Defining Adverb, Forming adverb, degree and the common errors

2. Definition
• Add information verb, an adjective or another
adverb.
Example:
• Tom’s Longboat did not run badly.
• Tom is very tall.
• The race finished too quickly.
• Fortunately, Lucy recorded Tom’s win.

3. Forming Adverbs
• In most cases adverbs are made by adding –ly
to an adjective or a noun.
Adjective Adverb
cheap cheaply
quick quickly
slow slowly

4. Degree of Comparison
 The comparative and superlative degree of some
adverbs are made by adding –er and –st
• Hard – harder – hardest
 Ending in –y , then it is replaced with –ier and –iest
• Early – earlier - earliest
 Adverbs that have two or more syllables or end in –ly
take more and most.
• Energetic – more energetic – most energetic

5. Common

6. Good / Well
Good = Adjective
• We had a good time yesterday
• The play we saw lat night was good.
Well = Adverb
• Hans did well in his exams.
• Max plays chess quiet well.

7. Bad / Badly
Bad = Adjective
• She had a bad day.
• That was a bad test for Akshay.
Badly = Adverb
• She did badly in her test.
• The restaurant cooks badly.

8. Hard / Hardly
Hard = Adjective
• These guys are running hard.
• It is raining hard.
Hardly = Adverb
• He hardly runs.
• It hardly rains.

9. Too / Enough
Too = Adjective (Mostly) means to a greater
extent or less than need.
• He is driving too fast.
• He is too old to drive.
Enough = Adverb, Adjective or Pronoun
• Means :A person has something as much as he
needs.
• I’m strong enough to lift those boxes.

10. So / Such
• Used to make an adjective and adverb stronger
• So before adjective and adverb to emphasize on the
quality they are describing
• Such before a noun phrase.

11. Quiet
• Quiet is an adverb which means, completely,
entirely, wholly, really, actually, etc.