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Adverbs of manner describe how something happens. Where there are two or more verbs in a
sentence, adverb placement affects the meaning. Some commonly used adverbs of manner
include:
carefully
correctlyeagerly
easilyfast
loudly
patientlyquickly
quietly
and well.
Consider the following example:
She decided to write her paper. (no adverbs)
She quickly decided to write her paper. (her decision was quick)She decided to write her paper quickly. (her writing was quick)
Adverbs of place describe where something happens. Most adverbs of place are also used asprepositions. Some commonly used examples include the following:
abroad
anywhere
downstairs
herehome
innowhere
out
outside
somewherethere
underground
upstairs.
I wanted to go upstairs.She has lived in the city since June. (in the city prepositional phrase)
Adverbs of purpose describe why something happens. Here are some common examples:
so
so thatto
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in order to
because
sinceaccidentally
intentionally
and purposely.
Jenny walks carefully to avoid falling.
Bob accidentally broke the vase.
Adverbs of frequency describe how often something happens. The following adverbs are
commonly used in this way:
alwaysevery
never
oftenrarely
seldom
sometimes
and usually.
Mackenzie gets a ride from her brother every day.
The fish usually swims near the top of its tank.
Adverbs of time describe when something happens. These examples are commonly used:
afteralreadyduring
finally
justlast
later
nextnow
recently
soon
thentomorrow
when
whileand yesterday.
He came home before dark.It will be too dark to play outside soon.
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courageouslycrossly
cruelly
curiously
F
fairly
faithfullyfamously
far
fast
fatallyferociously
fervently
fiercelyfondly
foolishly
fortunatelyfrankly
frantically
freelyfrenetically
frightfullyfullyfuriously
G
generally
generouslygently
gladly
gleefully
gracefullygratefully
greatly
greedily
H
happily
hastilyhealthily
heavily
helpfully
helplesslyhighly
honestly
hopelesslyhourly
hungrily
I
immediately
innocentlyinquisitively
instantly
intensely
intentlyinterestingly
inwardly
irritably
J
jaggedly
jealouslyjoshingly
joyfully
joyously
joviallyjubilantly
judgementally
justly
K
keenlykiddingly
kindheartedly
kindlykissingly
knavishly
knottily
L
lazilyless
lightly
likelylimply
lively
loftily
M
madlymajestically
meaningfully
mechanicallymerrily
miserably
mockingly
N
naturallynearly
neatly
needilynervously
never
nicely
O
obedientlyobnoxiously
oddly
offensivelyofficially
often
only
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knowingly
knowledgeably
kookily
longingly
loosely
lovinglyloudly
loyally
monthly
more
mortallymostly
mysteriously
noisily
not
openly
optimistically
overconfidentlyowlishly
P
painfully
partially
patientlyperfectly
physically
playfullypolitely
poorly
positivelypotentially
powerfully
promptlyproperly
punctually
Q
quaintly
quarrelsomely
queasilyqueerly
questionably
questioninglyquicker
quickly
quietlyquirkily
quizzically
R
rapidly
rarely
readilyreally
reassuringly
recklesslyregularly
reluctantly
repeatedlyreproachfully
restfully
righteouslyrightfully
rigidlyroughly
rudely
S
sadly
safely
scarcelyscarily
searchingly
sedatelyseemingly
seldom
selfishlyseparately
seriously
shakilysharply
sheepishlyshrilly
shylysilently
sleepily
slowlysmoothly
softly
solemnlysolidly
sometimes
soonspeedilystealthily
sternly
strictlysuccessfully
suddenly
surprisingly
T
tenderly
tensely
terriblythankfully
thoroughly
thoughtfullytightly
tomorrow
tootremendously
triumphantly
trulytruthfully
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suspiciously
sweetly
swiftlysympathetically
U
ultimatelyunabashedly
unaccountably
unbearably
unethicallyunexpectedly
unfortunately
unimpressivelyunnaturally
unnecessarily
utterlyupbeat
upliftingly
uprightupside-down
upward
upwardly
urgentlyusefully
uselessly
usuallyutterly
V
vacantlyvaguely
vainly
valiantly
vastlyverbally
very
viciouslyvictoriously
violently
vivaciouslyvoluntarily
W
warmlyweakly
wearily
well
wetlywholly
wildly
willfullywisely
woefully
wonderfullyworriedly
wrongly
Y
yawninglyyearly
yearningly
yesterday
yieldinglyyouthfully
Z
zealouslyzestfully
zestily
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The cheetah ran fast
The tortoise walked slowly
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The bird sang happily
The little boy behaved naughtily.
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The jockey finally reached the finish line
Jessica finished her breakfast first
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Andy left school early
I wanted to go upstairs.
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The children played outside.
She has lived in New York City since December 2009.
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the elephant balanced carefully
the music played loudly
the elephant balanced carefully
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He held his grandson proudly
The little boy behaved naughtily.
A banana peels easily
She smiled prettily
.
.
It will be too dark to play outside soon.