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ENGLISH
LESSONS
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Adverbs
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Adverbs are used to say how we do
something (ex : people should drive carefully).
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Formation |
Adjective |
Adverb |
Most adverbs are formed
by
adding -ly to the adjective : |
slow
careful |
slowly
carefully |
For adjectives ending
in -y, -e, -ic,
the adverbs are formed as follows : |
happy
humble
historic |
happily
humbly
historically |
Exceptions :
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good
hard
fast |
well
hard
fast |
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N.B.
Although they end in -ly, the following words are adjectives,
NOT adverbs :
friendly - lively - lonely - lovely - silly - ugly |
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