverb from adjectives ending in -e drop the -e before sdding the -ly.
For example; feeble becomes feebly, true becomes truly,...

Some adjectives ending in -ly need no changes.
For example: heavenly,...

However ther are exceptions.
For example : sly becomes slyly, shy becomes shyly,...
Some adverbs do not end in -ly.
For example : fast, hard. straight,...

Adverb can modify adjectives
An adjective can be modified by an adverb, which precedes the adjective.
For example:-
That's really nice.
Adverbs can modify adverbs
Some adverbs can modify others. As with adjectives, the adverb precedes the one it is modifying.
For example : -
She did it really well.
Adverb can modify nouns
Adverb can modify nouns to indicate time or place.
For example:-
She did it really well.
Adverbs can modify nouns to indicate time or place.
For example:-
The concert tomorrow.
The room upstairs.

Adverbs can modify noun phrases
Some adverb of degree such as quite, father, so, such ... can modify noun phrases.
For example:-
We had quite a good time.
They're such good friends.

Adverbs can modify determiners, numerals and pronouns
Adverb such as almost , nearly, hardly, about , etc., can be used:
For example:-
Nearly everyone, who was invited, came to the party.

Adverbs modify a whole sentence, not just a part of one.
For example:-
Luckily the car stopped in time. In this sentence luckily modifies the whole sentence, it shows that it was good luck that the car stopped in time.

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