By: Musaadah
In English, adverbs, whether single words, phrases or clauses, usually give information about the verbs, such as: When, Where, How.
Examples:
When.
We arrived last month
He woke up late
Where
I found them at the restaurant
He spent time in _the_ hospital
How
They arose quickly
She worked hard
Most single-word adverbs end in -ly and are formed by adding the suffix -ly to an adjective:
madly
wonderfully
beautifully
When the adjective ends in -y, the adverb is formed by changing -y to -i and adding the suffix -ly:
Happy: happily
Dainty: daintily
When the adjective ends in -ic, the adverb is formed by adding the suffix -ally:
Basic: basically
Numeric: numerically
When an adjective ends in -ly, the adverb retains the same spelling:
a daily routine (adjective)
she called her mother daily (adverb)
an early meeting (adjective)
the show started early (adverb)
Related Topics:
English Grammar - Kinds of Adverb (Part 1)
Kinds of Verbs (Part 2)
Kinds of Verbs (Part 1)
In English, adverbs, whether single words, phrases or clauses, usually give information about the verbs, such as: When, Where, How.
Examples:
When.
We arrived last month
He woke up late
Where
I found them at the restaurant
He spent time in _the_ hospital
How
They arose quickly
She worked hard
Most single-word adverbs end in -ly and are formed by adding the suffix -ly to an adjective:
madly
wonderfully
beautifully
When the adjective ends in -y, the adverb is formed by changing -y to -i and adding the suffix -ly:
Happy: happily
Dainty: daintily
When the adjective ends in -ic, the adverb is formed by adding the suffix -ally:
Basic: basically
Numeric: numerically
When an adjective ends in -ly, the adverb retains the same spelling:
a daily routine (adjective)
she called her mother daily (adverb)
an early meeting (adjective)
the show started early (adverb)
Related Topics:
English Grammar - Kinds of Adverb (Part 1)
Kinds of Verbs (Part 2)
Kinds of Verbs (Part 1)
