English grammar – 2
Benjamin runs quickly
 Adverb
Benjamin is a quick boy
 Adjective
Definition:
 Adverbs often give more information about verbs.
 They answer the question “How …?”
Example:
 Jill walks slowly. How did she walk? Slowly!
Explanation:
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usually describe the action of a verb.
usually end in "-ly."
sometimes have irregular forms.
usually follow the verb they describe.
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-y becomes –ily
◦ Easy  easily
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-ble becomes –bly
◦ Terrible  terribly
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Irregular:
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Good – well
Fast  fast
Direct  direct
Hard  hard
Late  late
Low  low
Loud  loud
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short adverbs:
◦ between subject (onderwerp) and verb
(werkwoord):
 he slowly turned around.
◦ After the first verb, when there are more verbs in
the sentence:
 They have clearly gone too far!
◦ After am, is, are, was, were:
 That dog is never quiet.
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Longer adverbs, and short adverbs with
stress (nadruk):
◦ After the verb:
 John was talking very seriously to her.
◦ At the beginning of the sentence:
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Then he opened the door.
Adjective
Adverb
beautiful
Example
Ann is beautiful.
beautifully
warm
Ann sings beautifully.
The room is warm.
warmly
slow
Joe smiles warmly.
The car is slow.
slowly
Ann drives slowly.
Example Sentence
Adverb
Benjamin runs quickly.
quickly
My teenage daughter drives carefully.
carefully
Bart sings loudly in the shower.
Loudly
The cat walks quietly in the house.
quietly
The server brings us our food slowly.
slowly
Example Sentence
Adverb
The boy hits the ball hard.
hard
Heather swims fast.
Fast
My father wakes up early.
early
My mother wakes up late.
Late
Sandra plays the piano well.
well
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