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Adverb/Adjectives
Of Manner

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Adjectives
 An adjectives is a word that
describes nouns and pronouns (
person, place, or thing) and they
generally appear before the word
they modify.
Adjective + Noun
I’m a patient person.
He’s not a good singer.
He’s a fast driver.
She's a careful driver.

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Adverbs
 An adverb of manner is a word
that describes how something
happens, and they generally
appear after the verb or the
object.
Verb + Adverb of Manner
I wait patiently in lines.
He doesn’t sing very well.
He drives very fast.
She drives carefully.

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Form
RULE EXAMPLE
We form most adverbs of manner
by adding –ly to the adjective.
quiet – quietly
careful - carefully
Adjectives ending in a consonant
+ -y, drop the –y and take –ily.
easy - easily
Adjectives ending in -le, drop the –
e an take –y.
terrible - terribly
Irregular adverbs
good – well
fast – fast
hard – hard
late – late
early - early

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Review
 As we saw in the previous slides the adverbs of manner tell us
how someone does something or how something happens.
They usually come after the main verb.
He drank quickly.[after the verb]
He drank the water quickly. [after the object]
He drank quickly the water. [ NOT between the verb and object]